1883 On Base Percentage Leaders Top 25 in the National League
Name	On Base Percentage	Team	Rank
Dan Brouthers	.397 (.39683)	Buffalo Bisons	1
Roger Connor	.394 (.39401)	New York Gothams	2
George Gore	.377 (.37709)	Chicago White Stockings	3
Fred Dunlap	.361 (.36124)	Cleveland Blues	4
Jack Burdock	.353 (.35266)	Boston Beaneaters	5
Ezra Sutton	.350 (.35035)	Boston Beaneaters	6
Jim O'Rourke	.350 (.35033)	Buffalo Bisons	7
Charlie Bennett	.350 (.35013)	Detroit Wolverines	8
Hardy Richardson	.347 (.34679)	Buffalo Bisons	9
John Morrill	.344 (.34368)	Boston Beaneaters	10
Emil Gross	.342 (.34156)	Philadelphia Phillies	11
George Wood	.339 (.33906)	Detroit Wolverines	12
Buck Ewing	.338 (.33838)	New York Gothams	13
Orator Shafer	.336 (.33645)	Buffalo Bisons	14
Cap Anson	.336 (.33643)	Chicago White Stockings	15
Lee Richmond	.335 (.33493)	Providence Grays	16
Deacon White	.331 (.33092)	Buffalo Bisons	17
Jack Farrell	.329 (.32874)	Providence Grays	18
Pete Gillespie	.329 (.32857)	New York Gothams	19
Paul Hines	.326 (.32609)	Providence Grays	20
Tom York	.325 (.32536)	Cleveland Blues	21
Joe Start	.324 (.32398)	Providence Grays	22
Jim Whitney	.323 (.32258)	Boston Beaneaters	23
Martin Powell	.318 (.31849)	Detroit Wolverines	24
Abner Dalrymple	.318 (.31818)	Chicago White Stockings	25
Name	On Base Percentage	Team	Rank

	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? 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).