On Base Percentage : 1964 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:

"The baseball season - six months & 2,106 games - is flat out long, and it's a rare one of those games that doesn't ramble or sputter or digress or somehow violate the rules of dramatic narrative. Baseball takes its own sweet time reaching its conclusions." - Dwight Allen in Reds, Yanks and O's (1989)
 

1964 On Base Percentage Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Mickey Mantle .423 (.42328) New York Yankees 1
Bob Allison .404 (.40404) Minnesota Twins 2
Boog Powell .399 (.39881) Baltimore Orioles 3
Floyd Robinson .388 (.38769) Chicago White Sox 4
Al Kaline .383 (.38284) Detroit Tigers 5
Norm Siebern .379 (.37943) Baltimore Orioles 6
Wayne Causey .377 (.37696) Kansas City Athletics 7
Harmon Killebrew .377 (.37683) Minnesota Twins 8
Carl Yastrzemski .374 (.37364) Boston Red Sox 9
Eddie Bressoud .372 (.37227) Boston Red Sox 10
Jim Gentile .372 (.37218) Kansas City Athletics 11
Elston Howard .371 (.37068) New York Yankees 12
Jim Fregosi .369 (.36923) Los Angeles Angels 13
Brooks Robinson .368 (.36780) Baltimore Orioles 14
Rocky Colavito .366 (.36618) Kansas City Athletics 15
Roger Maris .364 (.36364) New York Yankees 16
Tony Oliva .359 (.35944) Minnesota Twins 17
Norm Cash .351 (.35063) Detroit Tigers 18
Bill Freehan .350 (.35026) Detroit Tigers 19
Pete Ward .348 (.34768) Chicago White Sox 20
Ron Hansen .347 (.34697) Chicago White Sox 21
Don Lock .346 (.34615) Washington Senators 22
Chuck Hinton .346 (.34609) Washington Senators 23
Tom Tresh .342 (.34198) New York Yankees 24
Jimmie Hall .338 (.33750) Minnesota Twins 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.

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?