On Base Percentage : 1904 National League Top 25

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"Over 162 games, if my big guys are hitting and we get even halfway decent pitching, we'll beat their (our opponents) brains out." - Cincinnati Reds' Manager Sparky Anderson
 

1904 On Base Percentage Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Honus Wagner .423 (.42315) Pittsburgh Pirates 1
Roy Thomas .416 (.41625) Philadelphia Phillies 2
Frank Chance .382 (.38171) Chicago Cubs 3
Miller Huggins .377 (.37694) Cincinnati Reds 4
Jake Beckley .375 (.37479) St. Louis Cardinals 5
Art Devlin .371 (.37085) New York Giants 6
John Titus .362 (.36201) Philadelphia Phillies 7
Joe Kelley .359 (.35913) Cincinnati Reds 8
Dan McGann .354 (.35377) New York Giants 9
Cy Seymour .352 (.35169) Cincinnati Reds 10
Fred Tenney .351 (.35058) Boston Beaneaters 11
Spike Shannon .349 (.34901) St. Louis Cardinals 12
Sam Mertes .346 (.34635) New York Giants 13
Charlie Babb .345 (.34530) Brooklyn Superbas 14
Cozy Dolan .342 (.34190) Cincinnati Reds 15
Billy Gilbert .340 (.34011) New York Giants 16
Ginger Beaumont .338 (.33846) Pittsburgh Pirates 17
Claude Ritchey .338 (.33828) Pittsburgh Pirates 18
Jim Delahanty .333 (.33271) Boston Beaneaters 19
Fred Odwell .333 (.33267) Cincinnati Reds 20
George Browne .332 (.33177) New York Giants 21
Harry Lumley .331 (.33119) Brooklyn Superbas 22
Homer Smoot .331 (.33095) St. Louis Cardinals 23
Moose McCormick .328 (.32770) New York Giants 24
Pittsburgh Pirates  
Bill Dahlen .326 (.32570) New York Giants 25



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).

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?