Bases on Balls : 1992 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:

"I don't think I stayed for a complete game that first year (in Arizona). But something happened. During the second year, I started watching more intently, listening to the broadcasters talk about strategy. I started getting it. Suddenly, a 162-game season didn't seem ridiculously long anymore." - Richard Ruelas in The Arizona Republic (11-07-2001)
 

1992 Bases on Balls Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Mickey Tettleton 122 Detroit Tigers 1
Frank Thomas 122 Chicago White Sox  
Tony Phillips 114 Detroit Tigers 3
Randy Milligan 106 Baltimore Orioles 4
Danny Tartabull 103 New York Yankees 5
Brady Anderson 98 Baltimore Orioles 6
Rickey Henderson 95 Oakland Athletics 7
Robin Ventura 93 Chicago White Sox 8
Mark McGwire 90 Oakland Athletics 9
Chuck Knoblauch 88 Minnesota Twins 10
Roberto Alomar 87 Toronto Blue Jays 11
Lance Blankenship 82 Oakland Athletics 12
Dave Winfield 82 Toronto Blue Jays  
Tim Raines 81 Chicago White Sox 14
Lou Whitaker 81 Detroit Tigers  
Wade Boggs 74 Boston Red Sox 16
Chili Davis 73 Minnesota Twins 17
Cecil Fielder 73 Detroit Tigers  
Paul Molitor 73 Milwaukee Brewers  
Rafael Palmeiro 72 Texas Rangers 20
Mark Whiten 72 Cleveland Indians  
Jay Buhner 71 Seattle Mariners 22
Kent Hrbek 71 Minnesota Twins  
John Olerud 70 Toronto Blue Jays 24
Kenny Lofton 68 Cleveland Indians 25



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.

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.

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.