On Base Percentage : 1881 National League Top 25

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1881 On Base Percentage Leaders

Top 25 in the National League
Cap Anson .442 (.44173) Chicago White Stockings 1
Martin Powell .380 (.38034) Detroit Wolverines 2
Tom York .362 (.36232) Providence Grays 3
Dan Brouthers .361 (.36111) Buffalo Bisons 4
Fred Dunlap .358 (.35772) Cleveland Blues 5
George Gore .354 (.35417) Chicago White Stockings 6
King Kelly .352 (.35230) Chicago White Stockings 7
Jim O'Rourke .352 (.35200) Buffalo Bisons 8
Abner Dalrymple .350 (.35013) Chicago White Stockings 9
Pete Hotaling .346 (.34627) Worcester Ruby Legs 10
Joe Start .345 (.34454) Providence Grays 11
John Clapp .341 (.34122) Cleveland Blues 12
Charlie Bennett .341 (.34069) Detroit Wolverines 13
Bob Ferguson .340 (.33967) Troy Trojans 14
Jack Rowe .336 (.33603) Buffalo Bisons 15
George Wood .334 (.33427) Detroit Wolverines 16
Buttercup Dickerson .331 (.33067) Worcester Ruby Legs 17
Deacon White .329 (.32927) Buffalo Bisons 18
Ned Hanlon .327 (.32722) Detroit Wolverines 19
Silver Flint .324 (.32372) Chicago White Stockings 20
Emil Gross .323 (.32308) Providence Grays 21
Roger Connor .319 (.31937) Troy Trojans 22
Ezra Sutton .318 (.31792) Boston Red Caps 23
Lon Knight .317 (.31680) Detroit Wolverines 24
John Morrill .316 (.31579) Boston Red Caps 25



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).

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.

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.
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