Top 25 Bases on Balls in 1923 in the National League

Bases on Balls : 1923 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)

1923 Bases on Balls Leaders
Top 25 in the National League

Name Bases on Balls Team Rank

George Burns 101 Cincinnati Reds 1

Heinie Sand 82 Philadelphia Phillies 2

Max Carey 73 Pittsburgh Pirates 3

Ross Youngs 73 New York Giants

George Grantham 71 Chicago Cubs 5

Bob O'Farrell 67 Chicago Cubs 6

Dave Bancroft 62 New York Giants 7

Billy Southworth 61 Boston Braves 8

Heinie Groh 60 New York Giants 9

Cy Williams 59 Philadelphia Phillies 10

Jigger Statz 56 Chicago Cubs 11

Rogers Hornsby 55 St. Louis Cardinals 12

Jimmy Johnston 53 Brooklyn Robins 13

Johnny Mokan 53 Philadelphia Phillies

Tony Boeckel 51 Boston Braves 15

Gus Felix 51 Boston Braves

Tommy Griffith 50 Brooklyn Robins 17

Sam Bohne 48 Cincinnati Reds 18

Clyde Barnhart 47 Pittsburgh Pirates 19

Andy High 47 Brooklyn Robins

George Kelly 47 New York Giants

Frankie Frisch 46 New York Giants 22

Edd Roush 46 Cincinnati Reds

Jim Bottomley 45 St. Louis Cardinals 24

Bernie Friberg 45 Chicago Cubs

Name Bases on Balls Team Rank

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.

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 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?

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