Total Bases : 1988 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)
 

1988 Total Bases Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Kirby Puckett 358 Minnesota Twins 1
Jose Canseco 347 Oakland Athletics 2
Mike Greenwell 313 Boston Red Sox 3
George Brett 300 Kansas City Royals 4
Joe Carter 297 Cleveland Indians 5
Fred McGriff 296 Toronto Blue Jays 6
Dave Winfield 296 New York Yankees  
Robin Yount 289 Milwaukee Brewers 8
Wade Boggs 286 Boston Red Sox 9
Eddie Murray 286 Baltimore Orioles  
Don Mattingly 277 New York Yankees 11
Paul Molitor 275 Milwaukee Brewers 12
George Bell 274 Toronto Blue Jays 13
Dwight Evans 272 Boston Red Sox 14
Dave Henderson 266 Oakland Athletics 15
Kent Hrbek 265 Minnesota Twins 16
Mark McGwire 263 Oakland Athletics 17
Ruben Sierra 261 Texas Rangers 18
Danny Tartabull 261 Kansas City Royals  
Ellis Burks 260 Boston Red Sox 20
Chili Davis 259 California Angels 21
Gary Gaetti 258 Minnesota Twins 22
Johnny Ray 258 California Angels  
Julio Franco 251 Cleveland Indians 24
Tony Fernandez 250 Toronto Blue Jays 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.

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.

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.