Winning Percentage : 1965 American League Top 25

Finding the American or National League leader in virtually every hitting & pitching statistic is easy-to-do. Finding the top 25 players during any given season is far more challenging. Baseball Almanac has taken away that difficult problem and is pleased to present the data you requested:

"Over 162 games, if my big guys are hitting and we get even halfway decent pitching, we'll beat their (our opponents) brains out." - Cincinnati Reds' Manager Sparky Anderson
 

1965 Winning Percentage Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Mudcat Grant .750 (.75000) Minnesota Twins 1
Denny McLain .727 (.72727) Detroit Tigers 2
Mel Stottlemyre .690 (.68966) New York Yankees 3
Eddie Fisher .682 (.68182) Chicago White Sox 4
Tommy John .667 (.66667) Chicago White Sox 5
Sonny Siebert .667 (.66667) Cleveland Indians  
Dave McNally .647 (.64706) Baltimore Orioles 7
Ralph Terry .647 (.64706) Cleveland Indians  
Jim Perry .632 (.63158) Minnesota Twins 9
Mickey Lolich .625 (.62500) Detroit Tigers 10
Jim Kaat .621 (.62069) Minnesota Twins 11
John Buzhardt .619 (.61905) Chicago White Sox 12
Joe Sparma .619 (.61905) Detroit Tigers  
Sam McDowell .607 (.60714) Cleveland Indians 14
Steve Barber .600 (.60000) Baltimore Orioles 15
Dean Chance .600 (.60000) California Angels  
Milt Pappas .591 (.59091) Baltimore Orioles 17
Hank Aguirre .583 (.58333) Detroit Tigers 18
Wally Bunker .556 (.55556) Baltimore Orioles 19
Pete Richert .556 (.55556) Washington Senators  
Rollie Sheldon .556 (.55556) New York Yankees  
Kansas City Athletics  
Whitey Ford .552 (.55172) New York Yankees 22
Marcelino Lopez .519 (.51852) California Angels 23
Joe Horlen .500 (.50000) Chicago White Sox 24
Luis Tiant .500 (.50000) Cleveland Indians  



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.

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.

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