On Base Percentage : 1919 American League Top 25

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1919 On Base Percentage Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Babe Ruth .456 (.45640) Boston Red Sox 1
Ty Cobb .429 (.42910) Detroit Tigers 2
Joe Jackson .422 (.42241) Chicago White Sox 3
Nemo Leibold .404 (.40354) Chicago White Sox 4
Eddie Collins .400 (.39966) Chicago White Sox 5
Bobby Veach .398 (.39757) Detroit Tigers 6
Tris Speaker .395 (.39478) Cleveland Indians 7
George Sisler .390 (.39042) St. Louis Browns 8
Roger Peckinpaugh .390 (.38953) New York Yankees 9
Joe Judge .386 (.38576) Washington Senators 10
Jack Graney .380 (.37961) Cleveland Indians 11
Sam Rice .376 (.37624) Washington Senators 12
Jack Tobin .376 (.37595) St. Louis Browns 13
Harry Hooper .374 (.37391) Boston Red Sox 14
Harry Heilmann .366 (.36632) Detroit Tigers 15
Baby Doll Jacobson .362 (.36232) St. Louis Browns 16
Braggo Roth .355 (.35546) Philadelphia Athletics 17
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Larry Gardner .352 (.35159) Cleveland Indians 18
Ray Chapman .351 (.35118) Cleveland Indians 19
Frank Baker .346 (.34584) New York Yankees 20
Donie Bush .343 (.34300) Detroit Tigers 21
Del Pratt .342 (.34215) New York Yankees 22
Stuffy McInnis .341 (.34052) Boston Red Sox 23
Joe Gedeon .340 (.34008) St. Louis Browns 24
George Burns .339 (.33932) Philadelphia Athletics 25



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.

Future Hall of Famer Sammy Sosa is best known for wearing number twenty-one; however, when the young slugger played for the Chicago White Sox (1989-1991) he only wore number twenty-five.