Guys like Don Baylor and Ron Hunt earned first base with welt marks so deep you could see the stiches from the baseball.
Career Leaders for Hit By Pitch
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Rank Player (age) Hit By Pitch Bats
1. Hughie Jennings+ 287 R
2. Craig Biggio (39) 273 R
3. Tommy Tucker# 272 B
4. Don Baylor 267 R
5. Ron Hunt 243 R
6. Dan McGann# 230 B
7. Frank Robinson+ 198 R
8. Jason Kendall (31) 197 R
9. Minnie Minoso 192 R
10. Jake Beckley+* 183 L
11. Andres Galarraga 178 R
12. Curt Welch 173 R
13. Kid Elberfeld 165 R
14. Fernando Vina* (36) 157 L
15. Brady Anderson* 154 L
16. Fred Clarke+* 153 L
17. Chet Lemon 151 R
18. Carlton Fisk+ 143 R
19. Nellie Fox+* 142 L
20. Art Fletcher 141 R
Rank Player (age) Hit By Pitch Bats
21. Bill Dahlen 140 R
22. Carlos Delgado* (33) 139 L
Chuck Knoblauch 139 R
24. Larry Walker* 138 L
25. Frank Chance+ 137 R
26. Dummy Hoy* 134 L
Nap Lajoie+ 134 R
John McGraw+* 134 L
29. Steve Brodie* 132 L
30. Brian Downing 129 R
Willie Keeler+* 129 L
32. Jeff Bagwell (37) 128 R
33. Honus Wagner+ 125 R
34. Buck Herzog 120 R
35. Gary Sheffield (36) 118 R
36. Jimmie Dykes 115 R
Damion Easley (35) 115 R
Sherm Lollar 115 R
39. Frankie Crosetti 114 R
Bill Freehan 114 R
Rank Player (age) Hit By Pitch Bats
41. Andre Dawson 111 R
Steve Evans* 111 L
Jason Giambi* (34) 111 L
44. George Burns 110 R
45. Sherry Magee 109 R
46. Bill Joyce* 108 L
Mo Vaughn* 108 L
48. Pete Rose# 107 B
Wally Schang# 107 B
50. Dan Brouthers+* 105 L
Jeff Kent (37) 105 R
52. Derek Jeter (31) 103 R
Tris Speaker+* 103 L
54. Orlando Cepeda+ 102 R
55. Luis Gonzalez* (37) 100 L
Henry Larkin 100 R
57. Elmer Flick+* 99 L
Bucky Harris+ 99 R
Eddie Yost 99 R
60. Rickey Henderson 98 R
Rank Player (age) Hit By Pitch Bats
Alex Rodriguez (29) 98 R
62. Dick Bartell 97 R
Mike Macfarlane 97 R
Dick Padden 97 R
65. Gary Gaetti 96 R
Reggie Jackson+* 96 L
67. Ty Cobb+* 94 L
Ed Delahanty+ 94 R
Matt Lawton* (33) 94 L
John Reilly 94 R
Jake Stahl 94 R
John Titus* 94 L
73. Barry Bonds* (40) 93 L
74. Jim Delahanty 92 R
Doc Gessler* 92 L
Jimmy Sheckard* 92 L
Lonnie Smith 92 R
78. Jeff Blauser 91 R
Ed Sprague 91 R
Gene Tenace 91 R
Rank Player (age) Hit By Pitch Bats
John Warner* 91 L
Chief Zimmer 91 R
83. Joe Carter 90 R
Norm Cash* 90 L
85. David Eckstein (30) 89 R
Jack Fournier* 89 L
Mark Grudzielanek (35) 89 R
Billy Hamilton+* 89 L
Edgar Martinez 89 R
90. Jose Guillen (29) 88 R
John Olerud* (36) 88 L
Cesar Tovar 88 R
93. Bid McPhee+ 87 R
Rafael Palmeiro* (40) 87 L
Devon White# 87 B
Eric Young (38) 87 R
97. Bobby Grich 86 R
Cy Williams* 86 L
99. Boileryard Clarke 85 R
Kiki Cuyler+ 85 R
Rank Player (age) Hit By Pitch Bats
Jason LaRue (31) 85 R
Arlie Latham 85 R
Joe Torre 85 R