Bases on Balls : 1906 National 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:

"When you're playing 162 baseball games, you're playing almost every day, it's nice to have a guy (Jose Lima) like that around to lighten things up and have fun. It's a huge plus for us." - Detroit Tigers Pitcher Matt Anderson
 

1906 Bases on Balls Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Roy Thomas 107 Philadelphia Phillies 1
Roger Bresnahan 81 New York Giants 2
John Titus 78 Philadelphia Phillies 3
Bill Dahlen 76 New York Giants 4
Art Devlin 74 New York Giants 5
Miller Huggins 71 Cincinnati Reds 6
Frank Chance 70 Chicago Cubs 7
Spike Shannon 70 St. Louis Cardinals  
New York Giants  
Claude Ritchey 68 Pittsburgh Pirates 9
Jimmy Sheckard 67 Chicago Cubs 10
Jimmy Slagle 63 Chicago Cubs 11
Dan McGann 60 New York Giants 12
Tim Jordan 59 Brooklyn Superbas 13
Fred Tenney 58 Boston Beaneaters 14
Honus Wagner 58 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Pug Bennett 56 St. Louis Cardinals 16
Cozy Dolan 55 Boston Beaneaters 17
Sammy Strang 54 New York Giants 18
Jim Nealon 53 Pittsburgh Pirates 19
Doc Casey 52 Brooklyn Superbas 20
Sherry Magee 52 Philadelphia Phillies  
Billy Maloney 49 Brooklyn Superbas 22
Mike Grady 48 St. Louis Cardinals 23
Harry Lumley 48 Brooklyn Superbas  
Harry Steinfeldt 47 Chicago Cubs 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.

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.

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?