Winning Percentage : 1962 American 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)
 

1962 Winning Percentage Leaders

Top 25 in the American League
Ray Herbert .690 (.68966) Chicago White Sox 1
Whitey Ford .680 (.68000) New York Yankees 2
Hank Aguirre .667 (.66667) Detroit Tigers 3
Dick Donovan .667 (.66667) Cleveland Indians  
Ralph Terry .657 (.65714) New York Yankees 5
Jim Bunning .655 (.65517) Detroit Tigers 6
Camilo Pascual .645 (.64516) Minnesota Twins 7
Eddie Fisher .643 (.64286) Chicago White Sox 8
Bill Stafford .609 (.60870) New York Yankees 9
Earl Wilson .600 (.60000) Boston Red Sox 10
Dean Chance .583 (.58333) Los Angeles Angels 11
Jim Kaat .563 (.56250) Minnesota Twins 12
Phil Regan .550 (.55000) Detroit Tigers 13
Milt Pappas .545 (.54545) Baltimore Orioles 14
Bill Monbouquette .536 (.53571) Boston Red Sox 15
Robin Roberts .526 (.52632) Baltimore Orioles 16
Jack Kralick .522 (.52174) Minnesota Twins 17
Gene Conley .517 (.51724) Boston Red Sox 18
Don Lee .500 (.50000) Minnesota Twins 19
Los Angeles Angels  
Jim Perry .500 (.50000) Cleveland Indians  
Dave Stenhouse .478 (.47826) Washington Senators 21
Bo Belinsky .476 (.47619) Los Angeles Angels 22
Eli Grba .471 (.47059) Los Angeles Angels 23
Juan Pizarro .462 (.46154) Chicago White Sox 24
Don Mossi .458 (.45833) Detroit Tigers 25



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).

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.
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