Top 25 Bases on Balls in 1988 in the National League

Bases on Balls : 1988 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)

1988 Bases on Balls Leaders
Top 25 in the National League

Name Bases on Balls Team Rank

Will Clark 100 San Francisco Giants 1

Brett Butler 97 San Francisco Giants 2

Kal Daniels 87 Cincinnati Reds 3

Howard Johnson 86 New York Mets 4

Bobby Bonilla 85 Pittsburgh Pirates 5

Darryl Strawberry 85 New York Mets

John Kruk 80 San Diego Padres 7

Tom Brunansky 79 St. Louis Cardinals 8

Dale Murphy 74 Atlanta Braves 9

Ozzie Smith 74 St. Louis Cardinals

Kirk Gibson 73 Los Angeles Dodgers 11

Barry Bonds 72 Pittsburgh Pirates 12

Gerald Young 66 Houston Astros 13

Eric Davis 65 Cincinnati Reds 14

Bill Doran 65 Houston Astros

Mark Grace 60 Chicago Cubs 16

Dave Magadan 60 New York Mets

Steve Jeltz 59 Philadelphia Phillies 18

Dion James 58 Atlanta Braves 19

Andy Van Slyke 57 Pittsburgh Pirates 20

Mike Aldrete 56 San Francisco Giants 21

Vance Law 55 Chicago Cubs 22

Mitch Webster 55 Montreal Expos

Chicago Cubs

Phil Bradley 54 Philadelphia Phillies 24

Ryne Sandberg 54 Chicago Cubs

Name Bases on Balls Team Rank

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.

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).

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.

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