On Base Percentage : 1915 National League Top 25

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"The key for this year was staying healthy, playing 154 games (his biggest goal was to play 162 games). When I'm healthy, I'm can put up the best numbers I can." - Juan Gonzalez (1999)
 

1915 On Base Percentage Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Gavvy Cravath .393 (.39251) Philadelphia Phillies 1
Fred Luderus .376 (.37591) Philadelphia Phillies 2
Jake Daubert .369 (.36877) Brooklyn Robins 3
Bill Hinchman .368 (.36809) Pittsburgh Pirates 4
Larry Doyle .358 (.35783) New York Giants 5
Jim Viox .357 (.35739) Pittsburgh Pirates 6
Tommy Griffith .355 (.35463) Cincinnati Reds 7
Heinie Groh .354 (.35449) Cincinnati Reds 8
Frank Snyder .353 (.35283) St. Louis Cardinals 9
Vic Saier .350 (.34991) Chicago Cubs 10
Sherry Magee .350 (.34968) Boston Braves 11
Fred Merkle .348 (.34807) New York Giants 12
Dave Bancroft .346 (.34579) Philadelphia Phillies 13
Red Smith .345 (.34522) Boston Braves 14
Bob Bescher .342 (.34191) St. Louis Cardinals 15
Red Killefer .340 (.33987) Cincinnati Reds 16
Tom Long .339 (.33948) St. Louis Cardinals 17
George Burns .333 (.33284) New York Giants 18
Zack Wheat .330 (.32991) Brooklyn Robins 19
Doc Johnston .328 (.32828) Pittsburgh Pirates 20
Possum Whitted .328 (.32777) Philadelphia Phillies 21
Max Carey .326 (.32640) Pittsburgh Pirates 22
Dave Robertson .326 (.32632) New York Giants 23
Bob Fisher .326 (.32612) Chicago Cubs 24
Honus Wagner .325 (.32512) Pittsburgh Pirates 25



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).

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

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.