1883 On Base Percentage Leaders Top 25 in the American Association
Name	On Base Percentage	Team	Rank
Ed Swartwood	.394 (.39359)	Pittsburgh Alleghenys	1
Pete Browning	.378 (.37795)	Louisville Eclipse	2
Mike Moynahan	.360 (.35963)	Philadelphia Athletics	3
Jim Clinton	.357 (.35681)	Baltimore Orioles	4
Candy Nelson	.353 (.35268)	New York Metropolitans	5
Harry Stovey	.346 (.34598)	Philadelphia Athletics	6
Jack Gleason	.342 (.34211)	St. Louis Browns	7
		Louisville Eclipse
Jack O'Brien	.333 (.33253)	Philadelphia Athletics	8
Charley Jones	.328 (.32847)	Cincinnati Red Stockings	9
Hick Carpenter	.328 (.32819)	Cincinnati Red Stockings	10
John Richmond	.327 (.32683)	Columbus Colts	11
John Reilly	.325 (.32511)	Cincinnati Red Stockings	12
Hugh Nicol	.319 (.31865)	St. Louis Browns	13
Dave Rowe	.318 (.31783)	Baltimore Orioles	14
Ed Whiting	.317 (.31727)	Louisville Eclipse	15
John O'Rourke	.315 (.31548)	New York Metropolitans	16
Charlie Comiskey	.313 (.31311)	St. Louis Browns	17
Cub Stricker	.312 (.31232)	Philadelphia Athletics	18
Joe Sommer	.312 (.31178)	Cincinnati Red Stockings	19
Bill Gleason	.311 (.31136)	St. Louis Browns	20
Ecky Stearns	.308 (.30769)	Baltimore Orioles	21
Tom Brown	.307 (.30682)	Columbus Colts	22
Fred Lewis	.305 (.30476)	St. Louis Browns	23
Mike Mansell	.300 (.29977)	Pittsburgh Alleghenys	24
Pop Smith	.300 (.29977)	Columbus Colts
Name	On Base Percentage	Team	Rank

	The most recognizable Detroit Tiger to wear the number twenty-five was probably Norm Cash (who wore it from 1960 through 1974), but did you know that Hall of Famer Larry Doby also wore it during his single season with Detroit? The first player from the Angels franchise (they were the California Angels at the time) to wear the number twenty-five was Bob Perry. Jose Cruz of the Houston Astros had his number twenty-five retired on October 3, 1992, and became the first Major League player with that particular retired number.