Total Bases : 1983 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:

"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
 

1983 Total Bases Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Jim Rice 344 Boston Red Sox 1
Cal Ripken, Jr. 343 Baltimore Orioles 2
Cecil Cooper 336 Milwaukee Brewers 3
Eddie Murray 313 Baltimore Orioles 4
Dave Winfield 307 New York Yankees 5
Willie Upshaw 298 Toronto Blue Jays 6
Lou Whitaker 294 Detroit Tigers 7
Lance Parrish 292 Detroit Tigers 8
Robin Yount 291 Milwaukee Brewers 9
Larry Herndon 288 Detroit Tigers 10
Wade Boggs 283 Boston Red Sox 11
Gary Ward 274 Minnesota Twins 12
Hal McRae 272 Kansas City Royals 13
Lloyd Moseby 269 Toronto Blue Jays 14
Ted Simmons 269 Milwaukee Brewers  
George Wright 269 Texas Rangers  
Harold Baines 264 Chicago White Sox 17
Don Baylor 264 New York Yankees  
Larry Parrish 263 Texas Rangers 19
Ron Kittle 262 Chicago White Sox 20
George Brett 261 Kansas City Royals 21
Tony Armas 260 Boston Red Sox 22
Buddy Bell 254 Texas Rangers 23
Carlton Fisk 253 Chicago White Sox 24
Kent Hrbek 252 Minnesota Twins 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.

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?

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).