Total Bases : 1886 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:

"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
 

1886 Total Bases Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Dan Brouthers 284 Detroit Wolverines 1
Cap Anson 274 Chicago White Stockings 2
Hardy Richardson 271 Detroit Wolverines 3
Roger Connor 262 New York Giants 4
King Kelly 241 Chicago White Stockings 5
Paul Hines 225 Washington Senators 6
Sam Thompson 224 Detroit Wolverines 7
Jack Glasscock 210 St. Louis Maroons 8
Alex McKinnon 210 St. Louis Maroons  
Jack Rowe 199 Detroit Wolverines 10
George Gore 197 Chicago White Stockings 11
Fred Dunlap 186 St. Louis Maroons 12
Detroit Wolverines  
Jerry Denny 185 St. Louis Maroons 13
Al Myers 183 Kansas City Cowboys 14
George Wood 183 Philadelphia Phillies  
Ezra Sutton 180 Boston Beaneaters 16
Fred Pfeffer 179 Chicago White Stockings 17
Jim O'Rourke 177 New York Giants 18
Deacon White 174 Detroit Wolverines 19
Tom Burns 170 Chicago White Stockings 20
John Ward 167 New York Giants 21
Sam Wise 167 Boston Beaneaters  
Dude Esterbrook 166 New York Giants 23
John Morrill 164 Boston Beaneaters 24
Mike Dorgan 162 New York Giants 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.

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.