Bases on Balls : 1913 American League Top 25

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"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)
 

1913 Bases on Balls Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Burt Shotton 99 St. Louis Browns 1
Eddie Collins 85 Philadelphia Athletics 2
Donie Bush 80 Detroit Tigers 3
Joe Jackson 80 Cleveland Naps  
Harry Wolter 80 New York Yankees  
Danny Moeller 72 Washington Senators 6
Eddie Murphy 70 Philadelphia Athletics 7
Ray Morgan 68 Washington Senators 8
Roy Hartzell 67 New York Yankees 9
Tris Speaker 65 Boston Red Sox 10
Frank Baker 63 Philadelphia Athletics 11
Harry Hooper 60 Boston Red Sox 12
Ty Cobb 58 Detroit Tigers 13
Clyde Milan 58 Washington Senators  
Gus Williams 57 St. Louis Browns 15
Terry Turner 55 Cleveland Naps 16
Clyde Engle 53 Boston Red Sox 17
Bobby Veach 53 Detroit Tigers  
Sam Crawford 52 Detroit Tigers 19
Birdie Cree 50 New York Yankees 20
Steve Yerkes 50 Boston Red Sox  
Jack Graney 48 Cleveland Naps 22
Larry Gardner 47 Boston Red Sox 23
Ray Chapman 46 Cleveland Naps 24
Morrie Rath 46 Chicago White Sox  



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).

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.