1947 On Base Percentage Leaders Top 25 in the American League
Name	On Base Percentage	Team	Rank
Ted Williams	.499 (.49855)	Boston Red Sox	1
Ferris Fain	.414 (.41398)	Philadelphia Athletics	2
Roy Cullenbine	.401 (.40100)	Detroit Tigers	3
Barney McCosky	.395 (.39539)	Philadelphia Athletics	4
George McQuinn	.395 (.39496)	New York Yankees	5
Johnny Pesky	.393 (.39296)	Boston Red Sox	6
Joe DiMaggio	.391 (.39101)	New York Yankees	7
Lou Boudreau	.388 (.38752)	Cleveland Indians	8
George Kell	.387 (.38650)	Detroit Tigers	9
Luke Appling	.386 (.38556)	Chicago White Sox	10
Stan Spence	.378 (.37819)	Washington Senators	11
Dom DiMaggio	.376 (.37627)	Boston Red Sox	12
Tommy Henrich	.372 (.37179)	New York Yankees	13
Hoot Evers	.366 (.36595)	Detroit Tigers	14
Jeff Heath	.366 (.36552)	St. Louis Browns	15
Bob Dillinger	.361 (.36133)	St. Louis Browns	16
Vern Stephens	.359 (.35918)	St. Louis Browns	17
Snuffy Stirnweiss	.358 (.35801)	New York Yankees	18
Hank Majeski	.358 (.35754)	Philadelphia Athletics	19
Sam Mele	.356 (.35642)	Boston Red Sox	20
Billy Johnson	.351 (.35110)	New York Yankees	21
Phil Rizzuto	.350 (.35016)	New York Yankees	22
Eddie Joost	.348 (.34802)	Philadelphia Athletics	23
Dale Mitchell	.347 (.34690)	Cleveland Indians	24
Joe Gordon	.346 (.34560)	Cleveland Indians	25
Name	On Base Percentage	Team	Rank

	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? 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.