Winning Percentage : 1887 National 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:

"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)
 

1887 Winning Percentage Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Charlie Getzien .690 (.69048) Detroit Wolverines 1
Charlie Ferguson .688 (.68750) Philadelphia Phillies 2
Dan Casey .683 (.68293) Philadelphia Phillies 3
Tim Keefe .648 (.64815) New York Giants 4
John Clarkson .644 (.64407) Chicago White Stockings 5
Stump Wiedman .619 (.61905) Detroit Wolverines 6
New York Giants  
George Van Haltren .611 (.61111) Chicago White Stockings 7
Kid Madden .600 (.60000) Boston Beaneaters 8
Mickey Welch .595 (.59459) New York Giants 9
Pud Galvin .571 (.57143) Pittsburgh Alleghenys 10
Lady Baldwin .565 (.56522) Detroit Wolverines 11
Charlie Buffinton .553 (.55263) Philadelphia Phillies 12
Jim Whitney .533 (.53333) Washington Senators 13
Mark Baldwin .514 (.51429) Chicago White Stockings 14
Old Hoss Radbourn .511 (.51064) Boston Beaneaters 15
Pete Conway .471 (.47059) Detroit Wolverines 16
Ed Morris .389 (.38889) Pittsburgh Alleghenys 17
Dick Conway .375 (.37500) Boston Beaneaters 18
Jim McCormick .361 (.36111) Pittsburgh Alleghenys 19
Henry Boyle .351 (.35135) Indianapolis Hoosiers 20
Dupee Shaw .350 (.35000) Washington Senators 21
John Healy .293 (.29268) Indianapolis Hoosiers 22
Hank O'Day .286 (.28571) Washington Senators 23
Frank Gilmore .259 (.25926) Washington Senators 24



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.

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.

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?