1961 On Base Percentage Leaders Top 25 in the American League
Name	On Base Percentage	Team	Rank
Norm Cash	.487 (.48657)	Detroit Tigers	1
Mickey Mantle	.448 (.44806)	New York Yankees	2
Jim Gentile	.423 (.42263)	Baltimore Orioles	3
Albie Pearson	.420 (.42045)	Los Angeles Angels	4
Harmon Killebrew	.405 (.40549)	Minnesota Twins	5
Rocky Colavito	.402 (.40227)	Detroit Tigers	6
Al Kaline	.393 (.39334)	Detroit Tigers	7
Norm Siebern	.384 (.38367)	Kansas City Athletics	8
Jimmy Piersall	.378 (.37782)	Cleveland Indians	9
Earl Battey	.377 (.37718)	Minnesota Twins	10
Dick Howser	.377 (.37693)	Kansas City Athletics	11
Roy Sievers	.377 (.37655)	Chicago White Sox	12
Johnny Romano	.377 (.37651)	Cleveland Indians	13
Lenny Green	.374 (.37446)	Minnesota Twins	14
Roger Maris	.372 (.37249)	New York Yankees	15
Jackie Brandt	.371 (.37113)	Baltimore Orioles	16
Minnie Minoso	.369 (.36850)	Chicago White Sox	17
Tito Francona	.363 (.36336)	Cleveland Indians	18
Bob Allison	.363 (.36310)	Minnesota Twins	19
Jim Landis	.362 (.36184)	Chicago White Sox	20
Danny O'Connell	.361 (.36111)	Washington Senators	21
Woodie Held	.354 (.35434)	Cleveland Indians	22
Lee Thomas	.353 (.35317)	New York Yankees	23
		Los Angeles Angels
Johnny Temple	.351 (.35112)	Cleveland Indians	24
Jackie Jensen	.350 (.35026)	Boston Red Sox	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). 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? Jose Cruz of the Houston Astros had his number twenty-five retired on October 3, 1992, and became the first Major League player with that particular retired number.