Bases on Balls : 1966 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)
 

1966 Bases on Balls Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Ron Santo 95 Chicago Cubs 1
Joe Morgan 89 Houston Astros 2
Hank Aaron 76 Atlanta Braves 3
Willie McCovey 76 San Francisco Giants  
Denis Menke 71 Atlanta Braves 5
Willie Mays 70 San Francisco Giants 6
Wes Parker 69 Los Angeles Dodgers 7
Billy Williams 69 Chicago Cubs  
Dick Allen 68 Philadelphia Phillies 9
Bill White 68 Philadelphia Phillies  
Eddie Mathews 63 Atlanta Braves 11
Rico Carty 60 Atlanta Braves 12
Clay Dalrymple 60 Philadelphia Phillies  
Joe Torre 60 Atlanta Braves  
Rusty Staub 58 Houston Astros 15
Tommy Harper 57 Cincinnati Reds 16
Johnny Callison 56 Philadelphia Phillies 17
Tom Haller 53 San Francisco Giants 18
Donn Clendenon 52 Pittsburgh Pirates 19
Ron Fairly 52 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Jim Pagliaroni 50 Pittsburgh Pirates 21
Jim Ray Hart 48 San Francisco Giants 22
Jim Lefebvre 48 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Willie Stargell 48 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Bob Bailey 47 Pittsburgh Pirates 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.

The first player from the Angels franchise (they were the California Angels at the time) to wear the number twenty-five was Bob Perry.

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.