Winning Percentage : 1932 American 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:

"Although baseball decided to extend the regular season deeper into October to play 162 games (after the 09-11 disaster), why not just play 154? Baseball has dealt with shortened seasons before. (Bud) Selig spoke about the sanctity of playing 162 games, but baseball played 154 games until 1961. Baseball should have just let the games go and continued with the current schedule." - Joe Morgan on ESPN (September 19, 2001)
 

1932 Winning Percentage Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Johnny Allen .810 (.80952) New York Yankees 1
Lefty Gomez .774 (.77419) New York Yankees 2
Red Ruffing .720 (.72000) New York Yankees 3
Lefty Grove .714 (.71429) Philadelphia Athletics 4
Monte Weaver .688 (.68750) Washington Senators 5
Alvin Crowder .667 (.66667) Washington Senators 6
Firpo Marberry .667 (.66667) Washington Senators  
George Pipgras .640 (.64000) New York Yankees 8
Wes Ferrell .639 (.63889) Cleveland Indians 9
Rube Walberg .630 (.62963) Philadelphia Athletics 10
Willis Hudlin .600 (.60000) Cleveland Indians 11
George Earnshaw .594 (.59375) Philadelphia Athletics 12
Ivy Andrews .588 (.58824) New York Yankees 13
Boston Red Sox  
Earl Whitehill .571 (.57143) Detroit Tigers 14
Clint Brown .556 (.55556) Cleveland Indians 15
Lloyd Brown .556 (.55556) Washington Senators  
Chief Hogsett .550 (.55000) Detroit Tigers 17
Tommy Bridges .538 (.53846) Detroit Tigers 18
Mel Harder .536 (.53571) Cleveland Indians 19
Tommy Thomas .524 (.52381) Chicago White Sox 20
Washington Senators  
George Blaeholder .500 (.50000) St. Louis Browns 21
Roy Mahaffey .500 (.50000) Philadelphia Athletics  
Vic Sorrell .500 (.50000) Detroit Tigers  
Bob Kline .458 (.45833) Boston Red Sox 24
Lefty Stewart .441 (.44118) St. Louis Browns 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.

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.