On Base Percentage : 1903 National League Top 25

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"I don't think I stayed for a complete game that first year (in Arizona). But something happened. During the second year, I started watching more intently, listening to the broadcasters talk about strategy. I started getting it. Suddenly, a 162-game season didn't seem ridiculously long anymore." - Richard Ruelas in The Arizona Republic (11-07-2001)
 

1903 On Base Percentage Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Roy Thomas .453 (.45315) Philadelphia Phillies 1
Roger Bresnahan .443 (.44304) New York Giants 2
Frank Chance .439 (.43856) Chicago Cubs 3
Jimmy Sheckard .423 (.42282) Brooklyn Superbas 4
Mike Donlin .420 (.41982) Cincinnati Reds 5
Fred Tenney .415 (.41524) Boston Beaneaters 6
Fred Clarke .414 (.41438) Pittsburgh Pirates 7
Honus Wagner .414 (.41385) Pittsburgh Pirates 8
Joe Kelley .402 (.40183) Cincinnati Reds 9
Jimmy Slagle .393 (.39331) Chicago Cubs 10
Ginger Beaumont .390 (.38973) Pittsburgh Pirates 11
Harry Steinfeldt .386 (.38618) Cincinnati Reds 12
Jake Beckley .384 (.38446) Cincinnati Reds 13
Jack Doyle .383 (.38250) Brooklyn Superbas 14
Cy Seymour .382 (.38215) Cincinnati Reds 15
Sammy Strang .376 (.37605) Brooklyn Superbas 16
Bill Dahlen .373 (.37276) Brooklyn Superbas 17
Patsy Donovan .370 (.36986) St. Louis Cardinals 18
George Browne .364 (.36364) New York Giants 19
Claude Ritchey .360 (.35993) Pittsburgh Pirates 20
Sam Mertes .360 (.35972) New York Giants 21
Bill Keister .352 (.35238) Philadelphia Phillies 22
Davy Jones .352 (.35209) Chicago Cubs 23
Tommy Leach .352 (.35155) Pittsburgh Pirates 24
Charlie Babb .350 (.35031) New York Giants 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).

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.