On Base Percentage : 1984 American League Top 25

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"I don't think I stayed for a complete game that first year (in Arizona). But something happened. During the second year, I started watching more intently, listening to the broadcasters talk about strategy. I started getting it. Suddenly, a 162-game season didn't seem ridiculously long anymore." - Richard Ruelas in The Arizona Republic (11-07-2001)
 

1984 On Base Percentage Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Eddie Murray .410 (.40993) Baltimore Orioles 1
Wade Boggs .407 (.40669) Boston Red Sox 2
Rickey Henderson .399 (.39933) Oakland Athletics 3
Dave Winfield .393 (.39297) New York Yankees 4
Alvin Davis .391 (.39086) Seattle Mariners 5
Dwight Evans .388 (.38806) Boston Red Sox 6
Kent Hrbek .383 (.38328) Minnesota Twins 7
Alan Trammell .382 (.38226) Detroit Tigers 8
Buddy Bell .382 (.38217) Texas Rangers 9
Don Mattingly .381 (.38073) New York Yankees 10
Willie Randolph .377 (.37747) New York Yankees 11
Mike Easler .376 (.37594) Boston Red Sox 12
Cal Ripken, Jr. .374 (.37430) Baltimore Orioles 13
Lloyd Moseby .368 (.36788) Toronto Blue Jays 14
Fred Lynn .366 (.36622) California Angels 15
Andre Thornton .366 (.36575) Cleveland Indians 16
Kirk Gibson .363 (.36349) Detroit Tigers 17
Robin Yount .362 (.36234) Milwaukee Brewers 18
Harold Baines .361 (.36146) Chicago White Sox 19
Brett Butler .361 (.36103) Cleveland Indians 20
Butch Wynegar .360 (.36024) New York Yankees 21
Brian Downing .360 (.36000) California Angels 22
Marty Barrett .358 (.35824) Boston Red Sox 23
Jack Perconte .357 (.35746) Seattle Mariners 24
Chet Lemon .357 (.35727) Detroit Tigers 25



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.

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?