Bases on Balls : 1910 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:

"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)
 

1910 Bases on Balls Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Donie Bush 78 Detroit Tigers 1
Clyde Milan 71 Washington Senators 2
Harry Wolter 66 New York Highlanders 3
Ty Cobb 64 Detroit Tigers 4
Doc Gessler 62 Washington Senators 5
Harry Hooper 62 Boston Red Sox  
Rollie Zeider 62 Chicago White Sox  
George McBride 61 Washington Senators 8
Nap Lajoie 60 Cleveland Naps 9
Topsy Hartsel 58 Philadelphia Athletics 10
Charlie Hemphill 55 New York Highlanders 11
Harry Davis 53 Philadelphia Athletics 12
Terry Turner 53 Cleveland Naps  
Jack Barry 52 Philadelphia Athletics 14
Tris Speaker 52 Boston Red Sox  
Davy Jones 51 Detroit Tigers 16
Eddie Collins 49 Philadelphia Athletics 17
Roy Hartzell 49 St. Louis Browns  
Bobby Wallace 49 St. Louis Browns  
George Stone 48 St. Louis Browns 20
Frank Truesdale 48 St. Louis Browns  
Jimmy Austin 47 New York Highlanders 22
Heinie Wagner 44 Boston Red Sox 23
Jim Delahanty 43 Detroit Tigers 24
Jake Stahl 42 Boston Red Sox 25



Jose Cruz of the Houston Astros had his number twenty-five retired on October 3, 1992, and became the first Major League player with that particular retired number.

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

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).