Bases on Balls : 1930 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:

"The baseball season - six months & 2,106 games - is flat out long, and it's a rare one of those games that doesn't ramble or sputter or digress or somehow violate the rules of dramatic narrative. Baseball takes its own sweet time reaching its conclusions." - Dwight Allen in Reds, Yanks and O's (1989)
 

1930 Bases on Balls Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Babe Ruth 136 New York Yankees 1
Max Bishop 128 Philadelphia Athletics 2
Lou Gehrig 101 New York Yankees 3
Jimmie Foxx 93 Philadelphia Athletics 4
Lu Blue 81 St. Louis Browns 5
Earle Combs 74 New York Yankees 6
Jimmy Dykes 74 Philadelphia Athletics  
Joe Cronin 72 Washington Senators 8
Charlie Gehringer 69 Detroit Tigers 9
Goose Goslin 67 Washington Senators 10
St. Louis Browns  
Ed Morgan 62 Cleveland Indians 11
Joe Judge 60 Washington Senators 12
Tony Lazzeri 60 New York Yankees  
Marty McManus 59 Detroit Tigers 14
Buddy Myer 58 Washington Senators 15
Earl Averill 56 Cleveland Indians 16
Mickey Cochrane 55 Philadelphia Athletics 17
Dick Porter 55 Cleveland Indians  
Sam Rice 55 Washington Senators  
Johnny Watwood 52 Chicago White Sox 20
Ossie Bluege 51 Washington Senators 21
Willie Kamm 51 Chicago White Sox  
Red Kress 50 St. Louis Browns 23
Bobby Reeves 50 Boston Red Sox  
Harry Rice 50 Detroit Tigers  
New York Yankees  



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?

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.

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.