On Base Percentage : 1990 American League Top 25

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"The guys who made up this schedule must have been in a room with a bottle of Wild Turkey and 40 straws." - Dave Bergman
 

1990 On Base Percentage Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Rickey Henderson .439 (.43919) Oakland Athletics 1
Fred McGriff .400 (.40030) Toronto Blue Jays 2
Edgar Martinez .397 (.39719) Seattle Mariners 3
George Brett .387 (.38715) Kansas City Royals 4
Alvin Davis .387 (.38682) Seattle Mariners 5
Wade Boggs .386 (.38569) Boston Red Sox 6
Julio Franco .383 (.38323) Texas Rangers 7
Carlton Fisk .378 (.37812) Chicago White Sox 8
Cecil Fielder .377 (.37741) Detroit Tigers 9
Alan Trammell .377 (.37697) Detroit Tigers 10
Kent Hrbek .377 (.37674) Minnesota Twins 11
Mickey Tettleton .376 (.37567) Baltimore Orioles 12
Jose Canseco .371 (.37123) Oakland Athletics 13
Jody Reed .371 (.37059) Boston Red Sox 14
Mark McGwire .370 (.36980) Oakland Athletics 15
Mike Greenwell .367 (.36657) Boston Red Sox 16
Ken Griffey, Jr. .366 (.36637) Seattle Mariners 17
Brook Jacoby .365 (.36495) Cleveland Indians 18
Kirby Puckett .365 (.36482) Minnesota Twins 19
Tony Phillips .364 (.36431) Detroit Tigers 20
Rafael Palmeiro .361 (.36055) Texas Rangers 21
Jesse Barfield .359 (.35915) New York Yankees 22
Carlos Quintana .354 (.35387) Boston Red Sox 23
Jerry Browne .353 (.35284) Cleveland Indians 24
Tony Fernandez .352 (.35188) Toronto Blue Jays 25



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?