On Base Percentage : 1919 National League Top 25

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"The guys who made up this schedule must have been in a room with a bottle of Wild Turkey and 40 straws." - Dave Bergman
 

1919 On Base Percentage Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

George Burns .396 (.39610) New York Giants 1
Heinie Groh .392 (.39173) Cincinnati Reds 2
Rogers Hornsby .384 (.38448) St. Louis Cardinals 3
Ross Youngs .384 (.38391) New York Giants 4
Edd Roush .380 (.38043) Cincinnati Reds 5
Milt Stock .371 (.37085) St. Louis Cardinals 6
Fred Luderus .365 (.36508) Philadelphia Phillies 7
Charlie Hollocher .347 (.34719) Chicago Cubs 8
Max Flack .346 (.34585) Chicago Cubs 9
Zack Wheat .344 (.34435) Brooklyn Robins 10
Morrie Rath .343 (.34276) Cincinnati Reds 11
Ed Konetchy .342 (.34170) Brooklyn Robins 12
Hy Myers .339 (.33892) Brooklyn Robins 13
Cy Williams .335 (.33475) Philadelphia Phillies 14
Benny Kauff .334 (.33396) New York Giants 15
Carson Bigbee .332 (.33205) Pittsburgh Pirates 16
Buck Herzog .331 (.33069) Boston Braves 17
Chicago Cubs  
Billy Southworth .329 (.32922) Pittsburgh Pirates 18
Irish Meusel .327 (.32714) Philadelphia Phillies 19
Walter Holke .325 (.32537) Boston Braves 20
Jake Daubert .322 (.32230) Cincinnati Reds 21
Tony Boeckel .322 (.32168) Pittsburgh Pirates 22
Boston Braves  
Rabbit Maranville .319 (.31915) Boston Braves 23
Ivy Olson .316 (.31621) Brooklyn Robins 24
Greasy Neale .316 (.31588) Cincinnati Reds 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?

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