Bases on Balls : 2006 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:

"Maybe I missed my routine and my game so much that I was trying to rationalize reasons for getting it back. I wanted those 162 games. I wanted all the suspense of the playoff and home run races. And I honestly didn't believe baseball would bend far enough to allow the possibility of games in November. I was wrong. And baseball was right." - Paul White in USA Today Baseball Weekly (September 14, 2001)
 

2006 Bases on Balls Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

David Ortiz 119 Boston Red Sox 1
Jason Giambi 110 New York Yankees 2
Jim Thome 107 Chicago White Sox 3
Travis Hafner 100 Cleveland Indians 4
Manny Ramirez 100 Boston Red Sox  
Nick Swisher 97 Oakland Athletics 6
Kevin Youkilis 91 Boston Red Sox 7
Alex Rodriguez 90 New York Yankees 8
Mark Teixeira 89 Texas Rangers 9
Troy Glaus 86 Toronto Blue Jays 10
Eric Chavez 84 Oakland Athletics 11
Frank Thomas 81 Oakland Athletics 12
Joe Mauer 79 Minnesota Twins 13
Grady Sizemore 78 Cleveland Indians 14
Carlos Guillen 71 Detroit Tigers 15
Victor Martinez 71 Cleveland Indians  
Derek Jeter 69 New York Yankees 17
Johnny Damon 67 New York Yankees 18
Curtis Granderson 66 Detroit Tigers 19
Chone Figgins 65 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 20
Raul Ibanez 65 Seattle Mariners  
Jorge Posada 64 New York Yankees 22
Richie Sexson 64 Seattle Mariners  
Mike Cuddyer 62 Minnesota Twins 24
Jonny Gomes 61 Tampa Bay Devil Rays 25



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.

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).

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?