1997 On Base Percentage Leaders Top 25 in the American League
Name	On Base Percentage	Team	Rank
Frank Thomas	.456 (.45609)	Chicago White Sox	1
Edgar Martinez	.456 (.45575)	Seattle Mariners	2
Jim Thome	.423 (.42265)	Cleveland Indians	3
Mo Vaughn	.420 (.42038)	Boston Red Sox	4
David Justice	.418 (.41753)	Cleveland Indians	5
Manny Ramirez	.415 (.41475)	Cleveland Indians	6
Bernie Williams	.408 (.40778)	New York Yankees	7
Rusty Greer	.405 (.40493)	Texas Rangers	8
Paul O'Neill	.399 (.39874)	New York Yankees	9
Tim Salmon	.394 (.39424)	Anaheim Angels	10
Brady Anderson	.393 (.39337)	Baltimore Orioles	11
Tony Phillips	.392 (.39191)	Chicago White Sox	12
		Anaheim Angels
Chuck Knoblauch	.390 (.38966)	Minnesota Twins	13
Chili Davis	.386 (.38624)	Kansas City Royals	14
Jay Buhner	.383 (.38346)	Seattle Mariners	15
Ken Griffey, Jr.	.382 (.38210)	Seattle Mariners	16
Jeromy Burnitz	.382 (.38153)	Milwaukee Brewers	17
Bobby Higginson	.379 (.37881)	Detroit Tigers	18
Tony Clark	.376 (.37592)	Detroit Tigers	19
Harold Baines	.375 (.37451)	Chicago White Sox	20
		Baltimore Orioles
John Valentin	.372 (.37170)	Boston Red Sox	21
Tino Martinez	.371 (.37080)	New York Yankees	22
Derek Jeter	.370 (.37027)	New York Yankees	23
Julio Franco	.369 (.36905)	Cleveland Indians	24
		Milwaukee Brewers
Geronimo Berroa	.369 (.36883)	Oakland Athletics	25
		Baltimore Orioles
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. Did you know that more than forty players have worn the number twenty-five for the Boston Red Sox — including Jack Clark, Denny Galehouse, Dizzy Trout and Tony Conigliaro.