On Base Percentage : 1922 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)
 

1922 On Base Percentage Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Rogers Hornsby .459 (.45864) St. Louis Cardinals 1
Ray Grimes .442 (.44237) Chicago Cubs 2
Bob O'Farrell .439 (.43856) Chicago Cubs 3
Max Carey .408 (.40813) Pittsburgh Pirates 4
Carson Bigbee .405 (.40537) Pittsburgh Pirates 5
Charlie Hollocher .403 (.40305) Chicago Cubs 6
Curt Walker .399 (.39938) Philadelphia Phillies 7
Ross Youngs .398 (.39775) New York Giants 8
George Harper .397 (.39703) Cincinnati Reds 9
Dave Bancroft .397 (.39700) New York Giants 10
Jake Daubert .395 (.39462) Cincinnati Reds 11
Cy Williams .392 (.39157) Philadelphia Phillies 12
Hack Miller .389 (.38866) Chicago Cubs 13
Zack Wheat .388 (.38804) Brooklyn Robins 14
Frankie Frisch .387 (.38652) New York Giants 15
Butch Henline .380 (.37975) Philadelphia Phillies 16
Cotton Tierney .378 (.37849) Pittsburgh Pirates 17
Jack Smith .375 (.37478) St. Louis Cardinals 18
Pat Duncan .370 (.37037) Cincinnati Reds 19
Ray Powell .369 (.36868) Boston Braves 20
Irish Meusel .369 (.36850) New York Giants 21
Babe Pinelli .368 (.36772) Cincinnati Reds 22
George Burns .366 (.36568) Cincinnati Reds 23
Jimmy Johnston .364 (.36409) Brooklyn Robins 24
George Kelly .363 (.36320) New York Giants 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?

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).

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.