Bases on Balls : 1906 National 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)
 

1906 Bases on Balls Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Roy Thomas 107 Philadelphia Phillies 1
Roger Bresnahan 81 New York Giants 2
John Titus 78 Philadelphia Phillies 3
Bill Dahlen 76 New York Giants 4
Art Devlin 74 New York Giants 5
Miller Huggins 71 Cincinnati Reds 6
Frank Chance 70 Chicago Cubs 7
Spike Shannon 70 St. Louis Cardinals  
New York Giants  
Claude Ritchey 68 Pittsburgh Pirates 9
Jimmy Sheckard 67 Chicago Cubs 10
Jimmy Slagle 63 Chicago Cubs 11
Dan McGann 60 New York Giants 12
Tim Jordan 59 Brooklyn Superbas 13
Fred Tenney 58 Boston Beaneaters 14
Honus Wagner 58 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Pug Bennett 56 St. Louis Cardinals 16
Cozy Dolan 55 Boston Beaneaters 17
Sammy Strang 54 New York Giants 18
Jim Nealon 53 Pittsburgh Pirates 19
Doc Casey 52 Brooklyn Superbas 20
Sherry Magee 52 Philadelphia Phillies  
Billy Maloney 49 Brooklyn Superbas 22
Mike Grady 48 St. Louis Cardinals 23
Harry Lumley 48 Brooklyn Superbas  
Harry Steinfeldt 47 Chicago Cubs 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.

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.

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).