1929 On Base Percentage Leaders Top 25 in the American League
Name	On Base Percentage	Team	Rank
Jimmie Foxx	.463 (.46302)	Philadelphia Athletics	1
Lou Gehrig	.431 (.43088)	New York Yankees	2
Babe Ruth	.430 (.43031)	New York Yankees	3
Tony Lazzeri	.430 (.42950)	New York Yankees	4
Lew Fonseca	.427 (.42697)	Cleveland Indians	5
Lu Blue	.422 (.42225)	St. Louis Browns	6
Earle Combs	.414 (.41374)	New York Yankees	7
Mickey Cochrane	.412 (.41197)	Philadelphia Athletics	8
Harry Heilmann	.412 (.41188)	Detroit Tigers	9
Jimmy Dykes	.412 (.41176)	Philadelphia Athletics	10
Charlie Gehringer	.405 (.40483)	Detroit Tigers	11
Heinie Manush	.401 (.40129)	St. Louis Browns	12
Earl Averill	.398 (.39819)	Cleveland Indians	13
Al Simmons	.398 (.39804)	Philadelphia Athletics	14
Max Bishop	.398 (.39769)	Philadelphia Athletics	15
Dale Alexander	.397 (.39736)	Detroit Tigers	16
Joe Judge	.397 (.39708)	Washington Senators	17
Fred Schulte	.389 (.38933)	St. Louis Browns	18
Joe Cronin	.388 (.38793)	Washington Senators	19
Sam Rice	.382 (.38222)	Washington Senators	20
Bing Miller	.380 (.38000)	Philadelphia Athletics	21
Harry Rice	.379 (.37937)	Detroit Tigers	22
Roy Johnson	.379 (.37907)	Detroit Tigers	23
Bibb Falk	.374 (.37393)	Cleveland Indians	24
Buddy Myer	.373 (.37261)	Washington Senators	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). 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. 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?