Bases on Balls : 1937 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:

"The guys who made up this schedule must have been in a room with a bottle of Wild Turkey and 40 straws." - Dave Bergman
 

1937 Bases on Balls Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Mel Ott 102 New York Giants 1
Dolph Camilli 90 Philadelphia Phillies 2
Stan Hack 83 Chicago Cubs 3
Gus Suhr 83 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Augie Galan 79 Chicago Cubs 5
Cookie Lavagetto 74 Brooklyn Dodgers 6
Hersh Martin 69 Philadelphia Phillies 7
Woody English 65 Brooklyn Dodgers 8
Paul Waner 63 Pittsburgh Pirates 9
Tony Cuccinello 61 Boston Bees 10
Gene Moore 61 Boston Bees  
Alex Kampouris 60 Cincinnati Reds 12
Frank Demaree 57 Chicago Cubs 13
Elbie Fletcher 56 Boston Bees 14
Billy Herman 56 Chicago Cubs  
Johnny Mize 56 St. Louis Cardinals  
Ival Goodman 55 Cincinnati Reds 17
Arky Vaughan 54 Pittsburgh Pirates 18
Rabbit Warstler 51 Boston Bees 19
Bill Brubaker 47 Pittsburgh Pirates 20
Jo-Jo Moore 46 New York Giants 21
Tom Winsett 45 Brooklyn Dodgers 22
Gibby Brack 44 Brooklyn Dodgers 23
Billy Myers 44 Cincinnati Reds  
Gabby Hartnett 43 Chicago Cubs 25



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.

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.