On Base Percentage : 1890 National League Top 25

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1890 On Base Percentage Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Cap Anson .443 (.44302) Chicago Colts 1
Billy Hamilton .430 (.43027) Philadelphia Phillies 2
George Pinkney .411 (.41125) Brooklyn Bridegrooms 3
Ed McKean .401 (.40128) Cleveland Spiders 4
Jack Glasscock .395 (.39502) New York Giants 5
Jack Clements .392 (.39161) Philadelphia Phillies 6
Steve Brodie .387 (.38748) Boston Beaneaters 7
Tommy Tucker .387 (.38710) Boston Beaneaters 8
Mike Tiernan .385 (.38498) New York Giants 9
Hub Collins .385 (.38462) Brooklyn Bridegrooms 10
Sam Thompson .371 (.37062) Philadelphia Phillies 11
Dave Foutz .368 (.36833) Brooklyn Bridegrooms 12
Joe Knight .367 (.36711) Cincinnati Reds 13
Jesse Burkett .366 (.36613) New York Giants 14
Al Myers .365 (.36462) Philadelphia Phillies 15
Bid McPhee .362 (.36201) Cincinnati Reds 16
Lefty Marr .361 (.36097) Cincinnati Reds 17
Jimmy Cooney .360 (.35988) Chicago Colts 18
Oyster Burns .359 (.35863) Brooklyn Bridegrooms 19
Doggie Miller .357 (.35749) Pittsburgh Alleghenys 20
Marty Sullivan .357 (.35651) Boston Beaneaters 21
Adonis Terry .356 (.35627) Brooklyn Bridegrooms 22
Bob Allen .356 (.35584) Philadelphia Phillies 23
Pop Smith .353 (.35326) Boston Beaneaters 24
Walt Wilmot .353 (.35322) Chicago Colts 25



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.

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.

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?