Winning Percentage : 1974 American League Top 25

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"What people don't understand is, one day off for Cal Ripken would not recharge his batteries. One day would not do it. He's not playing 2,130 games in a row. Cal is ONLY playing 162 games a year." - Frank Robinson in The Sporting News (September 11, 1995)
 

1974 Winning Percentage Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Bill Champion .733 (.73333) Milwaukee Brewers 1
Mike Cuellar .688 (.68750) Baltimore Orioles 2
Al Fitzmorris .684 (.68421) Kansas City Royals 3
Catfish Hunter .676 (.67568) Oakland Athletics 4
Fergie Jenkins .676 (.67568) Texas Rangers  
Luis Tiant .629 (.62857) Boston Red Sox 6
Jim Kaat .618 (.61765) Chicago White Sox 7
Gaylord Perry .618 (.61765) Cleveland Indians  
Dave McNally .615 (.61538) Baltimore Orioles 9
Steve Busby .611 (.61111) Kansas City Royals 10
Jim Perry .586 (.58621) Cleveland Indians 11
Ross Grimsley .581 (.58065) Baltimore Orioles 12
Nolan Ryan .579 (.57895) California Angels 13
Steve Hargan .571 (.57143) Texas Rangers 14
Pat Dobson .559 (.55882) New York Yankees 15
Doc Medich .559 (.55882) New York Yankees  
Joe Coleman .538 (.53846) Detroit Tigers 17
Joe Decker .533 (.53333) Minnesota Twins 18
Vida Blue .531 (.53125) Oakland Athletics 19
Bill Lee .531 (.53125) Boston Red Sox  
Ken Holtzman .528 (.52778) Oakland Athletics 21
Jackie Brown .520 (.52000) Texas Rangers 22
Wilbur Wood .513 (.51282) Chicago White Sox 23
Jim Bibby .500 (.50000) Texas Rangers 24
Bert Blyleven .500 (.50000) Minnesota Twins  



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

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.