Bases on Balls : 1960 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:

"Although baseball decided to extend the regular season deeper into October to play 162 games (after the 09-11 disaster), why not just play 154? Baseball has dealt with shortened seasons before. (Bud) Selig spoke about the sanctity of playing 162 games, but baseball played 154 games until 1961. Baseball should have just let the games go and continued with the current schedule." - Joe Morgan on ESPN (September 19, 2001)
 

1960 Bases on Balls Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Richie Ashburn 116 Chicago Cubs 1
Eddie Mathews 111 Milwaukee Braves 2
Jim Gilliam 96 Los Angeles Dodgers 3
Frank Robinson 82 Cincinnati Reds 4
Daryl Spencer 81 St. Louis Cardinals 5
Don Hoak 74 Pittsburgh Pirates 6
Ernie Banks 71 Chicago Cubs 7
Wally Moon 67 Los Angeles Dodgers 8
Willie Mays 61 San Francisco Giants 9
Hank Aaron 60 Milwaukee Braves 10
Ed Bailey 59 Cincinnati Reds 11
Joe Cunningham 59 St. Louis Cardinals  
Bob Skinner 59 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Ken Boyer 56 St. Louis Cardinals 14
Ed Bouchee 54 Philadelphia Phillies 15
Chicago Cubs  
Bobby Del Greco 54 Philadelphia Phillies  
Pancho Herrera 51 Philadelphia Phillies 17
Don Blasingame 49 San Francisco Giants 18
Charlie Neal 48 Los Angeles Dodgers 19
Vada Pinson 47 Cincinnati Reds 20
Bob Will 47 Chicago Cubs  
Joe Adcock 46 Milwaukee Braves 22
Eddie Kasko 46 Cincinnati Reds  
Duke Snider 46 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Johnny Callison 45 Philadelphia Phillies 25



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.

Jose Cruz of the Houston Astros had his number twenty-five retired on October 3, 1992, and became the first Major League player with that particular retired number.

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).