Total Bases : 1883 American Association 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
 

1883 Total Bases Leaders

Top 25 in the American Association

Harry Stovey 213 Philadelphia Athletics 1
John Reilly 212 Cincinnati Red Stockings 2
Ed Swartwood 196 Pittsburgh Alleghenys 3
Charley Jones 184 Cincinnati Red Stockings 4
Bill Gleason 167 St. Louis Browns 5
Pete Browning 166 Louisville Eclipse 6
Pop Smith 166 Columbus Colts  
Hick Carpenter 165 Cincinnati Red Stockings 8
Mike Moynahan 165 Philadelphia Athletics  
Charlie Comiskey 159 St. Louis Browns 10
Candy Nelson 158 New York Metropolitans 11
Jim Clinton 157 Baltimore Orioles 12
Tom Brown 156 Columbus Colts 13
Mike Mansell 153 Pittsburgh Alleghenys 14
Lon Knight 152 Philadelphia Athletics 15
Jack O'Brien 147 Philadelphia Athletics 16
Fred Mann 145 Columbus Colts 17
Joe Sommer 143 Cincinnati Red Stockings 18
Steve Brady 141 New York Metropolitans 19
Jimmy Wolf 140 Louisville Eclipse 20
Jack Gleason 139 St. Louis Browns 21
Louisville Eclipse  
Jackie Hayes 134 Pittsburgh Alleghenys 22
John Richmond 132 Columbus Colts 23
Chick Fulmer 130 Cincinnati Red Stockings 24
Jerry McCormick 130 Baltimore Orioles  



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.

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.