Total Bases : 1879 National 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:

"I don't think I stayed for a complete game that first year (in Arizona). But something happened. During the second year, I started watching more intently, listening to the broadcasters talk about strategy. I started getting it. Suddenly, a 162-game season didn't seem ridiculously long anymore." - Richard Ruelas in The Arizona Republic (11-07-2001)
 

1879 Total Bases Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Paul Hines 197 Providence Grays 1
Charley Jones 181 Boston Red Caps 2
King Kelly 170 Cincinnati Reds 3
Jim O'Rourke 166 Providence Grays 4
John O'Rourke 165 Boston Red Caps 5
Buttercup Dickerson 154 Cincinnati Reds 6
Charlie Eden 150 Cleveland Blues 7
George Wright 145 Providence Grays 8
Pete Hotaling 144 Cincinnati Reds 9
Tom York 144 Providence Grays  
Sadie Houck 143 Boston Red Caps 11
Ned Williamson 143 Chicago White Stockings  
Deacon White 141 Cincinnati Reds 13
Cal McVey 135 Cincinnati Reds 14
Hardy Richardson 133 Buffalo Bisons 15
Silver Flint 129 Chicago White Stockings 16
Joe Start 128 Providence Grays 17
John Ward 127 Providence Grays 18
John Morrill 126 Boston Red Caps 19
Abner Dalrymple 124 Chicago White Stockings 20
Bill Phillips 122 Cleveland Blues 21
Joe Hornung 117 Buffalo Bisons 22
Mike McGeary 114 Providence Grays 23
John Peters 113 Chicago White Stockings 24
Orator Shafer 109 Chicago White Stockings 25



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.

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.

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.