Total Bases : 1965 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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1965 Total Bases Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Willie Mays 360 San Francisco Giants 1
Billy Williams 356 Chicago Cubs 2
Vada Pinson 324 Cincinnati Reds 3
Hank Aaron 319 Milwaukee Braves 4
Deron Johnson 317 Cincinnati Reds 5
Johnny Callison 315 Philadelphia Phillies 6
Frank Robinson 314 Cincinnati Reds 7
Ron Santo 310 Chicago Cubs 8
Dick Allen 306 Philadelphia Phillies 9
Pete Rose 299 Cincinnati Reds 10
Willie McCovey 291 San Francisco Giants 11
Jim Ray Hart 288 San Francisco Giants 12
Donn Clendenon 286 Pittsburgh Pirates 13
Lou Brock 281 St. Louis Cardinals 14
Ernie Banks 277 Chicago Cubs 15
Roberto Clemente 273 Pittsburgh Pirates 16
Felipe Alou 267 Milwaukee Braves 17
Willie Stargell 267 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Jimmy Wynn 265 Houston Astros 19
Bill White 261 St. Louis Cardinals 20
Curt Flood 260 St. Louis Cardinals 21
Mack Jones 257 Milwaukee Braves 22
Eddie Mathews 256 Milwaukee Braves 23
Joe Torre 256 Milwaukee Braves  
Tommy Harper 254 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?

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.

Future Hall of Famer Sammy Sosa is best known for wearing number twenty-one; however, when the young slugger played for the Chicago White Sox (1989-1991) he only wore number twenty-five.