Top 25 Bases on Balls in 2008 in the American League

Bases on Balls : 2008 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:

"Although baseball decided to extend the regular season deeper into October to play 162 games (after the 09-11 disaster), why not just play 154? Baseball has dealt with shortened seasons before. (Bud) Selig spoke about the sanctity of playing 162 games, but baseball played 154 games until 1961. Baseball should have just let the games go and continued with the current schedule." - Joe Morgan on ESPN (September 19, 2001)

2008 Bases on Balls Leaders
Top 25 in the American League

Name Bases on Balls Team Rank

Jack Cust 111 Oakland Athletics 1

Nick Markakis 99 Baltimore Orioles 2

Grady Sizemore 98 Cleveland Indians 3

B.J. Upton 97 Tampa Bay Rays 4

Carlos Pena 96 Tampa Bay Rays 5

Jim Thome 91 Chicago White Sox 6

Joe Mauer 84 Minnesota Twins 7

Brian Roberts 82 Baltimore Orioles 8

Nick Swisher 82 Chicago White Sox

Milton Bradley 80 Texas Rangers 10

J.D. Drew 79 Boston Red Sox 11

Jason Giambi 76 New York Yankees 12

Justin Morneau 76 Minnesota Twins

Lyle Overbay 74 Toronto Blue Jays 14

Bobby Abreu 73 New York Yankees 15

Curtis Granderson 71 Detroit Tigers 16

Kevin Millar 71 Baltimore Orioles

Akinori Iwamura 70 Tampa Bay Rays 18

David Ortiz 70 Boston Red Sox

Alex Gordon 66 Kansas City Royals 20

Carlos Quentin 66 Chicago White Sox

Daric Barton 65 Oakland Athletics 22

Paul Konerko 65 Chicago White Sox

Alex Rodriguez 65 New York Yankees

Johnny Damon 64 New York Yankees 25

Name Bases on Balls Team Rank

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.

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.

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?

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