Bases on Balls : 1914 Federal 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)
 

1914 Bases on Balls Leaders

Top 25 in the Federal League

Al Wickland 81 Chicago Whales 1
Joe Agler 77 Buffalo Buffeds 2
Benny Kauff 72 Indianapolis Hoosiers 3
Al Bridwell 71 St. Louis Terriers 4
Ed Lennox 71 Pittsburgh Rebels  
Benny Meyer 71 Baltimore Terrapins  
Art Wilson 70 Chicago Whales 7
Chet Chadbourne 69 Kansas City Packers 8
Vern Duncan 67 Baltimore Terrapins 9
Jimmie Savage 67 Pittsburgh Rebels  
Bill Rariden 61 Indianapolis Hoosiers 11
Ward Miller 59 St. Louis Terriers 12
George Perring 59 Kansas City Packers  
Doc Crandall 58 St. Louis Terriers 14
Solly Hofman 54 Brooklyn Tip-Tops 15
Otto Knabe 53 Baltimore Terrapins 16
Bill McKechnie 53 Indianapolis Hoosiers  
Al Boucher 52 St. Louis Terriers 18
Jack Farrell 52 Chicago Whales  
Fred Jacklitsch 52 Baltimore Terrapins  
Baldy Louden 52 Buffalo Buffeds  
Max Flack 51 Chicago Whales 22
Jack Tobin 51 St. Louis Terriers  
Steve Evans 50 Brooklyn Tip-Tops 24
Al Scheer 49 Indianapolis Hoosiers 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.

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

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.