Winning Percentage : 1905 American 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
 

1905 Winning Percentage Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Rube Waddell .730 (.72973) Philadelphia Athletics 1
Jesse Tannehill .710 (.70968) Boston Americans 2
Andy Coakley .692 (.69231) Philadelphia Athletics 3
Eddie Plank .667 (.66667) Philadelphia Athletics 4
Nick Altrock .657 (.65714) Chicago White Sox 5
Bob Rhoads .640 (.64000) Cleveland Naps 6
Addie Joss .625 (.62500) Cleveland Naps 7
Ed Killian .622 (.62162) Detroit Tigers 8
Chief Bender .621 (.62069) Philadelphia Athletics 9
Frank Owen .618 (.61765) Chicago White Sox 10
Frank Smith .594 (.59375) Chicago White Sox 11
Doc White .567 (.56667) Chicago White Sox 12
Jack Chesbro .559 (.55882) New York Highlanders 13
Bill Donovan .545 (.54545) Detroit Tigers 14
Al Orth .529 (.52941) New York Highlanders 15
Earl Moore .500 (.50000) Cleveland Naps 16
George Mullin .500 (.50000) Detroit Tigers  
Barney Pelty .500 (.50000) St. Louis Browns  
Cy Young .486 (.48649) Boston Americans 19
George Winter .485 (.48485) Boston Americans 20
Bill Dinneen .462 (.46154) Boston Americans 21
Frank Kitson .462 (.46154) Detroit Tigers  
Tom Hughes .459 (.45946) Washington Senators 23
Jack Powell .417 (.41667) New York Highlanders 24
St. Louis Browns  
Bill Hogg .409 (.40909) New York Highlanders 25



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.

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