Bases on Balls : 1968 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:

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1968 Bases on Balls Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Ron Santo 96 Chicago Cubs 1
Jimmy Wynn 90 Houston Astros 2
Ron Hunt 78 San Francisco Giants 3
Dick Allen 74 Philadelphia Phillies 4
Rusty Staub 73 Houston Astros 5
Willie McCovey 72 San Francisco Giants 6
Willie Mays 67 San Francisco Giants 7
Hank Aaron 64 Atlanta Braves 8
Denis Menke 64 Houston Astros  
Johnny Briggs 58 Philadelphia Phillies 10
Pete Rose 56 Cincinnati Reds 11
Dal Maxvill 52 St. Louis Cardinals 12
Ron Swoboda 52 New York Mets  
Roberto Clemente 51 Pittsburgh Pirates 14
Tito Francona 51 Atlanta Braves  
Tony Perez 51 Cincinnati Reds  
Wes Parker 49 Los Angeles Dodgers 17
Felipe Alou 48 Atlanta Braves 18
Billy Williams 48 Chicago Cubs  
Donn Clendenon 47 Pittsburgh Pirates 20
Adolfo Phillips 47 Chicago Cubs  
Willie Stargell 47 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Lou Brock 46 St. Louis Cardinals 23
Tom Haller 46 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Jim Ray Hart 46 San Francisco Giants  



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.

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.

The first player from the Angels franchise (they were the California Angels at the time) to wear the number twenty-five was Bob Perry.