1979 On Base Percentage Leaders Top 25 in the American League
Name	On Base Percentage	Team	Rank
Fred Lynn	.423 (.42283)	Boston Red Sox	1
Darrell Porter	.421 (.42074)	Kansas City Royals	2
Brian Downing	.418 (.41821)	California Angels	3
Sixto Lezcano	.414 (.41429)	Milwaukee Brewers	4
Ken Singleton	.405 (.40466)	Baltimore Orioles	5
Steve Kemp	.398 (.39789)	Detroit Tigers	6
Lou Whitaker	.395 (.39526)	Detroit Tigers	7
Chet Lemon	.391 (.39110)	Chicago White Sox	8
Toby Harrah	.389 (.38854)	Cleveland Indians	9
Bruce Bochte	.385 (.38547)	Seattle Mariners	10
Reggie Jackson	.382 (.38175)	New York Yankees	11
Jim Rice	.381 (.38081)	Boston Red Sox	12
George Brett	.376 (.37571)	Kansas City Royals	13
Willie Randolph	.374 (.37371)	New York Yankees	14
Paul Molitor	.372 (.37246)	Milwaukee Brewers	15
John Mayberry	.372 (.37222)	Toronto Blue Jays	16
Don Baylor	.371 (.37119)	California Angels	17
Amos Otis	.369 (.36907)	Kansas City Royals	18
Eddie Murray	.369 (.36880)	Baltimore Orioles	19
Al Oliver	.367 (.36685)	Texas Rangers	20
Bobby Bonds	.367 (.36683)	Cleveland Indians	21
Bobby Grich	.365 (.36516)	California Angels	22
Dwight Evans	.364 (.36429)	Boston Red Sox	23
Cecil Cooper	.364 (.36391)	Milwaukee Brewers	24
Lamar Johnson	.363 (.36312)	Chicago White Sox	25
Name	On Base Percentage	Team	Rank

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