Total Bases : 1881 National 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:

"The key for this year was staying healthy, playing 154 games (his biggest goal was to play 162 games). When I'm healthy, I'm can put up the best numbers I can." - Juan Gonzalez (1999)
 

1881 Total Bases Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Cap Anson 175 Chicago White Stockings 1
Fred Dunlap 156 Cleveland Blues 2
King Kelly 153 Chicago White Stockings 3
Abner Dalrymple 150 Chicago White Stockings 4
Buttercup Dickerson 149 Worcester Ruby Legs 5
Dan Brouthers 146 Buffalo Bisons 6
Paul Hines 146 Providence Grays  
Charlie Bennett 143 Detroit Wolverines 8
Roger Connor 142 Troy Trojans 9
Hardy Richardson 142 Buffalo Bisons  
George Wood 142 Detroit Wolverines  
Jim O'Rourke 140 Buffalo Bisons 12
Bill Phillips 138 Cleveland Blues 13
Joe Start 138 Providence Grays  
Harry Stovey 137 Worcester Ruby Legs 15
Tom York 135 Providence Grays 16
Tom Burns 133 Chicago White Stockings 17
George Gore 131 Chicago White Stockings 18
Deacon White 131 Buffalo Bisons  
Jack Farrell 123 Providence Grays 20
Curry Foley 123 Buffalo Bisons  
Bob Ferguson 122 Troy Trojans 22
Pete Hotaling 122 Worcester Ruby Legs  
Ned Hanlon 121 Detroit Wolverines 24
Ned Williamson 119 Chicago White Stockings 25



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.

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?