Bases on Balls : 1991 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)
 

1991 Bases on Balls Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Brett Butler 108 Los Angeles Dodgers 1
Barry Bonds 107 Pittsburgh Pirates 2
Fred McGriff 105 San Diego Padres 3
Delino DeShields 95 Montreal Expos 4
Bobby Bonilla 90 Pittsburgh Pirates 5
Ryne Sandberg 87 Chicago Cubs 6
Dave Magadan 83 New York Mets 7
Ozzie Smith 83 St. Louis Cardinals  
Howard Johnson 78 New York Mets 9
Jeff Bagwell 75 Houston Astros 10
Darryl Strawberry 75 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Paul O'Neill 73 Cincinnati Reds 12
Ron Gant 71 Atlanta Braves 13
Andy Van Slyke 71 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Mark Grace 70 Chicago Cubs 15
John Kruk 67 Philadelphia Phillies 16
Jose Oquendo 67 St. Louis Cardinals  
David Justice 65 Atlanta Braves 18
Orlando Merced 64 Pittsburgh Pirates 19
Kal Daniels 63 Los Angeles Dodgers 20
Robby Thompson 63 San Francisco Giants  
Todd Zeile 62 St. Louis Cardinals 22
Tony Fernandez 55 San Diego Padres 23
Barry Larkin 55 Cincinnati Reds  
Eddie Murray 55 Los Angeles Dodgers  



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?

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.

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.