On Base Percentage : 1892 National League Top 25

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"What people don't understand is, one day off for Cal Ripken would not recharge his batteries. One day would not do it. He's not playing 2,130 games in a row. Cal is ONLY playing 162 games a year." - Frank Robinson in The Sporting News (September 11, 1995)
 

1892 On Base Percentage Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Cupid Childs .443 (.44298) Cleveland Spiders 1
Dan Brouthers .432 (.43169) Brooklyn Bridegrooms 2
Billy Hamilton .423 (.42302) Philadelphia Phillies 3
Roger Connor .420 (.41983) Philadelphia Phillies 4
Jack Crooks .400 (.39966) St. Louis Browns 5
Oyster Burns .395 (.39478) Brooklyn Bridegrooms 6
Bill Joyce .392 (.39177) Brooklyn Bridegrooms 7
Bob Caruthers .386 (.38576) St. Louis Browns 8
Jake Virtue .380 (.37984) Cleveland Spiders 9
Sam Thompson .377 (.37703) Philadelphia Phillies 10
Pete Browning .376 (.37615) Louisville Colonels 11
Cincinnati Reds  
Mike Griffin .376 (.37595) Brooklyn Bridegrooms 12
Elmer Smith .375 (.37542) Pittsburgh Pirates 13
Dummy Hoy .375 (.37482) Washington Senators 14
Jimmy Ryan .375 (.37478) Chicago Colts 15
Bid McPhee .373 (.37349) Cincinnati Reds 16
George Van Haltren .373 (.37300) Baltimore Orioles 17
Pittsburgh Pirates  
Buck Ewing .371 (.37123) New York Giants 18
Mike Tiernan .369 (.36935) New York Giants 19
Paul Radford .366 (.36561) Washington Senators 20
Tommy Tucker .365 (.36542) Boston Beaneaters 21
Hugh Duffy .364 (.36404) Boston Beaneaters 22
Cliff Carroll .363 (.36344) St. Louis Browns 23
Ed Delahanty .360 (.35977) Philadelphia Phillies 24
Denny Lyons .359 (.35920) New York Giants 25



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?

Jose Cruz of the Houston Astros had his number twenty-five retired on October 3, 1992, and became the first Major League player with that particular retired number.

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).