Winning Percentage : 1895 National 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)
 

1895 Winning Percentage Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Bill Hoffer .838 (.83784) Baltimore Orioles 1
Cy Young .778 (.77778) Cleveland Spiders 2
Al Maul .667 (.66667) Washington Senators 3
Billy Rhines .655 (.65517) Cincinnati Reds 4
Nig Cuppy .650 (.65000) Cleveland Spiders 5
Clark Griffith .650 (.65000) Chicago Colts  
Jack Taylor .650 (.65000) Philadelphia Phillies  
Kid Nichols .619 (.61905) Boston Beaneaters 8
Con Lucid .615 (.61538) Brooklyn Bridegrooms 9
Philadelphia Phillies  
Brickyard Kennedy .613 (.61290) Brooklyn Bridegrooms 10
Cozy Dolan .611 (.61111) Boston Beaneaters 11
George Hemming .606 (.60606) Baltimore Orioles 12
Kid Carsey .600 (.60000) Philadelphia Phillies 13
Adonis Terry .600 (.60000) Chicago Colts  
Jouett Meekin .593 (.59259) New York Giants 15
Dad Clarkson .591 (.59091) St. Louis Browns 16
Baltimore Orioles  
Pink Hawley .585 (.58491) Pittsburgh Pirates 17
Brownie Foreman .571 (.57143) Pittsburgh Pirates 18
Willie McGill .556 (.55556) Philadelphia Phillies 19
Jim Sullivan .550 (.55000) Boston Beaneaters 20
Dad Clarke .545 (.54545) New York Giants 21
Frank Dwyer .545 (.54545) Cincinnati Reds  
Ed Stein .536 (.53571) Brooklyn Bridegrooms 23
Dan Daub .500 (.50000) Brooklyn Bridegrooms 24
Amos Rusie .500 (.50000) New York Giants  



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 first player from the Angels franchise (they were the California Angels at the time) to wear the number twenty-five was Bob Perry.

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.