1951 On Base Percentage Leaders Top 25 in the National League
Name	On Base Percentage	Team	Rank
Ralph Kiner	.452 (.45224)	Pittsburgh Pirates	1
Stan Musial	.449 (.44904)	St. Louis Cardinals	2
Jackie Robinson	.429 (.42925)	Brooklyn Dodgers	3
Monte Irvin	.415 (.41463)	New York Giants	4
Eddie Stanky	.401 (.40123)	New York Giants	5
Wes Westrum	.400 (.40000)	New York Giants	6
Solly Hemus	.395 (.39479)	St. Louis Cardinals	7
Roy Campanella	.393 (.39324)	Brooklyn Dodgers	8
Richie Ashburn	.393 (.39281)	Philadelphia Phillies	9
Enos Slaughter	.386 (.38622)	St. Louis Cardinals	10
Bobby Thomson	.385 (.38487)	New York Giants	11
Sid Gordon	.383 (.38268)	Boston Braves	12
Johnny Wyrostek	.376 (.37605)	Cincinnati Reds	13
Earl Torgeson	.375 (.37518)	Boston Braves	14
Gil Hodges	.374 (.37353)	Brooklyn Dodgers	15
Bob Elliott	.371 (.37064)	Boston Braves	16
Pee Wee Reese	.371 (.37053)	Brooklyn Dodgers	17
Willie Jones	.358 (.35828)	Philadelphia Phillies	18
Sam Jethroe	.356 (.35625)	Boston Braves	19
Willie Mays	.356 (.35564)	New York Giants	20
Del Ennis	.352 (.35216)	Philadelphia Phillies	21
Al Dark	.352 (.35159)	New York Giants	22
Dick Sisler	.351 (.35106)	Philadelphia Phillies	23
Willard Marshall	.351 (.35067)	Boston Braves	24
Connie Ryan	.350 (.34955)	Cincinnati Reds	25
Name	On Base Percentage	Team	Rank

	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. 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).