Total Bases : 1928 National League Top 25

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"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)
 

1928 Total Bases Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Jim Bottomley 362 St. Louis Cardinals 1
Freddie Lindstrom 330 New York Giants 2
Paul Waner 329 Pittsburgh Pirates 3
Del Bissonette 319 Brooklyn Robins 4
Chick Hafey 314 St. Louis Cardinals 5
Rogers Hornsby 307 Boston Braves 6
Hack Wilson 306 Chicago Cubs 7
Bill Terry 294 New York Giants 8
Lloyd Waner 286 Pittsburgh Pirates 9
Freddy Leach 276 Philadelphia Phillies 10
Pie Traynor 263 Pittsburgh Pirates 11
Lance Richbourg 262 Boston Braves 12
Babe Herman 250 Brooklyn Robins 13
Pinky Whitney 249 Philadelphia Phillies 14
Hughie Critz 248 Cincinnati Reds 15
Fresco Thompson 247 Philadelphia Phillies 16
Les Bell 244 Boston Braves 17
Riggs Stephenson 244 Chicago Cubs  
Taylor Douthit 241 St. Louis Cardinals 19
Frankie Frisch 241 St. Louis Cardinals  
Kiki Cuyler 236 Chicago Cubs 21
Travis Jackson 234 New York Giants 22
Mel Ott 228 New York Giants 23
Denny Sothern 217 Philadelphia Phillies 24
Rube Bressler 215 Brooklyn Robins 25



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

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?