Total Bases : 1884 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 baseball season - six months & 2,106 games - is flat out long, and it's a rare one of those games that doesn't ramble or sputter or digress or somehow violate the rules of dramatic narrative. Baseball takes its own sweet time reaching its conclusions." - Dwight Allen in Reds, Yanks and O's (1989)
 

1884 Total Bases Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Abner Dalrymple 263 Chicago White Stockings 1
Cap Anson 258 Chicago White Stockings 2
Fred Pfeffer 240 Chicago White Stockings 3
King Kelly 237 Chicago White Stockings 4
Ned Williamson 231 Chicago White Stockings 5
Dan Brouthers 224 Buffalo Bisons 6
Jim O'Rourke 224 Buffalo Bisons  
Paul Hines 213 Providence Grays 8
Ezra Sutton 213 Boston Beaneaters  
Joe Hornung 207 Boston Beaneaters 10
Deacon White 200 Buffalo Bisons 11
Roger Connor 199 New York Gothams 12
Hardy Richardson 195 Buffalo Bisons 13
Bill Phillips 186 Cleveland Blues 14
Alex McKinnon 184 New York Gothams 15
Jack Rowe 180 Buffalo Bisons 16
George Wood 179 Detroit Wolverines 17
George Gore 175 Chicago White Stockings 18
Buck Ewing 170 New York Gothams 19
Jerry Denny 167 Providence Grays 20
Jack Manning 167 Philadelphia Phillies  
Ned Hanlon 164 Detroit Wolverines 22
John Morrill 156 Boston Beaneaters 23
John Ward 155 New York Gothams 24
Bill Crowley 154 Boston Beaneaters 25



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?

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