Bases on Balls : 1914 American 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:

"What people don't understand is, one day off for Cal Ripken would not recharge his batteries. One day would not do it. He's not playing 2,130 games in a row. Cal is ONLY playing 162 games a year." - Frank Robinson in The Sporting News (September 11, 1995)
 

1914 Bases on Balls Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Donie Bush 112 Detroit Tigers 1
Eddie Collins 97 Philadelphia Athletics 2
Eddie Murphy 87 Philadelphia Athletics 3
Tris Speaker 77 Boston Red Sox 4
Fritz Maisel 76 New York Yankees 5
Danny Moeller 71 Washington Senators 6
Sam Crawford 69 Detroit Tigers 7
Roy Hartzell 68 New York Yankees 8
Jack Graney 67 Cleveland Naps 9
Lena Blackburne 66 Chicago White Sox 10
Burt Shotton 64 St. Louis Browns 11
Ray Morgan 62 Washington Senators 12
Ray Demmitt 61 Detroit Tigers 13
Chicago White Sox  
Eddie Foster 60 Washington Senators 14
Jimmy Walsh 59 New York Yankees 15
Philadelphia Athletics  
Harry Hooper 58 Boston Red Sox 16
Ty Cobb 57 Detroit Tigers 17
Duffy Lewis 57 Boston Red Sox  
Amos Strunk 57 Philadelphia Athletics  
Nemo Leibold 54 Cleveland Naps 20
Frank Baker 53 Philadelphia Athletics 21
Jack Barry 53 Philadelphia Athletics  
Roger Peckinpaugh 51 New York Yankees 23
Tilly Walker 51 St. Louis Browns  
Tom Daley 50 Philadelphia Athletics 25
New York Yankees  



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.

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.