Bases on Balls : 1952 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:

"What people don't understand is, one day off for Cal Ripken would not recharge his batteries. One day would not do it. He's not playing 2,130 games in a row. Cal is ONLY playing 162 games a year." - Frank Robinson in The Sporting News (September 11, 1995)
 

1952 Bases on Balls Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Ralph Kiner 110 Pittsburgh Pirates 1
Gil Hodges 107 Brooklyn Dodgers 2
Jackie Robinson 106 Brooklyn Dodgers 3
Solly Hemus 96 St. Louis Cardinals 4
Stan Musial 96 St. Louis Cardinals  
Pee Wee Reese 86 Brooklyn Dodgers 6
Earl Torgeson 81 Boston Braves 7
Sid Gordon 77 Boston Braves 8
Hank Sauer 77 Chicago Cubs  
Wes Westrum 76 New York Giants 10
Richie Ashburn 75 Philadelphia Phillies 11
Enos Slaughter 70 St. Louis Cardinals 12
Connie Ryan 69 Philadelphia Phillies 13
Sam Jethroe 68 Boston Braves 14
Whitey Lockman 67 New York Giants 15
Grady Hatton 66 Cincinnati Reds 16
Andy Pafko 64 Brooklyn Dodgers 17
Eddie Waitkus 64 Philadelphia Phillies  
Johnny Wyrostek 62 Cincinnati Reds 19
Philadelphia Phillies  
Eddie Mathews 59 Boston Braves 20
Roy Campanella 57 Brooklyn Dodgers 21
Duke Snider 55 Brooklyn Dodgers 22
Willie Jones 53 Philadelphia Phillies 23
Bobby Thomson 52 New York Giants 24
Joe Garagiola 50 Pittsburgh Pirates 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 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.