Total Bases : 1912 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 baseball season - six months & 2,106 games - is flat out long, and it's a rare one of those games that doesn't ramble or sputter or digress or somehow violate the rules of dramatic narrative. Baseball takes its own sweet time reaching its conclusions." - Dwight Allen in Reds, Yanks and O's (1989)
 

1912 Total Bases Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Heinie Zimmerman 318 Chicago Cubs 1
Chief Wilson 299 Pittsburgh Pirates 2
Honus Wagner 277 Pittsburgh Pirates 3
Bill Sweeney 264 Boston Braves 4
Larry Doyle 263 New York Giants 5
Ed Konetchy 245 St. Louis Cardinals 6
Vin Campbell 244 Boston Braves 7
Jake Daubert 232 Brooklyn Dodgers 8
Max Carey 231 Pittsburgh Pirates 9
Wildfire Schulte 231 Chicago Cubs  
Red Murray 227 New York Giants 11
Dick Hoblitzel 226 Cincinnati Reds 12
Dots Miller 225 Pittsburgh Pirates 13
John Titus 224 Philadelphia Phillies 14
Boston Braves  
Dode Paskert 223 Philadelphia Phillies 15
Fred Luderus 218 Philadelphia Phillies 16
Bob Bescher 217 Cincinnati Reds 17
Fred Merkle 215 New York Giants 18
Bobby Byrne 214 Pittsburgh Pirates 19
Johnny Evers 211 Chicago Cubs 20
Mike Mitchell 208 Cincinnati Reds 21
Gavvy Cravath 205 Philadelphia Phillies 22
Zack Wheat 204 Brooklyn Dodgers 23
Sherry Magee 203 Philadelphia Phillies 24
Steve Evans 198 St. Louis Cardinals 25



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?

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.

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).