Bases on Balls : 1920 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:

"What people don't understand is, one day off for Cal Ripken would not recharge his batteries. One day would not do it. He's not playing 2,130 games in a row. Cal is ONLY playing 162 games a year." - Frank Robinson in The Sporting News (September 11, 1995)
 

1920 Bases on Balls Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Babe Ruth 150 New York Yankees 1
Tris Speaker 97 Cleveland Indians 2
Harry Hooper 88 Boston Red Sox 3
Ralph Young 85 Detroit Tigers 4
Braggo Roth 75 Washington Senators 5
Donie Bush 73 Detroit Tigers 6
Roger Peckinpaugh 72 New York Yankees 7
Eddie Collins 69 Chicago White Sox 8
Steve O'Neill 69 Cleveland Indians  
Ray Schalk 68 Chicago White Sox 10
Joe Judge 65 Washington Senators 11
Mike Menosky 65 Boston Red Sox  
Wally Schang 64 Boston Red Sox 13
Ty Cobb 58 Detroit Tigers 14
Wally Gerber 58 St. Louis Browns  
Joe Jackson 56 Chicago White Sox 16
Jimmy Dykes 55 Philadelphia Athletics 17
Joe Gedeon 55 St. Louis Browns  
Nemo Leibold 55 Chicago White Sox  
Bill Wambsganss 54 Cleveland Indians 20
Larry Gardner 53 Cleveland Indians 21
Elmer Smith 53 Cleveland Indians  
Ray Chapman 52 Cleveland Indians 23
Del Pratt 50 New York Yankees 24
Amos Strunk 49 Philadelphia Athletics 25
Chicago White Sox  



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?

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

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.