Bases on Balls : 1972 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:

"The baseball season - six months & 2,106 games - is flat out long, and it's a rare one of those games that doesn't ramble or sputter or digress or somehow violate the rules of dramatic narrative. Baseball takes its own sweet time reaching its conclusions." - Dwight Allen in Reds, Yanks and O's (1989)
 

1972 Bases on Balls Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Joe Morgan 115 Cincinnati Reds 1
Jimmy Wynn 103 Houston Astros 2
Johnny Bench 100 Cincinnati Reds 3
Hank Aaron 92 Atlanta Braves 4
Darrell Evans 90 Atlanta Braves 5
Chris Speier 82 San Francisco Giants 6
Rick Monday 78 Chicago Cubs 7
Pete Rose 73 Cincinnati Reds 8
Nate Colbert 70 San Diego Padres 9
Wayne Garrett 70 New York Mets  
Ken Singleton 70 Montreal Expos  
Ron Santo 69 Chicago Cubs 12
Don Kessinger 67 Chicago Cubs 13
Willie Stargell 65 Pittsburgh Pirates 14
Bernie Carbo 63 Cincinnati Reds 15
St. Louis Cardinals  
Wes Parker 62 Los Angeles Dodgers 16
Billy Williams 62 Chicago Cubs  
Earl Williams 62 Atlanta Braves  
Bobby Bonds 60 San Francisco Giants 19
Willie Mays 60 San Francisco Giants  
New York Mets  
Roger Metzger 60 Houston Astros  
Bob Bailey 59 Montreal Expos 22
Bud Harrelson 58 New York Mets 23
Denis Menke 58 Cincinnati Reds  
Willie Montanez 58 Philadelphia Phillies  



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?

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).

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.