Winning Percentage : 1952 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)
 

1952 Winning Percentage Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Preacher Roe .846 (.84615) Brooklyn Dodgers 1
Hoyt Wilhelm .833 (.83333) New York Giants 2
Robin Roberts .800 (.80000) Philadelphia Phillies 3
Carl Erskine .700 (.70000) Brooklyn Dodgers 4
Sal Maglie .692 (.69231) New York Giants 5
Jim Hearn .667 (.66667) New York Giants 6
Curt Simmons .636 (.63636) Philadelphia Phillies 7
Warren Hacker .625 (.62500) Chicago Cubs 8
Billy Loes .619 (.61905) Brooklyn Dodgers 9
Paul Minner .609 (.60870) Chicago Cubs 10
Dave Koslo .588 (.58824) New York Giants 11
Ken Raffensberger .567 (.56667) Cincinnati Reds 12
Bob Rush .567 (.56667) Chicago Cubs  
Vinegar Bend Mizell .556 (.55556) St. Louis Cardinals 14
Ben Wade .550 (.55000) Brooklyn Dodgers 15
Jerry Staley .548 (.54839) St. Louis Cardinals 16
Harry Perkowski .545 (.54545) Cincinnati Reds 17
Larry Jansen .500 (.50000) New York Giants 18
Karl Drews .483 (.48276) Philadelphia Phillies 19
Russ Meyer .481 (.48148) Philadelphia Phillies 20
Max Surkont .480 (.48000) Boston Braves 21
Jim Wilson .462 (.46154) Boston Braves 22
Herm Wehmeier .450 (.45000) Cincinnati Reds 23
Warren Spahn .424 (.42424) Boston Braves 24
Murry Dickson .400 (.40000) Pittsburgh Pirates 25



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.

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?