Total Bases : 1959 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)
 

1959 Total Bases Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Hank Aaron 400 Milwaukee Braves 1
Eddie Mathews 352 Milwaukee Braves 2
Ernie Banks 351 Chicago Cubs 3
Willie Mays 335 San Francisco Giants 4
Vada Pinson 330 Cincinnati Reds 5
Orlando Cepeda 316 San Francisco Giants 6
Frank Robinson 315 Cincinnati Reds 7
Ken Boyer 286 St. Louis Cardinals 8
Charlie Neal 286 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Wally Moon 269 Los Angeles Dodgers 10
Gus Bell 258 Cincinnati Reds 11
Johnny Temple 257 Cincinnati Reds 12
Tony Taylor 245 Chicago Cubs 13
Bill White 243 St. Louis Cardinals 14
Don Hoak 225 Pittsburgh Pirates 15
Ed Bouchee 224 Philadelphia Phillies 16
Gino Cimoli 223 St. Louis Cardinals 17
Don Blasingame 221 St. Louis Cardinals 18
Willie Kirkland 220 San Francisco Giants 19
Del Crandall 219 Milwaukee Braves 20
Joe Cunningham 219 St. Louis Cardinals  
Bob Skinner 218 Pittsburgh Pirates 22
Dick Stuart 218 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Joe Adcock 216 Milwaukee Braves 24
Dick Groat 214 Pittsburgh Pirates 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?

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