Total Bases : 1964 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)
 

1964 Total Bases Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Dick Allen 352 Philadelphia Phillies 1
Willie Mays 351 San Francisco Giants 2
Billy Williams 343 Chicago Cubs 3
Ron Santo 334 Chicago Cubs 4
Johnny Callison 322 Philadelphia Phillies 5
Frank Robinson 311 Cincinnati Reds 6
Ken Boyer 307 St. Louis Cardinals 7
Roberto Clemente 301 Pittsburgh Pirates 8
Joe Torre 299 Milwaukee Braves 9
Bill White 299 St. Louis Cardinals  
Lou Brock 294 Chicago Cubs 11
St. Louis Cardinals  
Hank Aaron 293 Milwaukee Braves 12
Orlando Cepeda 285 San Francisco Giants 13
Jim Ray Hart 282 San Francisco Giants 14
Vada Pinson 280 Cincinnati Reds 15
Ernie Banks 266 Chicago Cubs 16
Lee Maye 263 Milwaukee Braves 17
Curt Flood 257 St. Louis Cardinals 18
Joe Christopher 253 New York Mets 19
Willie Davis 253 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Rico Carty 252 Milwaukee Braves 21
Denis Menke 242 Milwaukee Braves 22
Dick Groat 236 St. Louis Cardinals 23
Tommy Davis 235 Los Angeles Dodgers 24
Bill Mazeroski 229 Pittsburgh Pirates 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?

Jose Cruz of the Houston Astros had his number twenty-five retired on October 3, 1992, and became the first Major League player with that particular retired number.

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.