Bases on Balls : 1916 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:

"What people don't understand is, one day off for Cal Ripken would not recharge his batteries. One day would not do it. He's not playing 2,130 games in a row. Cal is ONLY playing 162 games a year." - Frank Robinson in The Sporting News (September 11, 1995)
 

1916 Bases on Balls Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Heinie Groh 84 Cincinnati Reds 1
Vic Saier 79 Chicago Cubs 2
Dave Bancroft 74 Philadelphia Phillies 3
Benny Kauff 68 New York Giants 4
Gavvy Cravath 64 Philadelphia Phillies 5
George Burns 63 New York Giants 6
Bob Bescher 60 St. Louis Cardinals 7
Max Carey 59 Pittsburgh Pirates 8
Bill Rariden 55 New York Giants 9
Bill Hinchman 54 Pittsburgh Pirates 10
Baldy Louden 54 Cincinnati Reds  
Dode Paskert 54 Philadelphia Phillies  
Red Smith 53 Boston Braves 13
Cy Williams 51 Chicago Cubs 14
Rabbit Maranville 50 Boston Braves 15
Mike Mowrey 50 Brooklyn Robins  
Sherry Magee 44 Boston Braves 17
Buck Herzog 43 Cincinnati Reds 18
New York Giants  
Ed Konetchy 43 Boston Braves  
Zack Wheat 43 Brooklyn Robins  
Max Flack 42 Chicago Cubs 21
Fred Luderus 41 Philadelphia Phillies 22
Johnny Evers 40 Boston Braves 23
Rogers Hornsby 40 St. Louis Cardinals  
Fred Merkle 40 New York Giants  
Brooklyn Robins  



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

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?

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).