Winning Percentage : 1969 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:

"The baseball season - six months & 2,106 games - is flat out long, and it's a rare one of those games that doesn't ramble or sputter or digress or somehow violate the rules of dramatic narrative. Baseball takes its own sweet time reaching its conclusions." - Dwight Allen in Reds, Yanks and O's (1989)
 

1969 Winning Percentage Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Mike Nagy .857 (.85714) Boston Red Sox 1
Jim Palmer .800 (.80000) Baltimore Orioles 2
Jim Perry .769 (.76923) Minnesota Twins 3
Dave McNally .741 (.74074) Baltimore Orioles 4
Dick Bosman .737 (.73684) Washington Senators 5
Denny McLain .727 (.72727) Detroit Tigers 6
Blue Moon Odom .714 (.71429) Oakland Athletics 7
Ray Culp .680 (.68000) Boston Red Sox 8
Mike Cuellar .676 (.67647) Baltimore Orioles 9
Tom Phoebus .667 (.66667) Baltimore Orioles 10
Mickey Lolich .633 (.63333) Detroit Tigers 11
Casey Cox .632 (.63158) Washington Senators 12
Dave Boswell .625 (.62500) Minnesota Twins 13
Andy Messersmith .593 (.59259) California Angels 14
Mel Stottlemyre .588 (.58824) New York Yankees 15
Sam McDowell .563 (.56250) Cleveland Indians 16
Sonny Siebert .560 (.56000) Cleveland Indians 17
Boston Red Sox  
Earl Wilson .545 (.54545) Detroit Tigers 18
Chuck Dobson .536 (.53571) Oakland Athletics 19
Wally Bunker .522 (.52174) Kansas City Royals 20
Jim Kaat .519 (.51852) Minnesota Twins 21
Fritz Peterson .515 (.51515) New York Yankees 22
Gene Brabender .481 (.48148) Seattle Pilots 23
Joe Coleman .480 (.48000) Washington Senators 24
Bill Butler .474 (.47368) Kansas City Royals 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.

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 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?