On Base Percentage : 1920 American League Top 25

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"When you're playing 162 baseball games, you're playing almost every day, it's nice to have a guy (Jose Lima) like that around to lighten things up and have fun. It's a huge plus for us." - Detroit Tigers Pitcher Matt Anderson
 

1920 On Base Percentage Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Babe Ruth .532 (.53191) New York Yankees 1
Tris Speaker .483 (.48318) Cleveland Indians 2
George Sisler .449 (.44919) St. Louis Browns 3
Joe Jackson .444 (.44392) Chicago White Sox 4
Eddie Collins .438 (.43834) Chicago White Sox 5
Ty Cobb .416 (.41598) Detroit Tigers 6
Joe Judge .416 (.41563) Washington Senators 7
Harry Hooper .411 (.41054) Boston Red Sox 8
Steve O'Neill .408 (.40820) Cleveland Indians 9
Baby Doll Jacobson .402 (.40183) St. Louis Browns 10
Braggo Roth .395 (.39526) Washington Senators 11
Elmer Smith .391 (.39063) Cleveland Indians 12
Happy Felsch .384 (.38358) Chicago White Sox 13
Jack Tobin .383 (.38328) St. Louis Browns 14
Mike Menosky .383 (.38284) Boston Red Sox 15
Ralph Young .382 (.38179) Detroit Tigers 16
Sam Rice .381 (.38081) Washington Senators 17
Ray Chapman .380 (.38037) Cleveland Indians 18
Bucky Harris .377 (.37676) Washington Senators 19
Del Pratt .372 (.37161) New York Yankees 20
Larry Gardner .367 (.36713) Cleveland Indians 21
Buck Weaver .365 (.36501) Chicago White Sox 22
Clyde Milan .364 (.36364) Washington Senators 23
Ken Williams .362 (.36219) St. Louis Browns 24
Ray Schalk .362 (.36216) Chicago White Sox 25



Did you know that more than forty players have worn the number twenty-five for the Boston Red Sox — including Jack Clark, Denny Galehouse, Dizzy Trout and Tony Conigliaro.

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.

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?