Total Bases : 1900 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)
 

1900 Total Bases Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Honus Wagner 302 Pittsburgh Pirates 1
Elmer Flick 297 Philadelphia Phillies 2
Jesse Burkett 265 St. Louis Cardinals 3
Willie Keeler 253 Brooklyn Superbas 4
Jake Beckley 242 Cincinnati Reds 5
Kip Selbach 241 New York Giants 6
Chick Stahl 233 Boston Beaneaters 7
Ed Delahanty 232 Philadelphia Phillies 8
Jimmy Collins 231 Boston Beaneaters 9
Nap Lajoie 230 Philadelphia Phillies 10
Charlie Hickman 228 New York Giants 11
George Van Haltren 227 New York Giants 12
Joe Kelley 220 Brooklyn Superbas 13
Fielder Jones 217 Brooklyn Superbas 14
Jimmy Barrett 212 Cincinnati Reds 15
Billy Hamilton 206 Boston Beaneaters 16
Ginger Beaumont 205 Pittsburgh Pirates 17
Jimmy Slagle 199 Philadelphia Phillies 18
Bill Keister 198 St. Louis Cardinals 19
Sam Mertes 196 Chicago Orphans 20
Lave Cross 192 St. Louis Cardinals 21
Brooklyn Superbas  
Herman Long 190 Boston Beaneaters 22
Buck Freeman 189 Boston Beaneaters 23
Bobby Wallace 185 St. Louis Cardinals 24
Jack McCarthy 178 Chicago Orphans 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.

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.

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).