Total Bases : 1902 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)
 

1902 Total Bases Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Sam Crawford 256 Cincinnati Reds 1
Honus Wagner 247 Pittsburgh Pirates 2
Jake Beckley 227 Cincinnati Reds 3
Ginger Beaumont 226 Pittsburgh Pirates 4
Tommy Leach 219 Pittsburgh Pirates 5
Willie Keeler 216 Brooklyn Superbas 6
Fred Clarke 206 Pittsburgh Pirates 7
Duff Cooley 204 Boston Beaneaters 8
Cozy Dolan 199 Brooklyn Superbas 9
Shad Barry 197 Philadelphia Phillies 10
Homer Smoot 197 St. Louis Cardinals  
George Barclay 190 St. Louis Cardinals 12
Bill Dahlen 186 Brooklyn Superbas 13
Fred Tenney 184 Boston Beaneaters 14
Ed Gremminger 181 Boston Beaneaters 15
Jimmy Sheckard 181 Brooklyn Superbas  
Patsy Donovan 178 St. Louis Cardinals 17
John Dobbs 175 Cincinnati Reds 18
Chicago Cubs  
Pat Carney 172 Boston Beaneaters 19
George Browne 170 Philadelphia Phillies 20
New York Giants  
Harry Steinfeldt 170 Cincinnati Reds  
John Farrell 164 St. Louis Cardinals 22
Joe Tinker 164 Chicago Cubs  
Kitty Bransfield 163 Pittsburgh Pirates 24
Tommy Corcoran 162 Cincinnati Reds 25



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 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?

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.