Total Bases : 1963 American League Top 25

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"I don't think I stayed for a complete game that first year (in Arizona). But something happened. During the second year, I started watching more intently, listening to the broadcasters talk about strategy. I started getting it. Suddenly, a 162-game season didn't seem ridiculously long anymore." - Richard Ruelas in The Arizona Republic (11-07-2001)
 

1963 Total Bases Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Dick Stuart 319 Boston Red Sox 1
Pete Ward 289 Chicago White Sox 2
Harmon Killebrew 286 Minnesota Twins 3
Al Kaline 283 Detroit Tigers 4
Bob Allison 281 Minnesota Twins 5
Max Alvis 277 Cleveland Indians 6
Carl Yastrzemski 271 Boston Red Sox 7
Rocky Colavito 261 Detroit Tigers 8
Joe Pepitone 260 New York Yankees 9
Jimmie Hall 259 Minnesota Twins 10
Elston Howard 257 New York Yankees 11
Tom Tresh 253 New York Yankees 12
Leon Wagner 251 Los Angeles Angels 13
Jim Fregosi 250 Los Angeles Angels 14
Zoilo Versalles 249 Minnesota Twins 15
Frank Malzone 243 Boston Red Sox 16
Earl Battey 242 Minnesota Twins 17
Chuck Hinton 241 Washington Senators 18
Ed Charles 238 Kansas City Athletics 19
Don Lock 237 Washington Senators 20
Rich Rollins 236 Minnesota Twins 21
Lou Clinton 233 Boston Red Sox 22
Norm Cash 232 Detroit Tigers 23
Boog Powell 231 Baltimore Orioles 24
Albie Pearson 230 Los Angeles Angels 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.

Jim Thome wore number twenty-five since he first came up with the Cleveland Indians making him the franchise record holder for that particular number (Mike Garcia is second).

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.