On Base Percentage : 1936 National League Top 25

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"The guys who made up this schedule must have been in a room with a bottle of Wild Turkey and 40 straws." - Dave Bergman
 

1936 On Base Percentage Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Arky Vaughan .453 (.45297) Pittsburgh Pirates 1
Mel Ott .448 (.44769) New York Giants 2
Paul Waner .446 (.44562) Pittsburgh Pirates 3
Dolph Camilli .441 (.44068) Philadelphia Phillies 4
Gus Suhr .410 (.41029) Pittsburgh Pirates 5
Frank Demaree .400 (.40000) Chicago Cubs 6
Stan Hack .396 (.39571) Chicago Cubs 7
Billy Herman .392 (.39162) Chicago Cubs 8
Joe Medwick .387 (.38724) St. Louis Cardinals 9
Kiki Cuyler .380 (.37987) Cincinnati Reds 10
Buck Jordan .375 (.37542) Boston Bees 11
Tony Cuccinello .374 (.37440) Boston Bees 12
Pepper Martin .373 (.37302) St. Louis Cardinals 13
Lonny Frey .369 (.36895) Brooklyn Dodgers 14
Johnny Moore .365 (.36473) Philadelphia Phillies 15
Wally Berger .361 (.36134) Boston Bees 16
Chuck Klein .358 (.35846) Chicago Cubs 17
Philadelphia Phillies  
Jo-Jo Moore .358 (.35838) New York Giants 18
Dick Bartell .355 (.35495) New York Giants 19
Bill Brubaker .352 (.35197) Pittsburgh Pirates 20
Joe Stripp .351 (.35065) Brooklyn Dodgers 21
Gus Mancuso .351 (.35063) New York Giants 22
Buddy Hassett .350 (.35015) Brooklyn Dodgers 23
Ival Goodman .347 (.34701) Cincinnati Reds 24
Lou Chiozza .346 (.34634) Philadelphia Phillies 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 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?