1956 On Base Percentage Leaders Top 25 in the National League
Name	On Base Percentage	Team	Rank
Duke Snider	.399 (.39938)	Brooklyn Dodgers	1
Jim Gilliam	.399 (.39856)	Brooklyn Dodgers	2
Wally Moon	.390 (.38969)	St. Louis Cardinals	3
Stan Musial	.386 (.38586)	St. Louis Cardinals	4
Richie Ashburn	.384 (.38429)	Philadelphia Phillies	5
Willie Jones	.384 (.38350)	Philadelphia Phillies	6
Frank Robinson	.379 (.37879)	Cincinnati Redlegs	7
Eddie Mathews	.373 (.37346)	Milwaukee Braves	8
Willie Mays	.369 (.36923)	New York Giants	9
Roy McMillan	.366 (.36572)	Cincinnati Redlegs	10
Hank Aaron	.365 (.36489)	Milwaukee Braves	11
Ted Kluszewski	.362 (.36237)	Cincinnati Redlegs	12
Bill Virdon	.361 (.36116)	St. Louis Cardinals	13
		Pittsburgh Pirates
Ernie Banks	.358 (.35750)	Chicago Cubs	14
Carl Furillo	.357 (.35726)	Brooklyn Dodgers	15
Red Schoendienst	.356 (.35647)	St. Louis Cardinals	16
		New York Giants
Gil Hodges	.354 (.35350)	Brooklyn Dodgers	17
Stan Lopata	.353 (.35323)	Philadelphia Phillies	18
Walt Moryn	.348 (.34753)	Chicago Cubs	19
Gus Bell	.348 (.34750)	Cincinnati Redlegs	20
Ken Boyer	.347 (.34694)	St. Louis Cardinals	21
Lee Walls	.345 (.34470)	Pittsburgh Pirates	22
Don Blasingame	.344 (.34389)	St. Louis Cardinals	23
Johnny Temple	.344 (.34388)	Cincinnati Redlegs	24
Danny O'Connell	.342 (.34192)	Milwaukee Braves	25
Name	On Base Percentage	Team	Rank

	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. 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?