Total Bases : 1986 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
 

1986 Total Bases Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Don Mattingly 388 New York Yankees 1
Kirby Puckett 365 Minnesota Twins 2
George Bell 341 Toronto Blue Jays 3
Joe Carter 341 Cleveland Indians  
Jesse Barfield 329 Toronto Blue Jays 5
Gary Gaetti 309 Minnesota Twins 6
Jim Rice 303 Boston Red Sox 7
Tony Fernandez 294 Toronto Blue Jays 8
Cal Ripken, Jr. 289 Baltimore Orioles 9
Rickey Henderson 285 New York Yankees 10
Jim Presley 285 Seattle Mariners  
Wade Boggs 282 Boston Red Sox 12
Jose Canseco 274 Oakland Athletics 13
Wally Joyner 271 California Angels 14
Alan Trammell 269 Detroit Tigers 15
Harold Baines 265 Chicago White Sox 16
Bill Buckner 265 Boston Red Sox  
Kent Hrbek 263 Minnesota Twins 18
Frank White 263 Kansas City Royals  
Dave Winfield 261 New York Yankees 20
Pete O'Brien 258 Texas Rangers 21
Don Baylor 257 Boston Red Sox 22
Brook Jacoby 257 Cleveland Indians  
Tony Bernazard 256 Cleveland Indians 24
Lou Whitaker 255 Detroit Tigers 25



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.

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).

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?