Top 25 On Base Percentage in 1993 in the American League

On Base Percentage : 1993 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)

1993 On Base Percentage Leaders
Top 25 in the American League

Name On Base Percentage Team Rank

John Olerud .473 (.47275) Toronto Blue Jays 1

Tony Phillips .443 (.44334) Detroit Tigers 2

Rickey Henderson .432 (.43186) Oakland Athletics 3

Toronto Blue Jays

Frank Thomas .426 (.42604) Chicago White Sox 4

Chris Hoiles .416 (.41600) Baltimore Orioles 5

Ken Griffey, Jr. .408 (.40810) Seattle Mariners 6

Roberto Alomar .408 (.40795) Toronto Blue Jays 7

Kenny Lofton .408 (.40763) Cleveland Indians 8

Paul Molitor .402 (.40193) Toronto Blue Jays 9

Mo Vaughn .390 (.39021) Boston Red Sox 10

Tim Salmon .382 (.38197) California Angels 11

Mike Greenwell .379 (.37937) Boston Red Sox 12

Travis Fryman .379 (.37896) Detroit Tigers 13

Jay Buhner .379 (.37890) Seattle Mariners 14

Robin Ventura .379 (.37874) Chicago White Sox 15

Wade Boggs .378 (.37792) New York Yankees 16

Wally Joyner .375 (.37478) Kansas City Royals 17

Mickey Tettleton .372 (.37206) Detroit Tigers 18

Rafael Palmeiro .371 (.37135) Texas Rangers 19

Albert Belle .370 (.36994) Cleveland Indians 20

Greg Vaughn .369 (.36882) Milwaukee Brewers 21

Juan Gonzalez .368 (.36797) Texas Rangers 22

Cecil Fielder .368 (.36756) Detroit Tigers 23

Paul O'Neill .367 (.36746) New York Yankees 24

Darryl Hamilton .367 (.36731) Milwaukee Brewers 25

Name On Base Percentage Team Rank

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?

Future Hall of Famer Sammy Sosa is best known for wearing number twenty-one; however, when the young slugger played for the Chicago White Sox (1989-1991) he only wore number twenty-five.

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