Total Bases : 1962 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:

"Over 162 games, if my big guys are hitting and we get even halfway decent pitching, we'll beat their (our opponents) brains out." - Cincinnati Reds' Manager Sparky Anderson
 

1962 Total Bases Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Willie Mays 382 San Francisco Giants 1
Frank Robinson 380 Cincinnati Reds 2
Hank Aaron 366 Milwaukee Braves 3
Tommy Davis 356 Los Angeles Dodgers 4
Orlando Cepeda 324 San Francisco Giants 5
Ernie Banks 307 Chicago Cubs 6
Johnny Callison 296 Philadelphia Phillies 7
Bill White 296 St. Louis Cardinals  
Vada Pinson 295 Cincinnati Reds 9
Felipe Alou 288 San Francisco Giants 10
Billy Williams 288 Chicago Cubs  
Ken Boyer 287 St. Louis Cardinals 12
Don Demeter 286 Philadelphia Phillies 13
Frank Thomas 283 New York Mets 14
Frank Howard 276 Los Angeles Dodgers 15
George Altman 273 Chicago Cubs 16
Willie Davis 272 Los Angeles Dodgers 17
Eddie Mathews 266 Milwaukee Braves 18
Curt Flood 264 St. Louis Cardinals 19
Maury Wills 259 Los Angeles Dodgers 20
Bob Skinner 257 Pittsburgh Pirates 21
Roman Mejias 252 Houston Colt .45s 22
Dick Groat 245 Pittsburgh Pirates 23
Roberto Clemente 244 Pittsburgh Pirates 24
Leo Cardenas 242 Cincinnati Reds 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.