Bases on Balls : 1915 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
 

1915 Bases on Balls Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Gavvy Cravath 86 Philadelphia Phillies 1
Dave Bancroft 77 Philadelphia Phillies 2
Jim Viox 75 Pittsburgh Pirates 3
Miller Huggins 74 St. Louis Cardinals 4
Red Smith 67 Boston Braves 5
Herbie Moran 66 Boston Braves 6
Vic Saier 64 Chicago Cubs 7
Max Carey 57 Pittsburgh Pirates 8
Jake Daubert 57 Brooklyn Robins  
George Burns 56 New York Giants 10
Tommy Leach 56 Cincinnati Reds  
Art Phelan 55 Chicago Cubs 12
Sherry Magee 54 Boston Braves 13
Bob Bescher 52 St. Louis Cardinals 14
Zack Wheat 52 Brooklyn Robins  
Ollie O'Mara 51 Brooklyn Robins 16
Johnny Evers 50 Boston Braves 17
Heinie Groh 50 Cincinnati Reds  
Wildfire Schulte 49 Chicago Cubs 19
Bill Hinchman 48 Pittsburgh Pirates 20
Art Butler 47 St. Louis Cardinals 21
Rabbit Maranville 45 Boston Braves 22
Ed Fitzpatrick 43 Boston Braves 23
Dots Miller 43 St. Louis Cardinals  
Fred Luderus 42 Philadelphia Phillies 25



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.

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.