1879 Bases on Balls Leaders Top 25 in the National League
Name	Bases on Balls	Team	Rank
Charley Jones	29	Boston Red Caps	1
Ned Williamson	24	Chicago White Stockings	2
Tom York	19	Providence Grays	3
Ross Barnes	16	Cincinnati Reds	4
Hardy Richardson	16	Buffalo Bisons
John Morrill	14	Boston Red Caps	6
Davy Force	13	Buffalo Bisons	7
Jim O'Rourke	13	Providence Grays
George Wright	13	Providence Grays
Pete Hotaling	12	Cincinnati Reds	10
John Clapp	11	Buffalo Bisons	11
Dave Eggler	11	Buffalo Bisons
George Strief	10	Cleveland Blues	13
Jack Burdock	9	Boston Red Caps	14
Joe Quest	9	Chicago White Stockings
Ed Cogswell	8	Boston Red Caps	16
George Gore	8	Chicago White Stockings
Paul Hines	8	Providence Grays
King Kelly	8	Cincinnati Reds
Terry Larkin	8	Chicago White Stockings
Cal McVey	8	Cincinnati Reds
Candy Nelson	8	Troy Trojans
John O'Rourke	8	Boston Red Caps
Oscar Walker	8	Buffalo Bisons
Bobby Mathews	7	Providence Grays	25
Name	Bases on Balls	Team	Rank

	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? 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.