Total Bases : 1959 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:

"Over 162 games, if my big guys are hitting and we get even halfway decent pitching, we'll beat their (our opponents) brains out." - Cincinnati Reds' Manager Sparky Anderson
 

1959 Total Bases Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Rocky Colavito 301 Cleveland Indians 1
Harmon Killebrew 282 Washington Senators 2
Harvey Kuenn 281 Detroit Tigers 3
Mickey Mantle 278 New York Yankees 4
Bob Allison 275 Washington Senators 5
Al Kaline 271 Detroit Tigers 6
Jim Lemon 271 Washington Senators  
Minnie Minoso 267 Cleveland Indians 8
Frank Malzone 264 Boston Red Sox 9
Jackie Jensen 263 Boston Red Sox 10
Hector Lopez 255 Kansas City Athletics 11
New York Yankees  
Vic Power 245 Cleveland Indians 12
Woodie Held 244 Cleveland Indians 13
Nellie Fox 243 Chicago White Sox 14
Charlie Maxwell 239 Detroit Tigers 15
Pete Runnels 239 Boston Red Sox  
Sherm Lollar 228 Chicago White Sox 17
Eddie Yost 227 Detroit Tigers 18
Tito Francona 226 Cleveland Indians 19
Bob Cerv 222 Kansas City Athletics 20
Yogi Berra 218 New York Yankees 21
Dick Williams 213 Kansas City Athletics 22
Elston Howard 211 New York Yankees 23
Luis Aparicio 203 Chicago White Sox 24
Roger Maris 201 Kansas City Athletics 25



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.

Future Hall of Famer Sammy Sosa is best known for wearing number twenty-one; however, when the young slugger played for the Chicago White Sox (1989-1991) he only wore number twenty-five.

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?