Winning Percentage : 1915 National League Top 25

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1915 Winning Percentage Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Grover Alexander .756 (.75610) Philadelphia Phillies 1
Fred Toney .739 (.73913) Cincinnati Reds 2
Al Mamaux .724 (.72414) Pittsburgh Pirates 3
Sherry Smith .636 (.63636) Brooklyn Robins 4
Hippo Vaughn .625 (.62500) Chicago Cubs 5
Red Ames .611 (.61111) Cincinnati Reds 6
St. Louis Cardinals  
Jack Coombs .600 (.60000) Brooklyn Robins 7
George Pierce .591 (.59091) Chicago Cubs 8
Pat Ragan .586 (.58621) Brooklyn Robins 9
Boston Braves  
Erskine Mayer .583 (.58333) Philadelphia Phillies 10
Jeff Pfeffer .576 (.57576) Brooklyn Robins 11
Sailor Stroud .571 (.57143) New York Giants 12
Al Demaree .560 (.56000) Philadelphia Phillies 13
Jeff Tesreau .543 (.54286) New York Giants 14
Lee Meadows .542 (.54167) St. Louis Cardinals 15
Dick Rudolph .537 (.53659) Boston Braves 16
Tom Hughes .533 (.53333) Boston Braves 17
Lefty Tyler .526 (.52632) Boston Braves 18
Wheezer Dell .524 (.52381) Brooklyn Robins 19
Rube Marquard .524 (.52381) New York Giants  
Brooklyn Robins  
Gene Dale .514 (.51429) Cincinnati Reds 21
Babe Adams .500 (.50000) Pittsburgh Pirates 22
Bob Harmon .485 (.48485) Pittsburgh Pirates 23
George McQuillan .480 (.48000) Pittsburgh Pirates 24
Philadelphia Phillies  
Eppa Rixey .478 (.47826) Philadelphia Phillies 25



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.

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?