Tuesday, January 27, 2009

These Cleats Are Made for Walkin'

*Led AL/NL
*1. Hank Greenberg - 119 BBs (1938, Detroit Tigers)
*2. Hank Greenberg - 104 BBs (1947, Pittsburgh Pirates)
3. Hank Greenberg - 102 BBs (1937, Detroit Tigers)
3. Buddy Myer - 102 BBs (1934, Washington Senators)
4. Al Rosen - 100 BBs (1950, Cleveland Indians)
5. Buddy Myer - 96 BBs (1935, Washington Senators)
6. Sid Gordon - 95 BBs (1949, New York Giants)
7. Shawn Green - 93 BBs (2002, Los Angeles Dodgers)
7. Hank Greenberg - 93 BBs (1940, Detroit Tigers)
7. Buddy Myer - 93 BBs (1938, Washington Senators)
8. Al Rosen - 92 BBs (1955, Cleveland Indians)
9. Kevin Youkilis - 91 BBs (2006, Boston Red Sox)
9. Hank Greenberg - 91 BBs (1939, Detroit Tigers)
10. Shawn Green - 90 BBs (2000, Los Angeles Dodgers)
11. Cal Abrams - 89 BBs (1955, Baltimore Orioles)
12. Hank Greenberg - 87 BBs (1935, Detroit Tigers)
13. Mike Epstein - 85 BBs (1969, Washington Senators)
13. Al Rosen - 85 BBs (1954, Cleveland Indians)
13. Al Rosen - 85 BBs (1953, Cleveland Indians)
13. Al Rosen - 85 BBs (1951, Cleveland Indians)
14. Cal Abrams - 82 BBs (1954, Pittsburgh Pirates/Baltimore Orioles)
15. Sid Gordon - 80 BBs (1951, Boston Braves)
15. Hank Greenberg - 80 BBs (1946, Detroit Tigers)
16. Sid Gordon - 78 BBs (1950, Boston Braves)
16. Buddy Myer - 78 BBs (1937, Washington Senators)
17. Kevin Youkilis - 77 BBs (2007, Boston Red Sox)
17. Sid Gordon - 77 BBs (1952, Boston Braves)
18. Al Rosen - 75 BBs (1952, Cleveland Indians)
19. Mike Epstein - 74 BBs (1971, Washington Senators/Oakland Athletics)
19. Sid Gordon - 74 BBs (1948, New York Giants)
20. Mike Epstein - 73 BBs (1970, Washington Senators)
21. Shawn Green - 72 BBs (2001, Los Angeles Dodgers)
22. Shawn Green - 71 BBs (2004, Los Angeles Dodgers)
22. Sid Gordon - 71 BBs (1953, Milwaukee Braves)
23. Brad Ausmus - 69 BBs (2000, Detroit Tigers)
23. Buddy Myer - 69 BBs (1932, Washington Senators)
24. Shawn Green - 68 BBs (2003, Los Angeles Dodgers)
24. Mike Epstein - 68 BBs (1972, Oakland Athletics)
25. Sid Gordon - 67 BBs (1954, Pittsburgh Pirates)

Honorable Mentions:
Lou Boudreau - 98 BBs (1948, Cleveland Indians)
Lou Boudreau - 90 BBs (1943, Cleveland Indians)
Lou Boudreau - 85 BBs (1941, Cleveland Indians)
Lou Boudreau - 75 BBs (1942, Cleveland Indians)
Lou Boudreau - 73 BBs (1940, Cleveland Indians)
Lou Boudreau - 73 BBs (1944, Cleveland Indians)
Lou Boudreau - 70 BBs (1949, Cleveland Indians)
Lou Boudreau - 67 BBs (1947, Cleveland Indians)

2 comments:

William J. Tasker said...

Very cool list, Josh. Must have taken a lot of work to pull that list off.

Why is Lou Boudreau an honorable mention? Was he of mixed religion parents?

Josh Borenstein said...

It did take some doing, but it's a labor of love. I really like making lists.

Boudreau's mother was Jewish. His was father was not. But I've heard from a few sources that he had a Bobby Fischer complex.