On Base Percentage : 1911 National League Top 25

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"Over 162 games, if my big guys are hitting and we get even halfway decent pitching, we'll beat their (our opponents) brains out." - Cincinnati Reds' Manager Sparky Anderson
 

1911 On Base Percentage Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Jimmy Sheckard .434 (.43396) Chicago Cubs 1
Honus Wagner .423 (.42308) Pittsburgh Pirates 2
Johnny Bates .415 (.41467) Cincinnati Reds 3
Bill Sweeney .404 (.40365) Boston Rustlers 4
Larry Doyle .397 (.39701) New York Giants 5
Fred Snodgrass .393 (.39291) New York Giants 6
Bob Bescher .385 (.38527) Cincinnati Reds 7
Miller Huggins .385 (.38462) St. Louis Cardinals 8
Wildfire Schulte .384 (.38415) Chicago Cubs 9
Ed Konetchy .384 (.38392) St. Louis Cardinals 10
Doc Miller .379 (.37903) Boston Rustlers 11
Al Bridwell .377 (.37670) New York Giants 12
Boston Rustlers  
Josh DeVore .376 (.37577) New York Giants 13
Steve Evans .369 (.36928) St. Louis Cardinals 14
Hans Lobert .368 (.36765) Philadelphia Phillies 15
Sherry Magee .366 (.36600) Philadelphia Phillies 16
Jake Daubert .366 (.36581) Brooklyn Dodgers 17
Buck Herzog .365 (.36529) Boston Rustlers 18
New York Giants  
John Hummel .360 (.36029) Brooklyn Dodgers 19
Dode Paskert .358 (.35804) Philadelphia Phillies 20
Mike Mowrey .355 (.35514) St. Louis Cardinals 21
Red Murray .354 (.35448) New York Giants 22
Chief Wilson .353 (.35314) Pittsburgh Pirates 23
Fred Luderus .353 (.35294) Philadelphia Phillies 24
Otto Knabe .352 (.35209) Philadelphia Phillies 25



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.

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.

The first player from the Angels franchise (they were the California Angels at the time) to wear the number twenty-five was Bob Perry.