Total Bases : 1988 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:

"When you're playing 162 baseball games, you're playing almost every day, it's nice to have a guy (Jose Lima) like that around to lighten things up and have fun. It's a huge plus for us." - Detroit Tigers Pitcher Matt Anderson
 

1988 Total Bases Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Kirby Puckett 358 Minnesota Twins 1
Jose Canseco 347 Oakland Athletics 2
Mike Greenwell 313 Boston Red Sox 3
George Brett 300 Kansas City Royals 4
Joe Carter 297 Cleveland Indians 5
Fred McGriff 296 Toronto Blue Jays 6
Dave Winfield 296 New York Yankees  
Robin Yount 289 Milwaukee Brewers 8
Wade Boggs 286 Boston Red Sox 9
Eddie Murray 286 Baltimore Orioles  
Don Mattingly 277 New York Yankees 11
Paul Molitor 275 Milwaukee Brewers 12
George Bell 274 Toronto Blue Jays 13
Dwight Evans 272 Boston Red Sox 14
Dave Henderson 266 Oakland Athletics 15
Kent Hrbek 265 Minnesota Twins 16
Mark McGwire 263 Oakland Athletics 17
Ruben Sierra 261 Texas Rangers 18
Danny Tartabull 261 Kansas City Royals  
Ellis Burks 260 Boston Red Sox 20
Chili Davis 259 California Angels 21
Gary Gaetti 258 Minnesota Twins 22
Johnny Ray 258 California Angels  
Julio Franco 251 Cleveland Indians 24
Tony Fernandez 250 Toronto Blue Jays 25



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?

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.