Bases on Balls : 1925 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:

"The key for this year was staying healthy, playing 154 games (his biggest goal was to play 162 games). When I'm healthy, I'm can put up the best numbers I can." - Juan Gonzalez (1999)
 

1925 Bases on Balls Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Jack Fournier 86 Brooklyn Robins 1
Rogers Hornsby 83 St. Louis Cardinals 2
Eddie Moore 73 Pittsburgh Pirates 3
Max Carey 66 Pittsburgh Pirates 4
Ross Youngs 66 New York Giants  
Dave Bancroft 64 Boston Braves 6
Heinie Sand 64 Philadelphia Phillies  
Clyde Barnhart 59 Pittsburgh Pirates 8
Ray Blades 59 St. Louis Cardinals  
Kiki Cuyler 58 Pittsburgh Pirates 10
Curt Walker 57 Cincinnati Reds 11
Bernie Friberg 53 Chicago Cubs 12
Philadelphia Phillies  
Cy Williams 53 Philadelphia Phillies  
Pie Traynor 52 Pittsburgh Pirates 14
Dick Burrus 51 Boston Braves 15
Billy Southworth 51 New York Giants  
George Grantham 50 Pittsburgh Pirates 17
Bob O'Farrell 48 Chicago Cubs 18
St. Louis Cardinals  
Jim Bottomley 47 St. Louis Cardinals 19
Jimmy Johnston 45 Brooklyn Robins 20
Zack Wheat 45 Brooklyn Robins  
Sparky Adams 44 Chicago Cubs 22
Les Bell 43 St. Louis Cardinals 23
Bill Terry 42 New York Giants 24
Rube Bressler 40 Cincinnati Reds 25



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

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.