Top 25 Bases on Balls in 1970 in the National League

Bases on Balls : 1970 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)

1970 Bases on Balls Leaders
Top 25 in the National League

Name Bases on Balls Team Rank

Willie McCovey 137 San Francisco Giants 1

Rusty Staub 112 Montreal Expos 2

Dick Dietz 109 San Francisco Giants 3

Jimmy Wynn 106 Houston Astros 4

Joe Morgan 102 Houston Astros 5

Billy Grabarkewitz 95 Los Angeles Dodgers 6

Bud Harrelson 95 New York Mets

Bernie Carbo 94 Cincinnati Reds 8

Jim Hickman 93 Chicago Cubs 9

Ron Santo 92 Chicago Cubs 10

Ken Henderson 87 San Francisco Giants 11

Tony Perez 83 Cincinnati Reds 12

Denis Menke 82 Houston Astros 13

Wayne Garrett 81 New York Mets 14

Willie Mays 79 San Francisco Giants 15

Wes Parker 79 Los Angeles Dodgers

Bobby Bonds 77 San Francisco Giants 17

Rico Carty 77 Atlanta Braves

Hank Aaron 74 Atlanta Braves 19

Pete Rose 73 Cincinnati Reds 20

Bob Bailey 72 Montreal Expos 21

Ron Fairly 72 Montreal Expos

Deron Johnson 72 Philadelphia Phillies

Billy Williams 72 Chicago Cubs

Dick Allen 71 St. Louis Cardinals 25

Name Bases on Balls Team Rank

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.

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?

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