Bases on Balls : 1886 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)
 

1886 Bases on Balls Leaders

Top 25 in the National League
George Gore 102 Chicago White Stockings 1
King Kelly 83 Chicago White Stockings 2
Ned Williamson 80 Chicago White Stockings 3
Dan Brouthers 66 Detroit Wolverines 4
Paul Radford 58 Kansas City Cowboys 5
Ned Hanlon 57 Detroit Wolverines 6
Emmett Seery 57 St. Louis Maroons  
John Morrill 56 Boston Beaneaters 8
Cap Anson 55 Chicago White Stockings 9
Charlie Bennett 48 Detroit Wolverines 10
Hardy Richardson 46 Detroit Wolverines 11
Cliff Carroll 44 Washington Senators 12
Fred Dunlap 44 St. Louis Maroons  
Detroit Wolverines  
Jim Fogarty 42 Philadelphia Phillies 14
Roger Connor 41 New York Giants 15
Barney Gilligan 39 Washington Senators 16
Jim O'Rourke 39 New York Giants  
Jack Glasscock 38 St. Louis Maroons 18
Charlie Ferguson 37 Philadelphia Phillies 19
Charley Bassett 36 Kansas City Cowboys 20
Jim Donnelly 36 Kansas City Cowboys  
Mox McQuery 36 Kansas City Cowboys  
Fred Pfeffer 36 Chicago White Stockings  
Paul Hines 35 Washington Senators 24
Arthur Irwin 35 Philadelphia Phillies  



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?

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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