On Base Percentage : 1971 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)
 

1971 On Base Percentage Leaders

Top 25 in the National League
Willie Mays .425 (.42537) San Francisco Giants 1
Joe Torre .421 (.42068) St. Louis Cardinals 2
Hank Aaron .410 (.41012) Atlanta Braves 3
Ron Hunt .402 (.40159) Montreal Expos 4
Willie Stargell .398 (.39769) Pittsburgh Pirates 5
Dick Allen .395 (.39506) Los Angeles Dodgers 6
Rusty Staub .392 (.39156) Montreal Expos 7
Dick Dietz .387 (.38669) San Francisco Giants 8
Lou Brock .385 (.38526) St. Louis Cardinals 9
Billy Williams .383 (.38257) Chicago Cubs 10
Cleon Jones .382 (.38230) New York Mets 11
Ron Fairly .373 (.37291) Montreal Expos 12
Pete Rose .373 (.37252) Cincinnati Reds 13
Ralph Garr .372 (.37185) Atlanta Braves 14
Ken Henderson .370 (.36975) San Francisco Giants 15
Roberto Clemente .370 (.36957) Pittsburgh Pirates 16
Glenn Beckert .367 (.36738) Chicago Cubs 17
Bob Bailey .359 (.35945) Montreal Expos 18
Bob Robertson .356 (.35634) Pittsburgh Pirates 19
Bobby Bonds .355 (.35456) San Francisco Giants 20
Ron Santo .354 (.35413) Chicago Cubs 21
Matty Alou .352 (.35168) St. Louis Cardinals 22
Joe Morgan .351 (.35052) Houston Astros 23
Dave Cash .349 (.34915) Pittsburgh Pirates 24
Wes Parker .347 (.34711) Los Angeles Dodgers 25



The first player from the Angels franchise (they were the California Angels at the time) to wear the number twenty-five was Bob Perry.

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.

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).
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