Bases on Balls : 1938 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 guys who made up this schedule must have been in a room with a bottle of Wild Turkey and 40 straws." - Dave Bergman
 

1938 Bases on Balls Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Dolph Camilli 119 Brooklyn Dodgers 1
Mel Ott 118 New York Giants 2
Arky Vaughan 104 Pittsburgh Pirates 3
Stan Hack 94 Chicago Cubs 4
Gus Suhr 87 Pittsburgh Pirates 5
Johnny Mize 74 St. Louis Cardinals 6
Cookie Lavagetto 68 Brooklyn Dodgers 7
Vince DiMaggio 65 Boston Bees 8
Goody Rosen 65 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Heinie Mueller 64 Philadelphia Phillies 10
Phil Weintraub 64 Philadelphia Phillies  
Elbie Fletcher 60 Boston Bees 12
Billy Herman 59 Chicago Cubs 13
Billy Jurges 58 Chicago Cubs 14
Dick Bartell 55 New York Giants 15
Ripper Collins 54 Chicago Cubs 16
Johnny Rizzo 54 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Ival Goodman 53 Cincinnati Reds 18
Lee Handley 53 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Tony Cuccinello 52 Boston Bees 20
Lonny Frey 49 Cincinnati Reds 21
Augie Galan 49 Chicago Cubs  
Jimmy Ripple 49 New York Giants  
Gabby Hartnett 48 Chicago Cubs 24
Rabbit Warstler 48 Boston Bees  



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.

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?

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.