Total Bases : 1963 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:

"The guys who made up this schedule must have been in a room with a bottle of Wild Turkey and 40 straws." - Dave Bergman
 

1963 Total Bases Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Hank Aaron 370 Milwaukee Braves 1
Willie Mays 347 San Francisco Giants 2
Vada Pinson 335 Cincinnati Reds 3
Orlando Cepeda 326 San Francisco Giants 4
Bill White 323 St. Louis Cardinals 5
Willie McCovey 319 San Francisco Giants 6
Johnny Callison 314 Philadelphia Phillies 7
Billy Williams 304 Chicago Cubs 8
Ron Santo 303 Chicago Cubs 9
Dick Groat 284 St. Louis Cardinals 10
Roberto Clemente 282 Pittsburgh Pirates 11
Ken Boyer 280 St. Louis Cardinals 12
Felipe Alou 268 San Francisco Giants 13
Curt Flood 267 St. Louis Cardinals 14
Tommy Davis 254 Los Angeles Dodgers 15
Eddie Mathews 248 Milwaukee Braves 16
Donn Clendenon 242 Pittsburgh Pirates 17
Tony Gonzalez 242 Philadelphia Phillies  
Tony Taylor 235 Philadelphia Phillies 19
Julian Javier 232 St. Louis Cardinals 20
Pete Rose 231 Cincinnati Reds 21
Don Demeter 223 Philadelphia Phillies 22
Frank Howard 216 Los Angeles Dodgers 23
Joe Torre 216 Milwaukee Braves  
Frank Robinson 213 Cincinnati Reds 25



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?

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