Winning Percentage : 1904 National League Top 25

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"I don't think I stayed for a complete game that first year (in Arizona). But something happened. During the second year, I started watching more intently, listening to the broadcasters talk about strategy. I started getting it. Suddenly, a 162-game season didn't seem ridiculously long anymore." - Richard Ruelas in The Arizona Republic (11-07-2001)
 

1904 Winning Percentage Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Joe McGinnity .814 (.81395) New York Giants 1
Hooks Wiltse .813 (.81250) New York Giants 2
Christy Mathewson .733 (.73333) New York Giants 3
Jack Harper .719 (.71875) Cincinnati Reds 4
Patsy Flaherty .679 (.67857) Pittsburgh Pirates 5
Carl Lundgren .654 (.65385) Chicago Cubs 6
Bob Wicker .654 (.65385) Chicago Cubs  
Tom Walker .652 (.65217) Cincinnati Reds 8
Buttons Briggs .633 (.63333) Chicago Cubs 9
Sam Leever .621 (.62069) Pittsburgh Pirates 10
Kid Nichols .618 (.61765) St. Louis Cardinals 11
Mordecai Brown .600 (.60000) Chicago Cubs 12
Win Kellum .600 (.60000) Cincinnati Reds  
Jake Weimer .588 (.58824) Chicago Cubs 14
Dummy Taylor .583 (.58333) New York Giants 15
Mike Lynch .577 (.57692) Pittsburgh Pirates 16
Frank Corridon .524 (.52381) Chicago Cubs 17
Philadelphia Phillies  
Jack Taylor .513 (.51282) St. Louis Cardinals 18
Deacon Phillippe .500 (.50000) Pittsburgh Pirates 19
Bill Duggleby .480 (.48000) Philadelphia Phillies 20
Noodles Hahn .471 (.47059) Cincinnati Reds 21
Bob Ewing .458 (.45833) Cincinnati Reds 22
Chappie McFarland .438 (.43750) St. Louis Cardinals 23
Vic Willis .419 (.41860) Boston Beaneaters 24
Mike O'Neill .417 (.41667) St. Louis Cardinals 25



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.

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?

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.