On Base Percentage : 1933 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
 

1933 On Base Percentage Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Chuck Klein .422 (.42232) Philadelphia Phillies 1
Spud Davis .395 (.39474) Philadelphia Phillies 2
Arky Vaughan .388 (.38785) Pittsburgh Pirates 3
Pepper Martin .387 (.38714) St. Louis Cardinals 4
Bill Terry .375 (.37476) New York Giants 5
Wes Schulmerich .375 (.37475) Boston Braves 6
Philadelphia Phillies  
Paul Waner .372 (.37206) Pittsburgh Pirates 7
Mel Ott .367 (.36682) New York Giants 8
Wally Berger .365 (.36538) Boston Braves 9
Ripper Collins .363 (.36330) St. Louis Cardinals 10
Frankie Frisch .358 (.35849) St. Louis Cardinals 11
Randy Moore .356 (.35622) Boston Braves 12
Johnny Frederick .355 (.35511) Brooklyn Dodgers 13
Babe Herman .353 (.35305) Chicago Cubs 14
Sam Leslie .351 (.35110) New York Giants 15
Brooklyn Dodgers  
Chick Hafey .351 (.35082) Cincinnati Reds 16
Chick Fullis .350 (.35029) Philadelphia Phillies 17
Freddie Lindstrom .350 (.35026) Pittsburgh Pirates 18
Gus Suhr .350 (.34953) Pittsburgh Pirates 19
Ernie Orsatti .348 (.34755) St. Louis Cardinals 20
Pie Traynor .342 (.34242) Pittsburgh Pirates 21
George Watkins .342 (.34201) St. Louis Cardinals 22
Dick Bartell .340 (.33951) Philadelphia Phillies 23
Joe Medwick .337 (.33708) St. Louis Cardinals 24
Billy Herman .332 (.33234) Chicago Cubs 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).

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