1897 Winning Percentage Leaders Top 25 in the National League
Name	Winning Percentage	Team	Rank
Fred Klobedanz	.788 (.78788)	Boston Beaneaters	1
Jerry Nops	.769 (.76923)	Baltimore Orioles	2
Joe Corbett	.750 (.75000)	Baltimore Orioles	3
Kid Nichols	.738 (.73810)	Boston Beaneaters	4
Amos Rusie	.737 (.73684)	New York Giants	5
Jack Stivetts	.733 (.73333)	Boston Beaneaters	6
Bill Hoffer	.667 (.66667)	Baltimore Orioles	7
Arlie Pond	.667 (.66667)	Baltimore Orioles
Ted Breitenstein	.657 (.65714)	Cincinnati Reds	9
Jouett Meekin	.645 (.64516)	New York Giants	10
Ted Lewis	.636 (.63636)	Boston Beaneaters	11
Nig Cuppy	.625 (.62500)	Cleveland Spiders	12
Jack Dunn	.609 (.60870)	Brooklyn Bridegrooms	13
Jack Powell	.600 (.60000)	Cleveland Spiders	14
Zeke Wilson	.593 (.59259)	Cleveland Spiders	15
Billy Rhines	.583 (.58333)	Cincinnati Reds	16
Frank Dwyer	.581 (.58065)	Cincinnati Reds	17
Nixey Callahan	.571 (.57143)	Chicago Colts	18
Chauncey Fisher	.563 (.56250)	Brooklyn Bridegrooms	19
Cy Seymour	.563 (.56250)	New York Giants
Clark Griffith	.538 (.53846)	Chicago Colts	21
Mike Sullivan	.533 (.53333)	New York Giants	22
Cy Young	.525 (.52500)	Cleveland Spiders	23
George Wheeler	.524 (.52381)	Philadelphia Phillies	24
Danny Friend	.522 (.52174)	Chicago Colts	25
Name	Winning Percentage	Team	Rank

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