On Base Percentage : 1960 American League Top 25

Finding the American or National League leader in virtually every hitting & pitching statistic is easy-to-do. Finding the top 25 players during any given season is far more challenging. Baseball Almanac has taken away that difficult problem and is pleased to present the data you requested:

"I don't think I stayed for a complete game that first year (in Arizona). But something happened. During the second year, I started watching more intently, listening to the broadcasters talk about strategy. I started getting it. Suddenly, a 162-game season didn't seem ridiculously long anymore." - Richard Ruelas in The Arizona Republic (11-07-2001)
 

1960 On Base Percentage Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Eddie Yost .414 (.41390) Detroit Tigers 1
Gene Woodling .401 (.40114) Baltimore Orioles 2
Pete Runnels .401 (.40066) Boston Red Sox 3
Mickey Mantle .399 (.39907) New York Yankees 4
Roy Sievers .396 (.39619) Chicago White Sox 5
Harvey Kuenn .379 (.37899) Cleveland Indians 6
Harmon Killebrew .375 (.37524) Washington Senators 7
Minnie Minoso .374 (.37444) Chicago White Sox 8
Al Smith .374 (.37437) Chicago White Sox 9
Tito Francona .372 (.37198) Cleveland Indians 10
Roger Maris .371 (.37088) New York Yankees 11
Bob Allison .367 (.36728) Washington Senators 12
Norm Siebern .366 (.36622) Kansas City Athletics 13
Jim Landis .365 (.36457) Chicago White Sox 14
Ken Aspromonte .362 (.36154) Washington Senators 15
Cleveland Indians  
Willie Tasby .358 (.35754) Baltimore Orioles 16
Boston Red Sox  
Al Kaline .354 (.35417) Detroit Tigers 17
Jim Lemon .354 (.35352) Washington Senators 18
Bill Skowron .353 (.35274) New York Yankees 19
Nellie Fox .351 (.35075) Chicago White Sox 20
Earl Battey .346 (.34601) Washington Senators 21
Ron Hansen .342 (.34163) Baltimore Orioles 22
Don Buddin .338 (.33803) Boston Red Sox 23
Bill Tuttle .336 (.33599) Kansas City Athletics 24
Brooks Robinson .329 (.32915) Baltimore Orioles 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?