Total Bases : 1951 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)
 

1951 Total Bases Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Stan Musial 355 St. Louis Cardinals 1
Ralph Kiner 333 Pittsburgh Pirates 2
Gil Hodges 307 Brooklyn Dodgers 3
Roy Campanella 298 Brooklyn Dodgers 4
Al Dark 293 New York Giants 5
Duke Snider 293 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Bobby Thomson 291 New York Giants 7
Jackie Robinson 289 Brooklyn Dodgers 8
Monte Irvin 287 New York Giants 9
Carl Furillo 285 Brooklyn Dodgers 10
Sid Gordon 275 Boston Braves 11
Richie Ashburn 274 Philadelphia Phillies 12
Gus Bell 266 Pittsburgh Pirates 13
Willie Jones 265 Philadelphia Phillies 14
Sam Jethroe 263 Boston Braves 15
Hank Sauer 255 Chicago Cubs 16
Earl Torgeson 254 Boston Braves 17
Whitey Lockman 250 New York Giants 18
Pee Wee Reese 242 Brooklyn Dodgers 19
Randy Jackson 237 Chicago Cubs 20
Ted Kluszewski 235 Cincinnati Reds 21
Andy Pafko 228 Chicago Cubs 22
Brooklyn Dodgers  
Red Schoendienst 224 St. Louis Cardinals 23
Willie Mays 219 New York Giants 24
Del Ennis 217 Philadelphia Phillies 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?

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).

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