Bases on Balls : 1957 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)
 

1957 Bases on Balls Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Richie Ashburn 94 Philadelphia Phillies 1
Johnny Temple 94 Cincinnati Redlegs  
Eddie Mathews 90 Milwaukee Braves 3
Ed Bouchee 84 Philadelphia Phillies 4
Duke Snider 77 Brooklyn Dodgers 5
Willie Mays 76 New York Giants 6
Don Hoak 74 Cincinnati Redlegs 7
Ed Bailey 73 Cincinnati Redlegs 8
Don Blasingame 71 St. Louis Cardinals 9
Ernie Banks 70 Chicago Cubs 10
Roy McMillan 66 Cincinnati Redlegs 11
Stan Musial 66 St. Louis Cardinals  
Jim Gilliam 64 Brooklyn Dodgers 13
Gil Hodges 63 Brooklyn Dodgers 14
Wally Moon 62 St. Louis Cardinals 15
Willie Jones 61 Philadelphia Phillies 16
Hank Aaron 57 Milwaukee Braves 17
Joe Cunningham 56 St. Louis Cardinals 18
Dale Long 56 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Chicago Cubs  
Stan Lopata 56 Philadelphia Phillies  
Charlie Neal 53 Brooklyn Dodgers 21
Bobby Morgan 52 Philadelphia Phillies 22
Chicago Cubs  
Danny O'Connell 52 Milwaukee Braves  
New York Giants  
Walt Moryn 50 Chicago Cubs 24
Daryl Spencer 50 New York Giants  



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.

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?