Total Bases : 1947 National League Top 25

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"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)
 

1947 Total Bases Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Ralph Kiner 361 Pittsburgh Pirates 1
Johnny Mize 360 New York Giants 2
Willard Marshall 310 New York Giants 3
Walker Cooper 302 New York Giants 4
Stan Musial 296 St. Louis Cardinals 5
Bob Elliott 287 Boston Braves 6
Whitey Kurowski 279 St. Louis Cardinals 7
Bobby Thomson 277 New York Giants 8
Tommy Holmes 257 Boston Braves 9
Frankie Gustine 252 Pittsburgh Pirates 10
Jackie Robinson 252 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Harry Walker 250 St. Louis Cardinals 12
Philadelphia Phillies  
Eddie Miller 249 Cincinnati Reds 13
Enos Slaughter 249 St. Louis Cardinals  
Frank Baumholtz 247 Cincinnati Reds 15
Grady Hatton 235 Cincinnati Reds 16
Billy Cox 234 Pittsburgh Pirates 17
Andy Pafko 233 Chicago Cubs 18
Bill Nicholson 227 Chicago Cubs 19
Dixie Walker 226 Brooklyn Dodgers 20
Bill Rigney 223 New York Giants 21
Del Ennis 222 Philadelphia Phillies 22
Red Schoendienst 219 St. Louis Cardinals 23
Buddy Kerr 211 New York Giants 24
Pee Wee Reese 203 Brooklyn Dodgers 25



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.

The first player from the Angels franchise (they were the California Angels at the time) to wear the number twenty-five was Bob Perry.

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).