Winning Percentage : 1901 American League Top 25

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"What people don't understand is, one day off for Cal Ripken would not recharge his batteries. One day would not do it. He's not playing 2,130 games in a row. Cal is ONLY playing 162 games a year." - Frank Robinson in The Sporting News (September 11, 1995)
 

1901 Winning Percentage Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Clark Griffith .774 (.77419) Chicago White Stockings 1
Cy Young .767 (.76744) Boston Americans 2
Snake Wiltse .722 (.72222) Philadelphia Athletics 3
Nixey Callahan .652 (.65217) Chicago White Stockings 4
Case Patten .643 (.64286) Washington Senators 5
Roscoe Miller .639 (.63889) Detroit Tigers 6
Frank Foreman .632 (.63158) Boston Americans 7
Baltimore Orioles  
Bill Bernhard .630 (.62963) Philadelphia Athletics 8
Chick Fraser .579 (.57895) Philadelphia Athletics 9
George Winter .571 (.57143) Boston Americans 10
Eddie Plank .567 (.56667) Philadelphia Athletics 11
Joe McGinnity .565 (.56522) Baltimore Orioles 12
Roy Patterson .556 (.55556) Chicago White Stockings 13
Jerry Nops .545 (.54545) Baltimore Orioles 14
Ed Siever .545 (.54545) Detroit Tigers  
Earl Moore .533 (.53333) Cleveland Blues 16
Jack Katoll .524 (.52381) Chicago White Stockings 17
Joe Yeager .522 (.52174) Detroit Tigers 18
Watty Lee .500 (.50000) Washington Senators 19
Ted Lewis .485 (.48485) Boston Americans 20
Jack Cronin .464 (.46429) Detroit Tigers 21
Bill Reidy .444 (.44444) Milwaukee Brewers 22
Win Mercer .409 (.40909) Washington Senators 23
Harry Howell .400 (.40000) Baltimore Orioles 24
Bert Husting .400 (.40000) Milwaukee Brewers  



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).

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.

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?