Total Bases : 1888 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:

"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
 

1888 Total Bases Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Jimmy Ryan 283 Chicago White Stockings 1
Dick Johnston 276 Boston Beaneaters 2
Cap Anson 257 Chicago White Stockings 3
Dan Brouthers 242 Detroit Wolverines 4
Roger Connor 231 New York Giants 5
Jerry Denny 214 Indianapolis Hoosiers 6
King Kelly 211 Boston Beaneaters 7
Billy Nash 209 Boston Beaneaters 8
Deacon White 201 Detroit Wolverines 9
Fred Pfeffer 195 Chicago White Stockings 10
Buck Ewing 193 New York Giants 11
Mike Tiernan 189 New York Giants 12
Paul Hines 188 Indianapolis Hoosiers 13
Danny Richardson 181 New York Giants 14
Bill Kuehne 176 Pittsburgh Alleghenys 15
Ned Williamson 174 Chicago White Stockings 16
Dummy Hoy 170 Washington Senators 17
Larry Twitchell 170 Detroit Wolverines  
Jack Rowe 166 Detroit Wolverines 19
Sid Farrar 165 Philadelphia Phillies 20
Billy O'Brien 165 Washington Senators  
Emmett Seery 165 Indianapolis Hoosiers  
Ned Hanlon 159 Detroit Wolverines 23
John Ward 158 New York Giants 24
Ed Andrews 157 Philadelphia Phillies 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?

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.