On Base Percentage : 1876 National League Top 25

Finding the American or National League leader in virtually every hitting & pitching statistic is easy-to-do. Finding the top 25 players during any given season is far more challenging. Baseball Almanac has taken away that difficult problem and is pleased to present the data you requested:

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

1876 On Base Percentage Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Ross Barnes .462 (.46199) Chicago White Stockings 1
George Hall .384 (.38406) Philadelphia Athletics 2
Cap Anson .380 (.38006) Chicago White Stockings 3
Deacon White .358 (.35806) Chicago White Stockings 4
Jim O'Rourke .358 (.35780) Boston Red Caps 5
John Peters .357 (.35737) Chicago White Stockings 6
Cal McVey .352 (.35161) Chicago White Stockings 7
Levi Meyerle .347 (.34749) Philadelphia Athletics 8
Lip Pike .341 (.34138) St. Louis Brown Stockings 9
John Glenn .333 (.33333) Chicago White Stockings 10
Paul Hines .333 (.33333) Chicago White Stockings  
Dick Higham .331 (.33121) Hartford Dark Blues 12
Al Spalding .326 (.32550) Chicago White Stockings 13
John Clapp .324 (.32353) St. Louis Brown Stockings 14
Jim Devlin .318 (.31773) Louisville Grays 15
Joe Battin .315 (.31488) St. Louis Brown Stockings 16
George Wright .315 (.31487) Boston Red Caps 17
Ezra Sutton .305 (.30544) Philadelphia Athletics 18
Charley Jones .304 (.30389) Cincinnati Red Stockings 19
Tim Murnane .301 (.30063) Boston Red Caps 20
Wes Fisler .293 (.29286) Philadelphia Athletics 21
Andy Leonard .290 (.28990) Boston Red Caps 22
Jack Burdock .289 (.28882) Hartford Dark Blues 23
Tom York .286 (.28571) Hartford Dark Blues 24
Jimmy Hallinan .285 (.28512) New York Mutuals 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.

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?