Total Bases : 1938 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:

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1938 Total Bases Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Johnny Mize 326 St. Louis Cardinals 1
Joe Medwick 316 St. Louis Cardinals 2
Mel Ott 307 New York Giants 3
Ival Goodman 303 Cincinnati Reds 4
Johnny Rizzo 285 Pittsburgh Pirates 5
Frank McCormick 272 Cincinnati Reds 6
Stan Hack 263 Chicago Cubs 7
Harry Craft 256 Cincinnati Reds 8
Ernie Lombardi 256 Cincinnati Reds  
Lloyd Waner 248 Pittsburgh Pirates 10
Dolph Camilli 247 Brooklyn Dodgers 11
Ernie Koy 244 Brooklyn Dodgers 12
Arky Vaughan 240 Pittsburgh Pirates 13
Paul Waner 236 Pittsburgh Pirates 14
Gus Suhr 228 Pittsburgh Pirates 15
Billy Herman 224 Chicago Cubs 16
Jo-Jo Moore 221 New York Giants 17
Don Gutteridge 219 St. Louis Cardinals 18
Pep Young 214 Pittsburgh Pirates 19
Lee Handley 212 Pittsburgh Pirates 20
Wally Berger 210 New York Giants 21
Cincinnati Reds  
Ripper Collins 208 Chicago Cubs 22
Carl Reynolds 207 Chicago Cubs 23
Tony Cuccinello 203 Boston Bees 24
Elbie Fletcher 200 Boston Bees 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.

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?