Bases on Balls : 1983 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)
 

1983 Bases on Balls Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Mike Schmidt 128 Philadelphia Phillies 1
Jason Thompson 99 Pittsburgh Pirates 2
Tim Raines 97 Montreal Expos 3
Dale Murphy 90 Atlanta Braves 4
Joe Morgan 89 Philadelphia Phillies 5
Keith Hernandez 88 St. Louis Cardinals 6
New York Mets  
Bill Doran 86 Houston Astros 7
Darrell Evans 84 San Francisco Giants 8
Greg Brock 83 Los Angeles Dodgers 9
Dan Driessen 75 Cincinnati Reds 10
Jack Clark 74 San Francisco Giants 11
Dusty Baker 72 Los Angeles Dodgers 12
Pedro Guerrero 72 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Gary Redus 71 Cincinnati Reds 14
Gary Matthews 69 Philadelphia Phillies 15
Eddie Milner 68 Cincinnati Reds 16
Keith Moreland 68 Chicago Cubs  
Darrell Porter 68 St. Louis Cardinals  
Leon Durham 66 Chicago Cubs 19
Jose Cruz 65 Houston Astros 20
Alan Wiggins 65 San Diego Padres  
Ozzie Smith 64 St. Louis Cardinals 22
Chris Chambliss 63 Atlanta Braves 23
Phil Garner 63 Houston Astros  
Ron Cey 62 Chicago Cubs 25



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.

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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