A Walk in the Park
The Houston Astros, finishing up a three-game series at Dodger Stadium this afternoon, are among three National League teams on pace to shatter the league’s record for bases on balls drawn in a single season. Through the end of April, the Astros were on an 845-walk pace, followed by the New York Mets (841) and St. Louis Cardinals (797).
The NL single-season record for walks:
732: Brooklyn Dodgers, 1947
729: San Francisco Giants, 1970
728: Houston Astros, 1999
717: New York Mets, 1999
711: Giants, 1969
Reported by Bob Rohwer
Source: Baseball Prospectus
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