Top 25 Bases on Balls in 1881 in the National League

Bases on Balls : 1881 National League Top 25

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"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)

1881 Bases on Balls Leaders
Top 25 in the National League

Name Bases on Balls Team Rank

John Clapp 35 Cleveland Blues 1

Jack Farrell 29 Providence Grays 2

Bob Ferguson 29 Troy Trojans

Tom York 29 Providence Grays

George Gore 27 Chicago White Stockings 5

Jim O'Rourke 27 Buffalo Bisons

Cap Anson 26 Chicago White Stockings 7

Lon Knight 23 Detroit Wolverines 8

Orator Shafer 23 Cleveland Blues

Ned Hanlon 22 Detroit Wolverines 10

Doc Bushong 21 Worcester Ruby Legs 11

Tim Keefe 21 Troy Trojans

Jim Whitney 19 Boston Red Caps 13

Ned Williamson 19 Chicago White Stockings

George Wood 19 Detroit Wolverines

Charlie Bennett 18 Detroit Wolverines 16

Dan Brouthers 18 Buffalo Bisons

John Cassidy 18 Troy Trojans

Fred Dunlap 18 Cleveland Blues

Pete Hotaling 18 Worcester Ruby Legs

Ross Barnes 16 Boston Red Caps 21

King Kelly 16 Chicago White Stockings

Roger Connor 15 Troy Trojans 23

Abner Dalrymple 15 Chicago White Stockings

Jack Glasscock 15 Cleveland Blues

Name Bases on Balls Team Rank

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.

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.

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