Winning Percentage : 1949 American 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)
 

1949 Winning Percentage Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Ellis Kinder .793 (.79310) Boston Red Sox 1
Mel Parnell .781 (.78125) Boston Red Sox 2
Allie Reynolds .739 (.73913) New York Yankees 3
Mike Garcia .737 (.73684) Cleveland Indians 4
Bob Lemon .688 (.68750) Cleveland Indians 5
Tommy Byrne .682 (.68182) New York Yankees 6
Fred Hutchinson .682 (.68182) Detroit Tigers  
Vic Raschi .677 (.67742) New York Yankees 8
Chuck Stobbs .647 (.64706) Boston Red Sox 9
Virgil Trucks .633 (.63333) Detroit Tigers 10
Alex Kellner .625 (.62500) Philadelphia Athletics 11
Bob Kuzava .625 (.62500) Chicago White Sox  
Hal Newhouser .621 (.62069) Detroit Tigers 13
Early Wynn .611 (.61111) Cleveland Indians 14
Art Houtteman .600 (.60000) Detroit Tigers 15
Ed Lopat .600 (.60000) New York Yankees  
Lou Brissie .593 (.59259) Philadelphia Athletics 17
Dick Fowler .577 (.57692) Philadelphia Athletics 18
Ray Scarborough .542 (.54167) Washington Senators 19
Joe Dobson .538 (.53846) Boston Red Sox 20
Bill Wight .536 (.53571) Chicago White Sox 21
Bob Feller .517 (.51724) Cleveland Indians 22
Ted Gray .500 (.50000) Detroit Tigers 23
Joe Coleman .481 (.48148) Philadelphia Athletics 24
Mickey Haefner .450 (.45000) Washington Senators 25
Chicago White Sox  



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.

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