Bases on Balls : 1905 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:

"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)
 

1905 Bases on Balls Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Topsy Hartsel 121 Philadelphia Athletics 1
Fielder Jones 73 Chicago White Sox 2
Jesse Burkett 67 Boston Americans 3
Kip Selbach 67 Boston Americans  
George Davis 60 Chicago White Sox 5
Lou Criger 54 Boston Americans 6
Elmer Flick 53 Cleveland Naps 7
Danny Green 53 Chicago White Sox  
Sam Crawford 50 Detroit Tigers 9
Chick Stahl 50 Boston Americans  
Jimmy Williams 50 New York Highlanders  
Matty McIntyre 48 Detroit Tigers 12
Freddy Parent 47 Boston Americans 13
Buck Freeman 46 Boston Americans 14
Ike Rockenfield 46 St. Louis Browns  
Germany Schaefer 45 Detroit Tigers 16
Lee Tannehill 45 Chicago White Sox  
Bobby Wallace 45 St. Louis Browns  
Jiggs Donahue 44 Chicago White Sox 19
George Stone 44 St. Louis Browns  
Harry Davis 43 Philadelphia Athletics 21
Willie Keeler 43 New York Highlanders  
Emil Frisk 42 St. Louis Browns 23
Danny Murphy 42 Philadelphia Athletics  
Socks Seybold 42 Philadelphia Athletics  



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?

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.