Top 25 On Base Percentage in 1950 in the National League

On Base Percentage : 1950 National League Top 25

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"Although baseball decided to extend the regular season deeper into October to play 162 games (after the 09-11 disaster), why not just play 154? Baseball has dealt with shortened seasons before. (Bud) Selig spoke about the sanctity of playing 162 games, but baseball played 154 games until 1961. Baseball should have just let the games go and continued with the current schedule." - Joe Morgan on ESPN (September 19, 2001)

1950 On Base Percentage Leaders
Top 25 in the National League

Name On Base Percentage Team Rank

Eddie Stanky .460 (.45974) New York Giants 1

Stan Musial .437 (.43721) St. Louis Cardinals 2

Jackie Robinson .423 (.42289) Brooklyn Dodgers 3

Tommy Glaviano .421 (.42095) St. Louis Cardinals 4

Earl Torgeson .412 (.41236) Boston Braves 5

Ralph Kiner .408 (.40774) Pittsburgh Pirates 6

Sid Gordon .403 (.40285) Boston Braves 7

Andy Pafko .397 (.39731) Chicago Cubs 8

Hank Thompson .391 (.39130) New York Giants 9

Bob Elliott .386 (.38602) Boston Braves 10

Duke Snider .379 (.37906) Brooklyn Dodgers 11

Dick Sisler .373 (.37308) Philadelphia Phillies 12

Del Ennis .372 (.37213) Philadelphia Phillies 13

Richie Ashburn .372 (.37178) Philadelphia Phillies 14

Wes Westrum .371 (.37100) New York Giants 15

Pee Wee Reese .369 (.36918) Brooklyn Dodgers 16

Enos Slaughter .367 (.36699) St. Louis Cardinals 17

Gil Hodges .367 (.36693) Brooklyn Dodgers 18

Grady Hatton .366 (.36595) Cincinnati Reds 19

Roy Campanella .364 (.36437) Brooklyn Dodgers 20

Wally Westlake .359 (.35902) Pittsburgh Pirates 21

Johnny Wyrostek .357 (.35689) Cincinnati Reds 22

Carl Furillo .353 (.35285) Brooklyn Dodgers 23

Hank Sauer .350 (.34992) Chicago Cubs 24

Whitey Lockman .349 (.34896) New York Giants 25

Name On Base Percentage Team Rank

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).

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?

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