On Base Percentage : 1900 National League Top 25

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"What people don't understand is, one day off for Cal Ripken would not recharge his batteries. One day would not do it. He's not playing 2,130 games in a row. Cal is ONLY playing 162 games a year." - Frank Robinson in The Sporting News (September 11, 1995)
 

1900 On Base Percentage Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

John McGraw .505 (.50452) St. Louis Cardinals 1
Roy Thomas .451 (.45083) Philadelphia Phillies 2
Billy Hamilton .449 (.44921) Boston Beaneaters 3
Elmer Flick .441 (.44084) Philadelphia Phillies 4
Honus Wagner .434 (.43403) Pittsburgh Pirates 5
Jesse Burkett .429 (.42949) St. Louis Cardinals 6
Kip Selbach .425 (.42454) New York Giants 7
Tom Daly .403 (.40253) Brooklyn Superbas 8
Willie Keeler .402 (.40167) Brooklyn Superbas 9
Jimmy Barrett .400 (.40032) Cincinnati Reds 10
Joe Kelley .398 (.39766) Brooklyn Superbas 11
Jake Beckley .389 (.38870) Cincinnati Reds 12
Fielder Jones .384 (.38350) Brooklyn Superbas 13
Ed Delahanty .378 (.37819) Philadelphia Phillies 14
George Davis .376 (.37634) New York Giants 15
Dan McGann .376 (.37600) St. Louis Cardinals 16
George Van Haltren .371 (.37138) New York Giants 17
Patsy Donovan .368 (.36765) St. Louis Cardinals 18
Fred Clarke .368 (.36761) Pittsburgh Pirates 19
Ed McFarland .364 (.36436) Philadelphia Phillies 20
Bill Dahlen .364 (.36412) Brooklyn Superbas 21
Nap Lajoie .362 (.36247) Philadelphia Phillies 22
Charlie Hickman .359 (.35897) New York Giants 23
Jimmy Slagle .358 (.35793) Philadelphia Phillies 24
Sam Mertes .356 (.35551) Chicago Orphans 25



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.

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).