On Base Percentage : 1946 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
 

1946 On Base Percentage Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Eddie Stanky .436 (.43569) Brooklyn Dodgers 1
Stan Musial .434 (.43429) St. Louis Cardinals 2
Phil Cavarretta .401 (.40100) Chicago Cubs 3
Billy Herman .395 (.39526) Brooklyn Dodgers 4
Boston Braves  
Dixie Walker .391 (.39130) Brooklyn Dodgers 5
Whitey Kurowski .391 (.39094) St. Louis Cardinals 6
Johnny Hopp .386 (.38636) Boston Braves 7
Elbie Fletcher .384 (.38414) Pittsburgh Pirates 8
Pee Wee Reese .384 (.38413) Brooklyn Dodgers 9
Sid Gordon .380 (.38012) New York Giants 10
Tommy Holmes .377 (.37679) Boston Braves 11
Enos Slaughter .374 (.37353) St. Louis Cardinals 12
Grady Hatton .369 (.36905) Cincinnati Reds 13
Johnny Wyrostek .366 (.36570) Philadelphia Phillies 14
Del Ennis .364 (.36364) Philadelphia Phillies 15
Jim Russell .362 (.36239) Pittsburgh Pirates 16
Pete Reiser .361 (.36117) Brooklyn Dodgers 17
Bob Elliott .351 (.35145) Pittsburgh Pirates 18
Buddy Blattner .351 (.35062) New York Giants 19
Ralph Kiner .345 (.34489) Pittsburgh Pirates 20
Dick Culler .342 (.34249) Boston Braves 21
Eddie Waitkus .340 (.33978) Chicago Cubs 22
Frank McCormick .333 (.33272) Philadelphia Phillies 23
Peanuts Lowrey .328 (.32831) Chicago Cubs 24
Willard Marshall .327 (.32721) New York Giants 25



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.

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.