Bases on Balls : 1903 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)
 

1903 Bases on Balls Leaders

Top 25 in the National League
Roy Thomas 107 Philadelphia Phillies 1
Bill Dahlen 82 Brooklyn Superbas 2
Jimmy Slagle 81 Chicago Cubs 3
Frank Chance 78 Chicago Cubs 4
Jimmy Sheckard 75 Brooklyn Superbas 5
Sammy Strang 75 Brooklyn Superbas  
Fred Tenney 70 Boston Beaneaters 7
Roger Bresnahan 61 New York Giants 8
Charlie Dexter 61 Boston Beaneaters  
Sam Mertes 61 New York Giants  
Mike Donlin 56 Cincinnati Reds 11
John Dobbs 55 Chicago Cubs 12
Brooklyn Superbas  
Claude Ritchey 55 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Jack Doyle 54 Brooklyn Superbas 14
Davy Jones 53 Chicago Cubs 15
Ed Abbaticchio 52 Boston Beaneaters 16
Joe Kelley 51 Cincinnati Reds 17
John Farrell 48 St. Louis Cardinals 18
Harry Steinfeldt 47 Cincinnati Reds 19
Charlie Babb 45 New York Giants 20
Dick Harley 45 Chicago Cubs  
Ginger Beaumont 44 Pittsburgh Pirates 22
Duff Cooley 44 Boston Beaneaters  
Honus Wagner 44 Pittsburgh Pirates  
George Browne 43 New York Giants 25



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?

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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