Total Bases : 1965 American League Top 25

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"Over 162 games, if my big guys are hitting and we get even halfway decent pitching, we'll beat their (our opponents) brains out." - Cincinnati Reds' Manager Sparky Anderson
 

1965 Total Bases Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Zoilo Versalles 308 Minnesota Twins 1
Tom Tresh 287 New York Yankees 2
Tony Oliva 283 Minnesota Twins 3
Rocky Colavito 277 Cleveland Indians 4
Tony Conigliaro 267 Boston Red Sox 5
Carl Yastrzemski 265 Boston Red Sox 6
Leon Wagner 256 Cleveland Indians 7
Willie Horton 251 Detroit Tigers 8
Brooks Robinson 249 Baltimore Orioles 9
Frank Howard 246 Washington Senators 10
Jim Fregosi 245 California Angels 11
Jimmie Hall 242 Minnesota Twins 12
Lee Thomas 242 Boston Red Sox  
Max Alvis 240 Cleveland Indians 14
Fred Whitfield 240 Cleveland Indians  
Norm Cash 239 Detroit Tigers 16
Bill Skowron 237 Chicago White Sox 17
Ken McMullen 230 Washington Senators 18
Don Buford 228 Chicago White Sox 19
Felix Mantilla 222 Boston Red Sox 20
Floyd Robinson 222 Chicago White Sox  
Bert Campaneris 221 Kansas City Athletics 22
Don Wert 221 Detroit Tigers  
Clete Boyer 218 New York Yankees 24
Curt Blefary 217 Baltimore Orioles 25



The first player from the Angels franchise (they were the California Angels at the time) to wear the number twenty-five was Bob Perry.

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).

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.