Top 25 Total Bases in 1974 in the National League

Total Bases : 1974 National League Top 25

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"Although baseball decided to extend the regular season deeper into October to play 162 games (after the 09-11 disaster), why not just play 154? Baseball has dealt with shortened seasons before. (Bud) Selig spoke about the sanctity of playing 162 games, but baseball played 154 games until 1961. Baseball should have just let the games go and continued with the current schedule." - Joe Morgan on ESPN (September 19, 2001)

1974 Total Bases Leaders
Top 25 in the National League

Name Total Bases Team Rank

Johnny Bench 315 Cincinnati Reds 1

Mike Schmidt 310 Philadelphia Phillies 2

Ralph Garr 305 Atlanta Braves 3

Steve Garvey 301 Los Angeles Dodgers 4

Al Oliver 293 Pittsburgh Pirates 5

Cesar Cedeno 281 Houston Astros 6

Tony Perez 274 Cincinnati Reds 7

Reggie Smith 273 St. Louis Cardinals 8

Willie Stargell 273 Pittsburgh Pirates

Ted Simmons 268 St. Louis Cardinals 10

Jimmy Wynn 266 Los Angeles Dodgers 11

Willie Davis 261 Montreal Expos 12

Dave Cash 260 Philadelphia Phillies 13

Richie Zisk 255 Pittsburgh Pirates 14

Joe Morgan 253 Cincinnati Reds 15

Pete Rose 253 Cincinnati Reds

Rennie Stennett 252 Pittsburgh Pirates 17

Rick Monday 251 Chicago Cubs 18

Gary Matthews 248 San Francisco Giants 19

Richie Hebner 247 Pittsburgh Pirates 20

Lee May 247 Houston Astros

Bobby Bonds 246 San Francisco Giants 22

Dusty Baker 242 Atlanta Braves 23

Lou Brock 242 St. Louis Cardinals

Bill Buckner 239 Los Angeles Dodgers 25

Name Total Bases Team Rank

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).

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.

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