Bases on Balls : 1919 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)
 

1919 Bases on Balls Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Jack Graney 105 Cleveland Indians 1
Babe Ruth 101 Boston Red Sox 2
Joe Judge 81 Washington Senators 3
Harry Hooper 79 Boston Red Sox 4
Donie Bush 75 Detroit Tigers 5
Tris Speaker 73 Cleveland Indians 6
Nemo Leibold 72 Chicago White Sox 7
Wally Schang 71 Boston Red Sox 8
Eddie Collins 68 Chicago White Sox 9
Joe Jackson 60 Chicago White Sox 10
Roger Peckinpaugh 59 New York Yankees 11
Ralph Young 53 Detroit Tigers 12
Ray Schalk 51 Chicago White Sox 13
Joe Gedeon 50 St. Louis Browns 14
Wally Gerber 49 St. Louis Browns 15
Steve O'Neill 48 Cleveland Indians 16
Whitey Witt 46 Philadelphia Athletics 17
Eddie Ainsmith 45 Detroit Tigers 18
Frank Baker 44 New York Yankees 19
Mike Menosky 44 Washington Senators  
Ossie Vitt 44 Boston Red Sox  
Fred Thomas 43 Philadelphia Athletics 22
Jimmy Austin 42 St. Louis Browns 23
Merlin Kopp 42 Philadelphia Athletics  
Sam Rice 42 Washington Senators  



Did you know that more than forty players have worn the number twenty-five for the Boston Red Sox — including Jack Clark, Denny Galehouse, Dizzy Trout and Tony Conigliaro.

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).