Winning Percentage : 1892 National League Top 25

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"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)
 

1892 Winning Percentage Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Mike Sullivan .750 (.75000) Cincinnati Reds 1
Cy Young .750 (.75000) Cleveland Spiders  
Adonis Terry .692 (.69231) Baltimore Orioles 3
Pittsburgh Pirates  
George Haddock .690 (.69048) Brooklyn Bridegrooms 4
Harry Staley .688 (.68750) Boston Beaneaters 5
Kid Nichols .686 (.68627) Boston Beaneaters 6
Jack Stivetts .686 (.68627) Boston Beaneaters  
Duke Esper .684 (.68421) Philadelphia Phillies 8
Pittsburgh Pirates  
Nig Cuppy .683 (.68293) Cleveland Spiders 9
Ed Stein .628 (.62791) Brooklyn Bridegrooms 10
Dave Foutz .619 (.61905) Brooklyn Bridegrooms 11
Brickyard Kennedy .619 (.61905) Brooklyn Bridegrooms  
Tony Mullane .618 (.61765) Cincinnati Reds 13
John Clarkson .610 (.60976) Boston Beaneaters 14
Cleveland Spiders  
Gus Weyhing .604 (.60377) Philadelphia Phillies 15
Kid Carsey .543 (.54286) Philadelphia Phillies 16
Tim Keefe .543 (.54286) Philadelphia Phillies  
Frank Dwyer .538 (.53846) St. Louis Browns 18
Cincinnati Reds  
Ad Gumbert .537 (.53659) Chicago Colts 19
Frank Killen .527 (.52727) Washington Senators 20
Scott Stratton .525 (.52500) Louisville Colonels 21
Bill Hutchinson .500 (.50000) Chicago Colts 22
Amos Rusie .500 (.50000) New York Giants  
Mark Baldwin .491 (.49057) Pittsburgh Pirates 24
Silver King .489 (.48936) New York Giants 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.