On Base Percentage : 1990 National League Top 25

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"Over 162 games, if my big guys are hitting and we get even halfway decent pitching, we'll beat their (our opponents) brains out." - Cincinnati Reds' Manager Sparky Anderson
 

1990 On Base Percentage Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Lenny Dykstra .418 (.41800) Philadelphia Phillies 1
Dave Magadan .417 (.41713) New York Mets 2
Eddie Murray .414 (.41395) Los Angeles Dodgers 3
Barry Bonds .406 (.40580) Pittsburgh Pirates 4
Brett Butler .397 (.39724) San Francisco Giants 5
Kal Daniels .389 (.38931) Los Angeles Dodgers 6
John Kruk .386 (.38596) Philadelphia Phillies 7
Lonnie Smith .384 (.38433) Atlanta Braves 8
Willie McGee .382 (.38192) St. Louis Cardinals 9
Tim Raines .379 (.37918) Montreal Expos 10
Bip Roberts .375 (.37520) San Diego Padres 11
Von Hayes .375 (.37500) Philadelphia Phillies 12
Delino DeShields .375 (.37478) Montreal Expos 13
David Justice .373 (.37302) Atlanta Braves 14
Mark Grace .372 (.37216) Chicago Cubs 15
Andy Van Slyke .367 (.36702) Pittsburgh Pirates 16
Darren Daulton .367 (.36685) Philadelphia Phillies 17
Darryl Strawberry .361 (.36071) New York Mets 18
Kevin Mitchell .360 (.35993) San Francisco Giants 19
Andre Dawson .358 (.35800) Chicago Cubs 20
Barry Larkin .358 (.35757) Cincinnati Reds 21
Ron Gant .357 (.35714) Atlanta Braves 22
Will Clark .357 (.35693) San Francisco Giants 23
Tony Gwynn .357 (.35691) San Diego Padres 24
Ryne Sandberg .354 (.35407) Chicago Cubs 25



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).

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.