Total Bases : 1927 American League Top 25

Finding the American or National League leader in virtually every hitting & pitching statistic is easy-to-do. Finding the top 25 players during any given season is far more challenging. Baseball Almanac has taken away that difficult problem and is pleased to present the data you requested:

"The guys who made up this schedule must have been in a room with a bottle of Wild Turkey and 40 straws." - Dave Bergman
 

1927 Total Bases Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Lou Gehrig 447 New York Yankees 1
Babe Ruth 417 New York Yankees 2
Earle Combs 331 New York Yankees 3
Harry Heilmann 311 Detroit Tigers 4
Goose Goslin 300 Washington Senators 5
Tony Lazzeri 275 New York Yankees 6
Bob Fothergill 272 Detroit Tigers 7
George Sisler 264 St. Louis Browns 8
Bob Meusel 263 New York Yankees 9
Heinie Manush 262 Detroit Tigers 10
Al Simmons 262 Philadelphia Athletics  
Bibb Falk 249 Chicago White Sox 12
Sam Rice 246 Washington Senators 13
Joe Sewell 241 Cleveland Indians 14
George Burns 239 Cleveland Indians 15
Ty Cobb 236 Philadelphia Athletics 16
Alex Metzler 233 Chicago White Sox 17
Tris Speaker 232 Washington Senators 18
Homer Summa 231 Cleveland Indians 19
Bill Barrett 224 Chicago White Sox 20
Charlie Gehringer 224 Detroit Tigers  
Ken Williams 222 St. Louis Browns 22
Bing Miller 221 St. Louis Browns 23
Joe Judge 218 Washington Senators 24
Mickey Cochrane 214 Philadelphia Athletics 25



The first player from the Angels franchise (they were the California Angels at the time) to wear the number twenty-five was Bob Perry.

Jose Cruz of the Houston Astros had his number twenty-five retired on October 3, 1992, and became the first Major League player with that particular retired number.

The most recognizable Detroit Tiger to wear the number twenty-five was probably Norm Cash (who wore it from 1960 through 1974), but did you know that Hall of Famer Larry Doby also wore it during his single season with Detroit?