1896 On Base Percentage Leaders Top 25 in the National League
Name	On Base Percentage	Team	Rank
Billy Hamilton	.477 (.47717)	Boston Beaneaters	1
Hughie Jennings	.472 (.47208)	Baltimore Orioles	2
Ed Delahanty	.472 (.47193)	Philadelphia Phillies	3
Bill Joyce	.470 (.46990)	Washington Senators	4
		New York Giants
Joe Kelley	.469 (.46945)	Baltimore Orioles	5
Cupid Childs	.467 (.46678)	Cleveland Spiders	6
Jesse Burkett	.461 (.46106)	Cleveland Spiders	7
Elmer Smith	.454 (.45406)	Pittsburgh Pirates	8
Mike Tiernan	.452 (.45167)	New York Giants	9
Bill Dahlen	.438 (.43773)	Chicago Colts	10
Willie Keeler	.432 (.43197)	Baltimore Orioles	11
Fielder Jones	.427 (.42697)	Brooklyn Bridegrooms	12
Bill Lange	.414 (.41373)	Chicago Colts	13
George Van Haltren	.410 (.41034)	New York Giants	14
Jake Stenzel	.409 (.40927)	Pittsburgh Pirates	15
Tom McCreery	.409 (.40909)	Louisville Colonels	16
Cap Anson	.407 (.40749)	Chicago Colts	17
Denny Lyons	.406 (.40551)	Pittsburgh Pirates	18
Kip Selbach	.405 (.40526)	Washington Senators	19
Dummy Hoy	.403 (.40307)	Cincinnati Reds	20
Jack Doyle	.400 (.40037)	Baltimore Orioles	21
Fred Tenney	.400 (.40000)	Boston Beaneaters	22
Eddie Burke	.392 (.39223)	Cincinnati Reds	23
Fred Clarke	.392 (.39199)	Louisville Colonels	24
Bid McPhee	.391 (.39069)	Cincinnati Reds	25
Name	On Base Percentage	Team	Rank

	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. 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? The first player from the Angels franchise (they were the California Angels at the time) to wear the number twenty-five was Bob Perry.