Bases on Balls : 1954 National League Top 25

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"I don't think I stayed for a complete game that first year (in Arizona). But something happened. During the second year, I started watching more intently, listening to the broadcasters talk about strategy. I started getting it. Suddenly, a 162-game season didn't seem ridiculously long anymore." - Richard Ruelas in The Arizona Republic (11-07-2001)
 

1954 Bases on Balls Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Richie Ashburn 125 Philadelphia Phillies 1
Eddie Mathews 113 Milwaukee Braves 2
Stan Musial 103 St. Louis Cardinals 3
Pee Wee Reese 90 Brooklyn Dodgers 4
Hank Thompson 90 New York Giants  
Duke Snider 84 Brooklyn Dodgers 6
Ted Kluszewski 78 Cincinnati Redlegs 7
Jim Gilliam 76 Brooklyn Dodgers 8
Ralph Kiner 76 Chicago Cubs  
Earl Torgeson 75 Philadelphia Phillies 10
Gil Hodges 74 Brooklyn Dodgers 11
Wally Moon 71 St. Louis Cardinals 12
Monte Irvin 70 New York Giants 13
Bobby Morgan 70 Philadelphia Phillies  
Hank Sauer 70 Chicago Cubs  
Sid Gordon 67 Pittsburgh Pirates 16
Willie Mays 66 New York Giants 17
Jackie Robinson 63 Brooklyn Dodgers 18
Johnny Temple 62 Cincinnati Redlegs 19
Willie Jones 61 Philadelphia Phillies 20
Whitey Lockman 59 New York Giants 21
Gair Allie 56 Pittsburgh Pirates 22
Bobby Adams 55 Cincinnati Redlegs 23
Solly Hemus 55 St. Louis Cardinals  
Curt Roberts 55 Pittsburgh Pirates  



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.

Jim Thome wore number twenty-five since he first came up with the Cleveland Indians making him the franchise record holder for that particular number (Mike Garcia is second).