Bases on Balls : 1932 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:

"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)
 

1932 Bases on Balls Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Babe Ruth 130 New York Yankees 1
Jimmie Foxx 116 Philadelphia Athletics 2
Max Bishop 110 Philadelphia Athletics 3
Lou Gehrig 108 New York Yankees 4
Mickey Cochrane 100 Philadelphia Athletics 5
Ed Morgan 94 Cleveland Indians 6
Goose Goslin 92 St. Louis Browns 7
Ossie Bluege 83 Washington Senators 8
Tony Lazzeri 82 New York Yankees 9
Earle Combs 81 New York Yankees 10
Jimmy Dykes 77 Philadelphia Athletics 11
Earl Averill 75 Cleveland Indians 12
Willie Kamm 75 Cleveland Indians  
Ben Chapman 71 New York Yankees 14
Fred Schulte 71 St. Louis Browns  
Buddy Myer 69 Washington Senators 16
Charlie Gehringer 68 Detroit Tigers 17
Joe Cronin 66 Washington Senators 18
Rick Ferrell 66 St. Louis Browns  
Lu Blue 64 Chicago White Sox 20
Roy Johnson 64 Detroit Tigers  
Boston Red Sox  
Dick Porter 64 Cleveland Indians  
Earl Webb 64 Boston Red Sox  
Detroit Tigers  
Mule Haas 62 Philadelphia Athletics 24
Dale Alexander 61 Detroit Tigers 25
Boston Red Sox  



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.

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).