Total Bases : 1897 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:

"The key for this year was staying healthy, playing 154 games (his biggest goal was to play 162 games). When I'm healthy, I'm can put up the best numbers I can." - Juan Gonzalez (1999)
 

1897 Total Bases Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Nap Lajoie 310 Philadelphia Phillies 1
Willie Keeler 304 Baltimore Orioles 2
Ed Delahanty 285 Philadelphia Phillies 3
Fred Clarke 276 Louisville Colonels 4
Hugh Duffy 265 Boston Beaneaters 5
George Davis 264 New York Giants 6
Bobby Wallace 260 Cleveland Spiders 7
Jake Stenzel 258 Baltimore Orioles 8
Jimmy Collins 255 Boston Beaneaters 9
Joe Kelley 247 Baltimore Orioles 10
Jesse Burkett 246 Cleveland Spiders 11
Gene DeMontreville 245 Washington Senators 12
Duff Cooley 238 Philadelphia Phillies 13
Jimmy Ryan 238 Chicago Colts  
Mike Tiernan 238 New York Giants  
George Van Haltren 235 New York Giants 16
Chick Stahl 234 Boston Beaneaters 17
Candy LaChance 232 Brooklyn Bridegrooms 18
Bill Lange 230 Chicago Colts 19
John Anderson 224 Brooklyn Bridegrooms 20
Kip Selbach 224 Washington Senators  
Mike Griffin 222 Brooklyn Bridegrooms 22
Perry Werden 217 Louisville Colonels 23
Elmer Smith 216 Pittsburgh Pirates 24
Fred Tenney 213 Boston Beaneaters 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.