Top 25 Winning Percentage in 1988 in the National League

Winning Percentage : 1988 National League Top 25

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"Although baseball decided to extend the regular season deeper into October to play 162 games (after the 09-11 disaster), why not just play 154? Baseball has dealt with shortened seasons before. (Bud) Selig spoke about the sanctity of playing 162 games, but baseball played 154 games until 1961. Baseball should have just let the games go and continued with the current schedule." - Joe Morgan on ESPN (September 19, 2001)

1988 Winning Percentage Leaders
Top 25 in the National League

Name Winning Percentage Team Rank

David Cone .870 (.86957) New York Mets 1

Tom Browning .783 (.78261) Cincinnati Reds 2

Orel Hershiser .742 (.74194) Los Angeles Dodgers 3

Danny Jackson .742 (.74194) Cincinnati Reds

Bob Knepper .737 (.73684) Houston Astros 5

Greg Maddux .692 (.69231) Chicago Cubs 6

Doug Drabek .682 (.68182) Pittsburgh Pirates 7

Tim Belcher .667 (.66667) Los Angeles Dodgers 8

Dwight Gooden .667 (.66667) New York Mets

Don Robinson .667 (.66667) San Francisco Giants

Ron Darling .654 (.65385) New York Mets 11

Mike Scott .636 (.63636) Houston Astros 12

Rick Reuschel .633 (.63333) San Francisco Giants 13

Jose Rijo .619 (.61905) Cincinnati Reds 14

Dennis Rasmussen .615 (.61538) Cincinnati Reds 15

San Diego Padres

Tim Leary .607 (.60714) Los Angeles Dodgers 16

Pascual Perez .600 (.60000) Montreal Expos 17

Eric Show .593 (.59259) San Diego Padres 18

Kelly Downs .591 (.59091) San Francisco Giants 19

Jose DeLeon .565 (.56522) St. Louis Cardinals 20

Andy Hawkins .560 (.56000) San Diego Padres 21

John Tudor .556 (.55556) St. Louis Cardinals 22

Los Angeles Dodgers

Sid Fernandez .545 (.54545) New York Mets 23

Bryn Smith .545 (.54545) Montreal Expos

Bob Walk .545 (.54545) Pittsburgh Pirates

Name Winning Percentage Team Rank

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.

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).

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?

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