Top 25 Bases on Balls in 1947 in the National League

Bases on Balls : 1947 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:

"I don't think I stayed for a complete game that first year (in Arizona). But something happened. During the second year, I started watching more intently, listening to the broadcasters talk about strategy. I started getting it. Suddenly, a 162-game season didn't seem ridiculously long anymore." - Richard Ruelas in The Arizona Republic (11-07-2001)

1947 Bases on Balls Leaders
Top 25 in the National League

Name Bases on Balls Team Rank

Hank Greenberg 104 Pittsburgh Pirates 1

Pee Wee Reese 104 Brooklyn Dodgers

Eddie Stanky 103 Brooklyn Dodgers 3

Ralph Kiner 98 Pittsburgh Pirates 4

Dixie Walker 97 Brooklyn Dodgers 5

Augie Galan 94 Cincinnati Reds 6

Bob Elliott 87 Boston Braves 7

Whitey Kurowski 87 St. Louis Cardinals

Bill Nicholson 87 Chicago Cubs

Earl Torgeson 82 Boston Braves 10

Grady Hatton 81 Cincinnati Reds 11

Stan Musial 80 St. Louis Cardinals 12

Johnny Mize 74 New York Giants 13

Jackie Robinson 74 Brooklyn Dodgers

Connie Ryan 71 Boston Braves 15

Pete Reiser 68 Brooklyn Dodgers 16

Willard Marshall 67 New York Giants 17

Frankie Gustine 63 Pittsburgh Pirates 18

Jim Russell 63 Pittsburgh Pirates

Harry Walker 63 St. Louis Cardinals

Philadelphia Phillies

Johnny Wyrostek 61 Philadelphia Phillies 21

Enos Slaughter 59 St. Louis Cardinals 22

Phil Cavarretta 58 Chicago Cubs 23

Johnny Hopp 58 Boston Braves

Spider Jorgensen 58 Brooklyn Dodgers

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.

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.

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