Total Bases : 1950 American 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)
 

1950 Total Bases Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Walt Dropo 326 Boston Red Sox 1
Vern Stephens 321 Boston Red Sox 2
Yogi Berra 318 New York Yankees 3
George Kell 310 Detroit Tigers 4
Joe DiMaggio 307 New York Yankees 5
Bobby Doerr 304 Boston Red Sox 6
Al Rosen 301 Cleveland Indians 7
Vic Wertz 298 Detroit Tigers 8
Hoot Evers 290 Detroit Tigers 9
Larry Doby 274 Cleveland Indians 10
Phil Rizzuto 271 New York Yankees 11
Dom DiMaggio 266 Boston Red Sox 12
Luke Easter 263 Cleveland Indians 13
Gus Zernial 263 Chicago White Sox  
Johnny Groth 255 Detroit Tigers 15
Irv Noren 249 Washington Senators 16
Eddie Robinson 249 Washington Senators  
Chicago White Sox  
Jerry Priddy 248 Detroit Tigers 18
Sam Chapman 240 Philadelphia Athletics 19
Eddie Yost 232 Washington Senators 20
Al Zarilla 232 Boston Red Sox  
Don Lenhardt 231 St. Louis Browns 22
Dave Philley 223 Chicago White Sox 23
Bob Kennedy 221 Cleveland Indians 24
Johnny Lipon 221 Detroit Tigers  



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.

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.