Winning Percentage : 1911 American League Top 25

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"The guys who made up this schedule must have been in a room with a bottle of Wild Turkey and 40 straws." - Dave Bergman
 

1911 Winning Percentage Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Chief Bender .773 (.77273) Philadelphia Athletics 1
Vean Gregg .767 (.76667) Cleveland Naps 2
Eddie Plank .742 (.74194) Philadelphia Athletics 3
Jack Coombs .700 (.70000) Philadelphia Athletics 4
Ralph Works .688 (.68750) Detroit Tigers 5
Cy Morgan .682 (.68182) Philadelphia Athletics 6
Russ Ford .667 (.66667) New York Highlanders 7
Walter Johnson .658 (.65789) Washington Senators 8
George Mullin .643 (.64286) Detroit Tigers 9
Ed Walsh .600 (.60000) Chicago White Sox 10
Gene Krapp .591 (.59091) Cleveland Naps 11
Harry Krause .579 (.57895) Philadelphia Athletics 12
Ed Lafitte .579 (.57895) Detroit Tigers  
Joe Wood .575 (.57500) Boston Red Sox 14
Jim Scott .560 (.56000) Chicago White Sox 15
Larry Pape .556 (.55556) Boston Red Sox 16
George Kahler .529 (.52941) Cleveland Naps 17
Bill Donovan .526 (.52632) Detroit Tigers 18
Ray Caldwell .500 (.50000) New York Highlanders 19
Frank Lange .500 (.50000) Chicago White Sox  
Ed Summers .500 (.50000) Detroit Tigers  
Ed Willett .481 (.48148) Detroit Tigers 22
Jack Warhop .480 (.48000) New York Highlanders 23
Ray Collins .478 (.47826) Boston Red Sox 24
Ray Fisher .476 (.47619) New York Highlanders 25



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?

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