Total Bases : 1999 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:

"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)
 

1999 Total Bases Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Shawn Green 361 Toronto Blue Jays 1
Rafael Palmeiro 356 Texas Rangers 2
Ken Griffey, Jr. 349 Seattle Mariners 3
Derek Jeter 346 New York Yankees 4
Manny Ramirez 346 Cleveland Indians  
Juan Gonzalez 338 Texas Rangers 6
Ivan Rodriguez 335 Texas Rangers 7
B.J. Surhoff 331 Baltimore Orioles 8
Albert Belle 330 Baltimore Orioles 9
Carlos Delgado 327 Toronto Blue Jays 10
Nomar Garciaparra 321 Boston Red Sox 11
Jermaine Dye 320 Kansas City Royals 12
Jason Giambi 318 Oakland Athletics 13
Magglio Ordonez 318 Chicago White Sox  
Bernie Williams 317 New York Yankees 15
Carlos Beltran 301 Kansas City Royals 16
Roberto Alomar 300 Cleveland Indians 17
Mike Sweeney 299 Kansas City Royals 18
Joe Randa 297 Kansas City Royals 19
Troy O'Leary 295 Boston Red Sox 20
Alex Rodriguez 294 Seattle Mariners 21
Fred McGriff 292 Tampa Bay Devil Rays 22
Garret Anderson 291 Anaheim Angels 23
Dean Palmer 290 Detroit Tigers 24
Randy Velarde 287 Anaheim Angels 25
Oakland Athletics  



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).

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