Winning Percentage : 1880 National 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:

"The baseball season - six months & 2,106 games - is flat out long, and it's a rare one of those games that doesn't ramble or sputter or digress or somehow violate the rules of dramatic narrative. Baseball takes its own sweet time reaching its conclusions." - Dwight Allen in Reds, Yanks and O's (1989)
 

1880 Winning Percentage Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Fred Goldsmith .875 (.87500) Chicago White Stockings 1
Larry Corcoran .754 (.75439) Chicago White Stockings 2
George Bradley .619 (.61905) Providence Grays 3
John Ward .619 (.61905) Providence Grays  
Jim McCormick .616 (.61644) Cleveland Blues 5
Mickey Welch .531 (.53125) Troy Trojans 6
Curry Foley .500 (.50000) Boston Red Caps 7
Tim Keefe .500 (.50000) Troy Trojans  
Lee Richmond .500 (.50000) Worcester Ruby Legs  
Tommy Bond .473 (.47273) Boston Red Caps 10
Fred Corey .471 (.47059) Worcester Ruby Legs 11
Pud Galvin .364 (.36364) Buffalo Bisons 12
Will White .300 (.30000) Cincinnati Reds 13
Tom Poorman .273 (.27273) Buffalo Bisons 14
Chicago White Stockings  
Blondie Purcell .150 (.15000) Cincinnati Reds 15
Gid Gardner .111 (.11111) Cleveland Blues 16



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.