Bases on Balls : 1955 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:

"When you're playing 162 baseball games, you're playing almost every day, it's nice to have a guy (Jose Lima) like that around to lighten things up and have fun. It's a huge plus for us." - Detroit Tigers Pitcher Matt Anderson
 

1955 Bases on Balls Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Eddie Mathews 109 Milwaukee Braves 1
Richie Ashburn 105 Philadelphia Phillies 2
Duke Snider 104 Brooklyn Dodgers 3
Hank Thompson 84 New York Giants 4
Gil Hodges 80 Brooklyn Dodgers 5
Stan Musial 80 St. Louis Cardinals  
Johnny Temple 80 Cincinnati Redlegs  
Willie Mays 79 New York Giants 8
Pee Wee Reese 78 Brooklyn Dodgers 9
Willie Jones 77 Philadelphia Phillies 10
Bobby Morgan 73 Philadelphia Phillies 11
Jim Gilliam 70 Brooklyn Dodgers 12
Ted Kluszewski 66 Cincinnati Redlegs 13
Roy McMillan 66 Cincinnati Redlegs  
Jackie Robinson 61 Brooklyn Dodgers 15
Wally Post 60 Cincinnati Redlegs 16
Frank Thomas 60 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Randy Jackson 58 Chicago Cubs 18
Johnny Logan 58 Milwaukee Braves  
Stan Lopata 58 Philadelphia Phillies  
Roy Campanella 56 Brooklyn Dodgers 21
Sandy Amoros 55 Brooklyn Dodgers 22
Gus Bell 54 Cincinnati Redlegs 23
Red Schoendienst 54 St. Louis Cardinals  
Smoky Burgess 50 Philadelphia Phillies 25
Cincinnati Redlegs  



Jim Thome wore number twenty-five since he first came up with the Cleveland Indians making him the franchise record holder for that particular number (Mike Garcia is second).

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.