Total Bases : 1893 National League Top 25

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"Over 162 games, if my big guys are hitting and we get even halfway decent pitching, we'll beat their (our opponents) brains out." - Cincinnati Reds' Manager Sparky Anderson
 

1893 Total Bases Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Ed Delahanty 347 Philadelphia Phillies 1
Sam Thompson 318 Philadelphia Phillies 2
George Davis 304 New York Giants 3
Elmer Smith 272 Pittsburgh Pirates 4
Hugh Duffy 258 Boston Beaneaters 5
Ed McKean 258 Cleveland Spiders  
Jesse Burkett 251 Cleveland Spiders 7
Jake Beckley 249 Pittsburgh Pirates 8
Buck Ewing 248 Cleveland Spiders 9
John Ward 244 New York Giants 10
Mike Tiernan 243 New York Giants 11
Bill Hallman 240 Philadelphia Phillies 12
Joe Kelley 239 Baltimore Orioles 13
Sam Wise 238 Washington Senators 14
Steve Brodie 233 St. Louis Browns 15
Baltimore Orioles  
Roger Connor 230 New York Giants 16
Bobby Lowe 228 Boston Beaneaters 17
George Van Haltren 224 Pittsburgh Pirates 18
Perry Werden 221 St. Louis Browns 19
Eddie Burke 220 New York Giants 20
Bill Dahlen 219 Chicago Colts 21
Tommy McCarthy 215 Boston Beaneaters 22
Bug Holliday 214 Cincinnati Reds 23
Patsy Tebeau 214 Cleveland Spiders  
Herman Long 211 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.

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.