On Base Percentage : 1958 National League Top 25

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"I don't think I stayed for a complete game that first year (in Arizona). But something happened. During the second year, I started watching more intently, listening to the broadcasters talk about strategy. I started getting it. Suddenly, a 162-game season didn't seem ridiculously long anymore." - Richard Ruelas in The Arizona Republic (11-07-2001)
 

1958 On Base Percentage Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Richie Ashburn .440 (.44011) Philadelphia Phillies 1
Stan Musial .423 (.42259) St. Louis Cardinals 2
Willie Mays .419 (.41898) San Francisco Giants 3
Johnny Temple .405 (.40472) Cincinnati Redlegs 4
Bob Skinner .387 (.38721) Pittsburgh Pirates 5
Hank Aaron .386 (.38554) Milwaukee Braves 6
Harry Anderson .373 (.37285) Philadelphia Phillies 7
Lee Walls .370 (.37018) Chicago Cubs 8
Ernie Banks .366 (.36564) Chicago Cubs 9
Ken Boyer .360 (.36032) St. Louis Cardinals 10
Dale Long .357 (.35740) Chicago Cubs 11
Jim Gilliam .352 (.35229) Los Angeles Dodgers 12
Bobby Thomson .351 (.35073) Chicago Cubs 13
Walt Moryn .350 (.35043) Chicago Cubs 14
Frank Robinson .350 (.34992) Cincinnati Redlegs 15
Eddie Mathews .349 (.34945) Milwaukee Braves 16
Del Crandall .348 (.34783) Milwaukee Braves 17
Daryl Spencer .344 (.34350) San Francisco Giants 18
Don Blasingame .343 (.34323) St. Louis Cardinals 19
Orlando Cepeda .342 (.34161) San Francisco Giants 20
Charlie Neal .341 (.34128) Los Angeles Dodgers 21
Al Dark .337 (.33684) St. Louis Cardinals 22
Chicago Cubs  
Frank Thomas .334 (.33441) Pittsburgh Pirates 23
Gene Green .333 (.33265) St. Louis Cardinals 24
Gil Hodges .330 (.33019) Los Angeles Dodgers 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?

Future Hall of Famer Sammy Sosa is best known for wearing number twenty-one; however, when the young slugger played for the Chicago White Sox (1989-1991) he only wore number twenty-five.

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).