Top 25 On Base Percentage in 1965 in the American League

On Base Percentage : 1965 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)

1965 On Base Percentage Leaders
Top 25 in the American League

Name On Base Percentage Team Rank

Carl Yastrzemski .395 (.39543) Boston Red Sox 1

Rocky Colavito .383 (.38273) Cleveland Indians 2

Curt Blefary .381 (.38087) Baltimore Orioles 3

Tony Oliva .378 (.37829) Minnesota Twins 4

Felix Mantilla .374 (.37380) Boston Red Sox 5

Norm Cash .371 (.37138) Detroit Tigers 6

Leon Wagner .369 (.36878) Cleveland Indians 7

Lee Thomas .361 (.36120) Boston Red Sox 8

Frank Howard .358 (.35826) Washington Senators 9

Don Buford .358 (.35801) Chicago White Sox 10

Floyd Robinson .352 (.35188) Chicago White Sox 11

Brooks Robinson .351 (.35131) Baltimore Orioles 12

Tom Tresh .348 (.34835) New York Yankees 13

Boog Powell .347 (.34720) Baltimore Orioles 14

Jimmie Hall .347 (.34655) Minnesota Twins 15

Vic Davalillo .344 (.34375) Cleveland Indians 16

Bob Allison .342 (.34170) Minnesota Twins 17

Don Wert .341 (.34107) Detroit Tigers 18

Wayne Causey .341 (.34083) Kansas City Athletics 19

Willie Horton .340 (.34035) Detroit Tigers 20

Tony Conigliaro .338 (.33793) Boston Red Sox 21

Jim Fregosi .337 (.33683) California Angels 22

Jerry Lumpe .333 (.33274) Detroit Tigers 23

Ed Charles .332 (.33208) Kansas City Athletics 24

Ken Harrelson .329 (.32911) Kansas City Athletics 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.

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?

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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