1953 On Base Percentage Leaders Top 25 in the National League
Name	On Base Percentage	Team	Rank
Stan Musial	.437 (.43696)	St. Louis Cardinals	1
Jackie Robinson	.425 (.42478)	Brooklyn Dodgers	2
Duke Snider	.419 (.41926)	Brooklyn Dodgers	3
Monte Irvin	.406 (.40637)	New York Giants	4
Eddie Mathews	.406 (.40588)	Milwaukee Braves	5
Red Schoendienst	.405 (.40545)	St. Louis Cardinals	6
Enos Slaughter	.395 (.39515)	St. Louis Cardinals	7
Roy Campanella	.395 (.39492)	Brooklyn Dodgers	8
Richie Ashburn	.394 (.39390)	Philadelphia Phillies	9
Gil Hodges	.393 (.39298)	Brooklyn Dodgers	10
Carl Furillo	.393 (.39265)	Brooklyn Dodgers	11
Ralph Kiner	.391 (.39098)	Pittsburgh Pirates	12
		Chicago Cubs
Jim Gilliam	.383 (.38277)	Brooklyn Dodgers	13
Solly Hemus	.382 (.38214)	St. Louis Cardinals	14
Ted Kluszewski	.380 (.37997)	Cincinnati Redlegs	15
Pee Wee Reese	.374 (.37377)	Brooklyn Dodgers	16
Sid Gordon	.372 (.37244)	Milwaukee Braves	17
Cal Abrams	.368 (.36759)	Pittsburgh Pirates	18
Danny O'Connell	.361 (.36055)	Pittsburgh Pirates	19
Don Mueller	.360 (.36000)	New York Giants	20
Frank Baumholtz	.359 (.35879)	Chicago Cubs	21
Dee Fondy	.358 (.35781)	Chicago Cubs	22
Del Ennis	.355 (.35469)	Philadelphia Phillies	23
Gus Bell	.354 (.35401)	Cincinnati Redlegs	24
Whitey Lockman	.351 (.35053)	New York Giants	25
Name	On Base Percentage	Team	Rank

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