Bases on Balls : 1903 American 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:

"Over 162 games, if my big guys are hitting and we get even halfway decent pitching, we'll beat their (our opponents) brains out." - Cincinnati Reds' Manager Sparky Anderson
 

1903 Bases on Balls Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Jimmy Barrett 74 Detroit Tigers 1
Billy Lush 70 Detroit Tigers 2
Ollie Pickering 53 Philadelphia Athletics 3
Jesse Burkett 52 St. Louis Browns 4
Elmer Flick 51 Cleveland Blues 5
Monte Cross 49 Philadelphia Athletics 6
Topsy Hartsel 49 Philadelphia Athletics  
John Gochnaur 48 Cleveland Blues 8
Danny Green 47 Chicago White Stockings 9
Fielder Jones 47 Chicago White Stockings  
Herm McFarland 46 New York Highlanders 11
Lefty Davis 43 New York Highlanders 12
Kip Selbach 41 Washington Senators 13
Jimmy Williams 39 New York Highlanders 14
Socks Seybold 38 Philadelphia Athletics 15
Patsy Dougherty 33 Boston Americans 16
Kid Elberfeld 33 Detroit Tigers  
New York Highlanders  
Charles Moran 33 Washington Senators  
Rabbit Robinson 33 Washington Senators  
Wid Conroy 32 New York Highlanders 20
Willie Keeler 32 New York Highlanders  
Bill Hallman 31 Chicago White Stockings 22
Buck Freeman 30 Boston Americans 23
John Ganzel 30 New York Highlanders  
Ducky Holmes 30 Washington Senators  
Chicago White Stockings  



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.

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

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?