Total Bases : 1919 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:

"Although baseball decided to extend the regular season deeper into October to play 162 games (after the 09-11 disaster), why not just play 154? Baseball has dealt with shortened seasons before. (Bud) Selig spoke about the sanctity of playing 162 games, but baseball played 154 games until 1961. Baseball should have just let the games go and continued with the current schedule." - Joe Morgan on ESPN (September 19, 2001)
 

1919 Total Bases Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Hy Myers 223 Brooklyn Robins 1
Rogers Hornsby 220 St. Louis Cardinals 2
Zack Wheat 219 Brooklyn Robins 3
Edd Roush 217 Cincinnati Reds 4
George Burns 216 New York Giants 5
Irish Meusel 214 Philadelphia Phillies 6
Benny Kauff 207 New York Giants 7
Fred Luderus 206 Philadelphia Phillies 8
Ross Youngs 203 New York Giants 9
Ivy Olson 199 Brooklyn Robins 10
Heinie Groh 193 Cincinnati Reds 11
Ed Konetchy 190 Brooklyn Robins 12
Jake Daubert 188 Cincinnati Reds 13
Max Flack 184 Chicago Cubs 14
Rabbit Maranville 181 Boston Braves 15
Billy Southworth 181 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Tommy Griffith 180 Brooklyn Robins 17
Walter Holke 177 Boston Braves 18
Milt Stock 175 St. Louis Cardinals 19
Art Fletcher 174 New York Giants 20
Fred Merkle 174 Chicago Cubs  
Cy Williams 171 Philadelphia Phillies 22
Possum Whitted 169 Philadelphia Phillies 23
Pittsburgh Pirates  
Tony Boeckel 166 Pittsburgh Pirates 24
Boston Braves  
Larry Doyle 165 New York Giants 25



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).

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.