On Base Percentage : 1972 American League Top 25

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1972 On Base Percentage Leaders

Top 25 in the American League
Dick Allen .420 (.42036) Chicago White Sox 1
Carlos May .405 (.40488) Chicago White Sox 2
John Mayberry .394 (.39353) Kansas City Royals 3
Roy White .384 (.38369) New York Yankees 4
Richie Scheinblum .383 (.38252) Kansas City Royals 5
Mike Epstein .376 (.37616) Oakland Athletics 6
Carlton Fisk .370 (.37037) Boston Red Sox 7
Rod Carew .369 (.36942) Minnesota Twins 8
Harmon Killebrew .367 (.36654) Minnesota Twins 9
Reggie Smith .365 (.36464) Boston Red Sox 10
Bobby Murcer .361 (.36086) New York Yankees 11
Bobby Grich .358 (.35810) Baltimore Orioles 12
Carl Yastrzemski .357 (.35701) Boston Red Sox 13
Lou Piniella .356 (.35645) Kansas City Royals 14
Amos Otis .352 (.35225) Kansas City Royals 15
Reggie Jackson .350 (.35035) Oakland Athletics 16
Johnny Briggs .347 (.34656) Milwaukee Brewers 17
Boog Powell .346 (.34572) Baltimore Orioles 18
Joe Rudi .345 (.34483) Oakland Athletics 19
Thurman Munson .343 (.34281) New York Yankees 20
Tommy Harper .341 (.34119) Boston Red Sox 21
Sal Bando .341 (.34080) Oakland Athletics 22
Rico Petrocelli .339 (.33884) Boston Red Sox 23
Norm Cash .338 (.33803) Detroit Tigers 24
Ken McMullen .335 (.33525) California Angels 25



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

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.
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