On Base Percentage : 2000 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)
 

2000 On Base Percentage Leaders

Top 25 in the American League
Jason Giambi .476 (.47590) Oakland Athletics 1
Carlos Delgado .470 (.46976) Toronto Blue Jays 2
Manny Ramirez .457 (.45677) Cleveland Indians 3
Frank Thomas .436 (.43564) Chicago White Sox 4
Nomar Garciaparra .434 (.43406) Boston Red Sox 5
Edgar Martinez .423 (.42256) Seattle Mariners 6
Alex Rodriguez .420 (.41964) Seattle Mariners 7
Jorge Posada .417 (.41667) New York Yankees 8
Derek Jeter .416 (.41568) New York Yankees 9
Darin Erstad .409 (.40940) Anaheim Angels 10
Mike Sweeney .407 (.40725) Kansas City Royals 11
Matt Lawton .405 (.40512) Minnesota Twins 12
Tim Salmon .404 (.40441) Anaheim Angels 13
Troy Glaus .404 (.40413) Anaheim Angels 14
Corey Koskie .400 (.39964) Minnesota Twins 15
Jim Thome .398 (.39766) Cleveland Indians 16
Rafael Palmeiro .397 (.39676) Texas Rangers 17
Travis Fryman .392 (.39210) Cleveland Indians 18
John Olerud .392 (.39207) Seattle Mariners 19
Bernie Williams .391 (.39123) New York Yankees 20
Jermaine Dye .390 (.39028) Kansas City Royals 21
David Segui .388 (.38801) Texas Rangers 22
Cleveland Indians  
Johnny Damon .382 (.38199) Kansas City Royals 23
Roberto Alomar .378 (.37755) Cleveland Indians 24
Omar Vizquel .377 (.37746) Cleveland Indians 25



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.

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.

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).
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