2006 Bases on Balls Leaders Top 25 in the American League
Name	Bases on Balls	Team	Rank
David Ortiz	119	Boston Red Sox	1
Jason Giambi	110	New York Yankees	2
Jim Thome	107	Chicago White Sox	3
Travis Hafner	100	Cleveland Indians	4
Manny Ramirez	100	Boston Red Sox
Nick Swisher	97	Oakland Athletics	6
Kevin Youkilis	91	Boston Red Sox	7
Alex Rodriguez	90	New York Yankees	8
Mark Teixeira	89	Texas Rangers	9
Troy Glaus	86	Toronto Blue Jays	10
Eric Chavez	84	Oakland Athletics	11
Frank Thomas	81	Oakland Athletics	12
Joe Mauer	79	Minnesota Twins	13
Grady Sizemore	78	Cleveland Indians	14
Carlos Guillen	71	Detroit Tigers	15
Victor Martinez	71	Cleveland Indians
Derek Jeter	69	New York Yankees	17
Johnny Damon	67	New York Yankees	18
Curtis Granderson	66	Detroit Tigers	19
Chone Figgins	65	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	20
Raul Ibanez	65	Seattle Mariners
Jorge Posada	64	New York Yankees	22
Richie Sexson	64	Seattle Mariners
Mike Cuddyer	62	Minnesota Twins	24
Jonny Gomes	61	Tampa Bay Devil Rays	25
Name	Bases on Balls	Team	Rank

	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? 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. 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.