Bases on Balls : 1947 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)
 

1947 Bases on Balls Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Ted Williams 162 Boston Red Sox 1
Roy Cullenbine 137 Detroit Tigers 2
Eddie Lake 120 Detroit Tigers 3
Eddie Joost 114 Philadelphia Athletics 4
Ferris Fain 95 Philadelphia Athletics 5
Snuffy Stirnweiss 89 New York Yankees 6
Jeff Heath 88 St. Louis Browns 7
Stan Spence 81 Washington Senators 8
Dick Wakefield 80 Detroit Tigers 9
George McQuinn 78 New York Yankees 10
Dom DiMaggio 74 Boston Red Sox 11
Johnny Pesky 72 Boston Red Sox 12
Tommy Henrich 71 New York Yankees 13
Vern Stephens 70 St. Louis Browns 14
Lou Boudreau 67 Cleveland Indians 15
Floyd Baker 66 Chicago White Sox 16
Sam Chapman 65 Philadelphia Athletics 17
Luke Appling 64 Chicago White Sox 18
Joe DiMaggio 64 New York Yankees  
Elmer Valo 64 Philadelphia Athletics  
Pat Mullin 63 Detroit Tigers 21
Joe Gordon 62 Cleveland Indians 22
Jerry Priddy 62 Washington Senators  
George Kell 61 Detroit Tigers 24
Wally Judnich 60 St. Louis Browns 25



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.

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?