On Base Percentage : 1888 National League Top 25

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

1888 On Base Percentage Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Cap Anson .400 (.39964) Chicago White Stockings 1
Dan Brouthers .399 (.39867) Detroit Wolverines 2
Roger Connor .389 (.38889) New York Giants 3
Jimmy Ryan .377 (.37691) Chicago White Stockings 4
Dummy Hoy .374 (.37393) Washington Senators 5
King Kelly .368 (.36842) Boston Beaneaters 6
Mike Tiernan .364 (.36382) New York Giants 7
Ned Williamson .352 (.35182) Chicago White Stockings 8
Billy Nash .350 (.35000) Boston Beaneaters 9
Buck Ewing .348 (.34842) New York Giants 10
Paul Hines .343 (.34342) Indianapolis Hoosiers 11
Deacon White .336 (.33573) Detroit Wolverines 12
Fred Carroll .326 (.32598) Pittsburgh Alleghenys 13
Jim Fogarty .325 (.32490) Philadelphia Phillies 14
Doggie Miller .319 (.31935) Pittsburgh Alleghenys 15
Jim O'Rourke .319 (.31881) New York Giants 16
Emmett Seery .316 (.31579) Indianapolis Hoosiers 17
Dick Johnston .314 (.31448) Boston Beaneaters 18
Jack Rowe .311 (.31078) Detroit Wolverines 19
Sam Wise .306 (.30635) Boston Beaneaters 20
Sid Farrar .304 (.30435) Philadelphia Phillies 21
George Wood .303 (.30271) Philadelphia Phillies 22
Jack Glasscock .302 (.30238) Indianapolis Hoosiers 23
Tom Brown .299 (.29933) Boston Beaneaters 24
Fred Pfeffer .297 (.29710) Chicago White Stockings 25



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.

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).