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Team numbers...team numbers might be interesting. The record for walks in a season is held by the 1949 Red Sox, who drew 835 free passes, a year after drawing 821. No team has walked 800 times in a season since then; as mentioned above, this was during the local maximum for taking ball four. The Angels lead MLB with 119 walks, on pace for 741. The Brewers have drawn 117 walks in three fewer games, on pace for 824. so they might have a shot. The 21st-century record is held by the 2000 Mariners, who drew 775 walks. There are a few teams, including the Yankees and Cubs, who could take a run at that mark.
