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walks to First Base after drawing a base on balls.]] A base on balls ('''BB''') is credited to a batter and against a pitcher in per rule 10.04.http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/official_info/official_rules/official_scorer_10.jsp Receiving a base on balls does not count as an official At Bat for a batter but does count as a Plate Appearance .In 1887 , Major League Baseball counted bases on balls as Hits . The result was skyrocketed Batting Average s, including some near .500, and the experiment was abandoned the following season. Current record books do not count walks in 1887 as hits. A pitcher can also choose to Intentionally Walk a batter. This is usually done for the purpose of facing a different batter that the team feels they have a better chance of getting out, or to allow a double play possibility if first base is open with less than two outs. A Hit By Pitch is not counted statistically as a walk, though the effect is the same, with the batter receiving a free pass to first base. WALK LEADERS IN MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL On July 4 , 2004 , Barry Bonds drew his 2,191st base on balls to pass the career record of Rickey Henderson , who is no longer active in the major leagues. Career Bold denotes active players. Totals are current through games of August 24 , 2007 . # Barry Bonds - 2,550 # Rickey Henderson - 2,190 # Babe Ruth - 2,062 # Ted Williams - 2,019 # Joe Morgan - 1,865 # Carl Yastrzemski - 1,845 # Mickey Mantle - 1,733 # Mel Ott - 1,708 # Frank Thomas - 1,615 # Eddie Yost - 1,614 # Darrell Evans - 1,605 # Stan Musial - 1,599 Season # Barry Bonds ( 2004 ) - 232 # Barry Bonds ( 2002 ) - 198 # Barry Bonds ( 2001 ) - 177 # Babe Ruth ( 1923 ) - 170 # Mark McGwire ( 1998 ) - 162 # Ted Williams ( 1947 ) - 162 # Ted Williams ( 1949 ) - 162 # Ted Williams ( 1946 ) - 156 # Barry Bonds ( 1996 ) - 151 # Eddie Yost ( 1956 ) - 151 REFERENCES AND EXTERNAL LINKS Career walks leaders, Baseball-Reference.com Single-season walks leaders, Baseball-Reference.com |
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