Winning Percentage : 1952 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
 

1952 Winning Percentage Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Bobby Shantz .774 (.77419) Philadelphia Athletics 1
Vic Raschi .727 (.72727) New York Yankees 2
Allie Reynolds .714 (.71429) New York Yankees 3
Mike Garcia .667 (.66667) Cleveland Indians 4
Bob Lemon .667 (.66667) Cleveland Indians  
Early Wynn .657 (.65714) Cleveland Indians 6
Carl Scheib .611 (.61111) Philadelphia Athletics 7
Spec Shea .611 (.61111) Washington Senators  
Saul Rogovin .609 (.60870) Chicago White Sox 9
Joe Dobson .583 (.58333) Chicago White Sox 10
Connie Marrero .579 (.57895) Washington Senators 11
Billy Pierce .556 (.55556) Chicago White Sox 12
Bob Cain .545 (.54545) St. Louis Browns 13
Marv Grissom .545 (.54545) Chicago White Sox  
Walt Masterson .526 (.52632) Boston Red Sox 15
Washington Senators  
Mickey McDermott .526 (.52632) Boston Red Sox  
Harry Byrd .500 (.50000) Philadelphia Athletics 17
Hal Newhouser .500 (.50000) Detroit Tigers  
Mel Parnell .500 (.50000) Boston Red Sox  
Bob Porterfield .481 (.48148) Washington Senators 20
Alex Kellner .462 (.46154) Philadelphia Athletics 21
Ned Garver .444 (.44444) St. Louis Browns 22
Detroit Tigers  
Sid Hudson .435 (.43478) Washington Senators 23
Boston Red Sox  
Duane Pillette .435 (.43478) St. Louis Browns  
Dizzy Trout .435 (.43478) Detroit Tigers  
Boston Red Sox  



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.

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.

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).