Bases on Balls : 1962 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)
 

1962 Bases on Balls Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Mickey Mantle 122 New York Yankees 1
Norm Siebern 110 Kansas City Athletics 2
Harmon Killebrew 106 Minnesota Twins 3
Norm Cash 104 Detroit Tigers 4
Joe Cunningham 101 Chicago White Sox 5
Rocky Colavito 96 Detroit Tigers 6
Albie Pearson 95 Los Angeles Angels 7
Lenny Green 88 Minnesota Twins 8
Roger Maris 87 New York Yankees 9
Bob Allison 84 Minnesota Twins 10
Jim Landis 80 Chicago White Sox 11
Pete Runnels 79 Boston Red Sox 12
Jim Gentile 77 Baltimore Orioles 13
Rich Rollins 75 Minnesota Twins 14
Woodie Held 73 Cleveland Indians 15
Joe Koppe 73 Los Angeles Angels  
Johnny Romano 73 Cleveland Indians  
Floyd Robinson 72 Chicago White Sox 18
Gary Geiger 67 Boston Red Sox 19
Tom Tresh 67 New York Yankees  
Carl Yastrzemski 66 Boston Red Sox 21
Dick McAuliffe 64 Detroit Tigers 22
Bernie Allen 62 Minnesota Twins 23
Earl Battey 57 Minnesota Twins 24
Al Smith 57 Chicago White Sox  



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?

The first player from the Angels franchise (they were the California Angels at the time) to wear the number twenty-five was Bob Perry.