Total Bases : 1891 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:

"What people don't understand is, one day off for Cal Ripken would not recharge his batteries. One day would not do it. He's not playing 2,130 games in a row. Cal is ONLY playing 162 games a year." - Frank Robinson in The Sporting News (September 11, 1995)
 

1891 Total Bases Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Harry Stovey 271 Boston Beaneaters 1
Mike Tiernan 268 New York Giants 2
Herman Long 235 Boston Beaneaters 3
George Davis 233 Cleveland Spiders 4
Jake Beckley 232 Pittsburgh Pirates 5
Sam Thompson 227 Philadelphia Phillies 6
Ed McKean 225 Cleveland Spiders 7
Billy Hamilton 222 Philadelphia Phillies 8
Cap Anson 221 Chicago Colts 9
Jim O'Rourke 221 New York Giants  
Jimmy Ryan 219 Chicago Colts 11
Roger Connor 215 New York Giants 12
Bill Dahlen 214 Chicago Colts 13
Bug Holliday 209 Cincinnati Reds 14
Bid McPhee 208 Cincinnati Reds 15
Cupid Childs 206 Cleveland Spiders 16
Arlie Latham 206 Cincinnati Reds  
Billy Nash 205 Boston Beaneaters 18
Walt Wilmot 204 Chicago Colts 19
Mike Griffin 202 Brooklyn Bridegrooms 20
Doggie Miller 199 Pittsburgh Pirates 21
Oyster Burns 196 Brooklyn Bridegrooms 22
George Gore 192 New York Giants 23
John Reilly 190 Cincinnati Reds 24
Cliff Carroll 189 Chicago Colts 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?

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.