Bases on Balls : 1945 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)
 

1945 Bases on Balls Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Eddie Stanky 148 Brooklyn Dodgers 1
Augie Galan 114 Brooklyn Dodgers 2
Stan Hack 99 Chicago Cubs 3
Bill Nicholson 92 Chicago Cubs 4
Ray Sanders 83 St. Louis Cardinals 5
Phil Cavarretta 81 Chicago Cubs 6
Johnny Barrett 79 Pittsburgh Pirates 7
Dixie Walker 75 Brooklyn Dodgers 8
Carden Gillenwater 73 Boston Braves 9
George Hausmann 73 New York Giants  
Mel Ott 71 New York Giants 11
Jim Russell 71 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Tommy Holmes 70 Boston Braves 13
Bob Elliott 64 Pittsburgh Pirates 14
Buster Adams 62 Philadelphia Phillies 15
St. Louis Cardinals  
Al Gionfriddo 60 Pittsburgh Pirates 16
Frank McCormick 56 Cincinnati Reds 17
Pete Coscarart 55 Pittsburgh Pirates 18
Phil Weintraub 54 New York Giants 19
Steve Mesner 52 Cincinnati Reds 20
Babe Dahlgren 51 Pittsburgh Pirates 21
Chuck Workman 51 Boston Braves  
Dick Culler 50 Boston Braves 23
Ken O'Dea 50 St. Louis Cardinals  
Goody Rosen 50 Brooklyn Dodgers  



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?

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.