1897 On Base Percentage Leaders Top 25 in the National League
Name	On Base Percentage	Team	Rank
John McGraw	.471 (.47094)	Baltimore Orioles	1
Jesse Burkett	.468 (.46833)	Cleveland Spiders	2
Willie Keeler	.464 (.46370)	Baltimore Orioles	3
Hughie Jennings	.463 (.46300)	Baltimore Orioles	4
Fred Clarke	.462 (.46167)	Louisville Colonels	5
Billy Hamilton	.461 (.46117)	Boston Beaneaters	6
Joe Kelley	.447 (.44674)	Baltimore Orioles	7
Ed Delahanty	.444 (.44351)	Philadelphia Phillies	8
Bill Joyce	.441 (.44099)	New York Giants	9
Cupid Childs	.435 (.43462)	Cleveland Spiders	10
Mike Griffin	.416 (.41600)	Brooklyn Bridegrooms	11
Kip Selbach	.414 (.41404)	Washington Senators	12
Elmer Smith	.408 (.40809)	Pittsburgh Pirates	13
George Davis	.406 (.40636)	New York Giants	14
Bill Lange	.406 (.40602)	Chicago Colts	15
Chick Stahl	.406 (.40588)	Boston Beaneaters	16
Jake Stenzel	.404 (.40378)	Baltimore Orioles	17
Klondike Douglass	.403 (.40345)	St. Louis Browns	18
Hugh Duffy	.403 (.40296)	Boston Beaneaters	19
Jimmy Collins	.400 (.40035)	Boston Beaneaters	20
Mike Tiernan	.400 (.40000)	New York Giants	21
Tommy Tucker	.399 (.39901)	Boston Beaneaters	22
		Washington Senators
Bobby Wallace	.394 (.39399)	Cleveland Spiders	23
Jack Doyle	.394 (.39388)	Baltimore Orioles	24
Dusty Miller	.393 (.39315)	Cincinnati Reds	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? 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.