On Base Percentage : 1913 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)
 

1913 On Base Percentage Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Miller Huggins .432 (.43243) St. Louis Cardinals 1
Gavvy Cravath .407 (.40652) Philadelphia Phillies 2
Jake Daubert .405 (.40541) Brooklyn Dodgers 3
Jim Viox .399 (.39893) Pittsburgh Pirates 4
Tommy Leach .391 (.39139) Chicago Cubs 5
Johnny Bates .388 (.38750) Cincinnati Reds 6
Joe Connolly .379 (.37854) Boston Braves 7
Heinie Zimmerman .379 (.37854) Chicago Cubs  
Bob Bescher .377 (.37664) Cincinnati Reds 9
Fred Snodgrass .373 (.37331) New York Giants 10
Vic Saier .370 (.37031) Chicago Cubs 11
Sherry Magee .369 (.36944) Philadelphia Phillies 12
Tillie Shafer .369 (.36934) New York Giants 13
Larry Doyle .364 (.36447) New York Giants 14
Johnny Evers .361 (.36072) Chicago Cubs 15
Al Bridwell .358 (.35833) Chicago Cubs 16
Dode Paskert .358 (.35824) Philadelphia Phillies 17
Red Smith .358 (.35811) Brooklyn Dodgers 18
Casey Stengel .356 (.35556) Brooklyn Dodgers 19
Hans Lobert .353 (.35323) Philadelphia Phillies 20
Ed Konetchy .353 (.35284) St. Louis Cardinals 21
George Burns .352 (.35232) New York Giants 22
Rebel Oakes .350 (.34983) St. Louis Cardinals 23
Bill Sweeney .347 (.34676) Boston Braves 24
Art Fletcher .345 (.34489) New York Giants 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.

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?

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