On Base Percentage : 1941 National League Top 25

Finding the American or National League leader in virtually every hitting & pitching statistic is easy-to-do. Finding the top 25 players during any given season is far more challenging. Baseball Almanac has taken away that difficult problem and is pleased to present the data you requested:

"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)
 

1941 On Base Percentage Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Elbie Fletcher .421 (.42122) Pittsburgh Pirates 1
Stan Hack .417 (.41691) Chicago Cubs 2
Dolph Camilli .407 (.40659) Brooklyn Dodgers 3
Pete Reiser .406 (.40641) Brooklyn Dodgers 4
Johnny Mize .406 (.40625) St. Louis Cardinals 5
Nick Etten .405 (.40480) Philadelphia Phillies 6
Mel Ott .403 (.40287) New York Giants 7
Dixie Walker .391 (.39101) Brooklyn Dodgers 8
Enos Slaughter .390 (.38958) St. Louis Cardinals 9
Cookie Lavagetto .388 (.38772) Brooklyn Dodgers 10
Johnny Hopp .378 (.37751) St. Louis Cardinals 11
Max West .373 (.37276) Boston Braves 12
Joe Medwick .364 (.36395) Brooklyn Dodgers 13
Terry Moore .364 (.36380) St. Louis Cardinals 14
Jimmy Brown .363 (.36288) St. Louis Cardinals 15
Dom Dallessandro .362 (.36216) Chicago Cubs 16
Billy Herman .361 (.36094) Chicago Cubs 17
Brooklyn Dodgers  
Billy Jurges .361 (.36084) New York Giants 18
Johnny Cooney .358 (.35821) Boston Braves 19
Bill Nicholson .357 (.35656) Chicago Cubs 20
Creepy Crespi .355 (.35463) St. Louis Cardinals 21
Vince DiMaggio .354 (.35392) Pittsburgh Pirates 22
Bob Elliott .353 (.35304) Pittsburgh Pirates 23
Danny Litwhiler .350 (.35024) Philadelphia Phillies 24
Babe Young .346 (.34574) New York Giants 25



Future Hall of Famer Sammy Sosa is best known for wearing number twenty-one; however, when the young slugger played for the Chicago White Sox (1989-1991) he only wore number twenty-five.

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?

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.