Top 25 Bases on Balls in 1927 in the National League

Bases on Balls : 1927 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:

"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)

1927 Bases on Balls Leaders
Top 25 in the National League

Name Bases on Balls Team Rank

Rogers Hornsby 86 New York Giants 1

George Harper 84 New York Giants 2

Jim Bottomley 74 St. Louis Cardinals 3

George Grantham 74 Pittsburgh Pirates

Chuck Dressen 71 Cincinnati Reds 5

Hack Wilson 71 Chicago Cubs

Riggs Stephenson 65 Chicago Cubs 7

Max Carey 64 Brooklyn Robins 8

Cy Williams 61 Philadelphia Phillies 9

Paul Waner 60 Pittsburgh Pirates 10

Heinie Sand 58 Philadelphia Phillies 11

Taylor Douthit 52 St. Louis Cardinals 12

Joe Harris 48 Pittsburgh Pirates 13

Earl Webb 48 Chicago Cubs

Russ Wrightstone 48 Philadelphia Phillies

Johnny Schulte 47 St. Louis Cardinals 16

Curt Walker 47 Cincinnati Reds

Bill Terry 46 New York Giants 18

Charlie Grimm 45 Chicago Cubs 19

Jack Fournier 44 Boston Braves 20

Gabby Hartnett 44 Chicago Cubs

Dave Bancroft 43 Boston Braves 22

Clyde Beck 43 Chicago Cubs

Frankie Frisch 43 St. Louis Cardinals

Sparky Adams 42 Chicago Cubs 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 first player from the Angels franchise (they were the California Angels at the time) to wear the number twenty-five was Bob Perry.

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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