Winning Percentage : 1969 National League Top 25

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1969 Winning Percentage Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Bob Moose .824 (.82353) Pittsburgh Pirates 1
Tom Seaver .781 (.78125) New York Mets 2
Jim Maloney .706 (.70588) Cincinnati Reds 3
Juan Marichal .656 (.65625) San Francisco Giants 4
Jerry Koosman .654 (.65385) New York Mets 5
Jim Merritt .654 (.65385) Cincinnati Reds  
Ron Reed .643 (.64286) Atlanta Braves 7
Phil Niekro .639 (.63889) Atlanta Braves 8
Bill Singer .625 (.62500) Los Angeles Dodgers 9
Steve Blass .615 (.61538) Pittsburgh Pirates 10
Steve Carlton .607 (.60714) St. Louis Cardinals 11
Larry Dierker .606 (.60606) Houston Astros 12
Bob Gibson .606 (.60606) St. Louis Cardinals  
Bill Hands .588 (.58824) Chicago Cubs 14
Fergie Jenkins .583 (.58333) Chicago Cubs 15
Gaylord Perry .576 (.57576) San Francisco Giants 16
Claude Osteen .571 (.57143) Los Angeles Dodgers 17
Don Wilson .571 (.57143) Houston Astros  
Ken Holtzman .567 (.56667) Chicago Cubs 19
Jim Bunning .565 (.56522) Pittsburgh Pirates 20
Los Angeles Dodgers  
George Stone .565 (.56522) Atlanta Braves  
Mike McCormick .550 (.55000) San Francisco Giants 22
Dick Selma .545 (.54545) San Diego Padres 23
Chicago Cubs  
Pat Jarvis .542 (.54167) Atlanta Braves 24
Nelson Briles .536 (.53571) St. Louis Cardinals 25



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).

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?