Total Bases : 1931 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:

"Although baseball decided to extend the regular season deeper into October to play 162 games (after the 09-11 disaster), why not just play 154? Baseball has dealt with shortened seasons before. (Bud) Selig spoke about the sanctity of playing 162 games, but baseball played 154 games until 1961. Baseball should have just let the games go and continued with the current schedule." - Joe Morgan on ESPN (September 19, 2001)
 

1931 Total Bases Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Lou Gehrig 410 New York Yankees 1
Babe Ruth 374 New York Yankees 2
Earl Averill 361 Cleveland Indians 3
Al Simmons 329 Philadelphia Athletics 4
Goose Goslin 328 St. Louis Browns 5
Earl Webb 311 Boston Red Sox 6
Red Kress 298 St. Louis Browns 7
Joe Cronin 293 Washington Senators 8
Jimmie Foxx 292 Philadelphia Athletics 9
Ben Chapman 290 New York Yankees 10
Joe Vosmik 274 Cleveland Indians 11
Roy Johnson 272 Detroit Tigers 12
John Stone 271 Detroit Tigers 13
Heinie Manush 270 Washington Senators 14
Mickey Cochrane 254 Philadelphia Athletics 15
Lyn Lary 254 New York Yankees  
Sam West 253 Washington Senators 17
Earle Combs 251 New York Yankees 18
Ski Melillo 251 St. Louis Browns  
Fred Schulte 241 St. Louis Browns 20
Buddy Myer 240 Washington Senators 21
Ed Morgan 236 Cleveland Indians 22
Lu Blue 235 Chicago White Sox 23
Lew Fonseca 235 Cleveland Indians  
Chicago White Sox  
Dale Alexander 230 Detroit Tigers 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.

Did you know that more than forty players have worn the number twenty-five for the Boston Red Sox — including Jack Clark, Denny Galehouse, Dizzy Trout and Tony Conigliaro.

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?