Top 25 On Base Percentage in 1958 in the American League

On Base Percentage : 1958 American League Top 25

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"Although baseball decided to extend the regular season deeper into October to play 162 games (after the 09-11 disaster), why not just play 154? Baseball has dealt with shortened seasons before. (Bud) Selig spoke about the sanctity of playing 162 games, but baseball played 154 games until 1961. Baseball should have just let the games go and continued with the current schedule." - Joe Morgan on ESPN (September 19, 2001)

1958 On Base Percentage Leaders
Top 25 in the American League

Name On Base Percentage Team Rank

Ted Williams .458 (.45841) Boston Red Sox 1

Mickey Mantle .443 (.44325) New York Yankees 2

Pete Runnels .416 (.41566) Boston Red Sox 3

Rocky Colavito .405 (.40484) Cleveland Indians 4

Jackie Jensen .396 (.39602) Boston Red Sox 5

Norm Siebern .388 (.38752) New York Yankees 6

Minnie Minoso .383 (.38291) Cleveland Indians 7

Gene Woodling .378 (.37759) Baltimore Orioles 8

Al Kaline .374 (.37417) Detroit Tigers 9

Harvey Kuenn .373 (.37338) Detroit Tigers 10

Bob Cerv .371 (.37063) Kansas City Athletics 11

Sherm Lollar .367 (.36735) Chicago White Sox 12

Eddie Yost .361 (.36056) Washington Senators 13

Nellie Fox .357 (.35714) Chicago White Sox 14

Roy Sievers .357 (.35668) Washington Senators 15

Billy Goodman .355 (.35470) Chicago White Sox 16

Albie Pearson .354 (.35392) Washington Senators 17

Jim Landis .351 (.35103) Chicago White Sox 18

Don Buddin .349 (.34872) Boston Red Sox 19

Frank Malzone .333 (.33283) Boston Red Sox 20

Vic Power .332 (.33225) Kansas City Athletics 21

Cleveland Indians

Clint Courtney .332 (.33203) Washington Senators 22

Dick Gernert .330 (.32996) Boston Red Sox 23

Gil McDougald .329 (.32925) New York Yankees 24

Gail Harris .328 (.32797) Detroit Tigers 25

Name On Base Percentage Team Rank

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

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