On Base Percentage : 1914 Federal League Top 25

Finding the American or National League leader in virtually every hitting & pitching statistic is easy-to-do. Finding the top 25 players during any given season is far more challenging. Baseball Almanac has taken away that difficult problem and is pleased to present the data you requested:

"The guys who made up this schedule must have been in a room with a bottle of Wild Turkey and 40 straws." - Dave Bergman
 

1914 On Base Percentage Leaders

Top 25 in the Federal League

Benny Kauff .447 (.44700) Indianapolis Hoosiers 1
Steve Evans .416 (.41638) Brooklyn Tip-Tops 2
Ed Lennox .414 (.41386) Pittsburgh Rebels 3
Ward Miller .397 (.39703) St. Louis Terriers 4
Benny Meyer .395 (.39478) Baltimore Terrapins 5
Art Wilson .394 (.39417) Chicago Whales 6
Baldy Louden .391 (.39095) Buffalo Buffeds 7
Ted Easterly .384 (.38429) Kansas City Packers 8
Joe Agler .376 (.37593) Buffalo Buffeds 9
Al Wickland .375 (.37520) Chicago Whales 10
Vern Duncan .375 (.37480) Baltimore Terrapins 11
Jimmie Savage .372 (.37179) Pittsburgh Rebels 12
Bill Kenworthy .372 (.37162) Kansas City Packers 13
Vin Campbell .368 (.36797) Indianapolis Hoosiers 14
Bill McKechnie .368 (.36783) Indianapolis Hoosiers 15
Dutch Zwilling .363 (.36307) Chicago Whales 16
Frank LaPorte .361 (.36147) Indianapolis Hoosiers 17
Hugh Bradley .359 (.35931) Pittsburgh Rebels 18
Al Bridwell .359 (.35903) St. Louis Terriers 19
Rebel Oakes .359 (.35889) Pittsburgh Rebels 20
Chet Chadbourne .359 (.35878) Kansas City Packers 21
Solly Hofman .357 (.35727) Brooklyn Tip-Tops 22
Tex McDonald .357 (.35686) Pittsburgh Rebels 23
Buffalo Buffeds  
George Perring .355 (.35495) Kansas City Packers 24
Rollie Zeider .344 (.34400) Chicago Whales 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.

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?

Jim Thome wore number twenty-five since he first came up with the Cleveland Indians making him the franchise record holder for that particular number (Mike Garcia is second).