Total Bases : 1919 American League Top 25

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"I don't think I stayed for a complete game that first year (in Arizona). But something happened. During the second year, I started watching more intently, listening to the broadcasters talk about strategy. I started getting it. Suddenly, a 162-game season didn't seem ridiculously long anymore." - Richard Ruelas in The Arizona Republic (11-07-2001)
 

1919 Total Bases Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Babe Ruth 284 Boston Red Sox 1
Bobby Veach 279 Detroit Tigers 2
George Sisler 271 St. Louis Browns 3
Joe Jackson 261 Chicago White Sox 4
Ty Cobb 256 Detroit Tigers 5
Harry Heilmann 256 Detroit Tigers  
Sam Rice 229 Washington Senators 7
Buck Weaver 229 Chicago White Sox  
Frank Baker 220 New York Yankees 9
Happy Felsch 215 Chicago White Sox 10
Tris Speaker 214 Cleveland Indians 11
Joe Judge 213 Washington Senators 12
Jack Tobin 213 St. Louis Browns  
George Burns 210 Philadelphia Athletics 14
Eddie Collins 210 Chicago White Sox  
Wally Pipp 208 New York Yankees 16
Del Pratt 207 New York Yankees 17
Larry Gardner 206 Cleveland Indians 18
Baby Doll Jacobson 206 St. Louis Browns  
Tilly Walker 205 Philadelphia Athletics 20
Duffy Lewis 204 New York Yankees 21
Ping Bodie 193 New York Yankees 22
Roger Peckinpaugh 183 New York Yankees 23
Ray Chapman 182 Cleveland Indians 24
Braggo Roth 182 Philadelphia Athletics  
Boston Red Sox  



Jim Thome wore number twenty-five since he first came up with the Cleveland Indians making him the franchise record holder for that particular number (Mike Garcia is second).

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.