Winning Percentage : 1932 National 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)
 

1932 Winning Percentage Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Lon Warneke .786 (.78571) Chicago Cubs 1
Fred Heimach .692 (.69231) Brooklyn Dodgers 2
Bob Brown .667 (.66667) Boston Braves 3
Steve Swetonic .647 (.64706) Pittsburgh Pirates 4
Guy Bush .633 (.63333) Chicago Cubs 5
Bill Hallahan .632 (.63158) St. Louis Cardinals 6
Watty Clark .625 (.62500) Brooklyn Dodgers 7
Flint Rhem .625 (.62500) St. Louis Cardinals  
Philadelphia Phillies  
Carl Hubbell .621 (.62069) New York Giants 9
Charlie Root .600 (.60000) Chicago Cubs 10
Sloppy Thurston .600 (.60000) Brooklyn Dodgers  
Bill Swift .583 (.58333) Pittsburgh Pirates 12
Heinie Meine .571 (.57143) Pittsburgh Pirates 13
Dizzy Dean .545 (.54545) St. Louis Cardinals 14
Huck Betts .542 (.54167) Boston Braves 15
Van Mungo .542 (.54167) Brooklyn Dodgers  
Phil Collins .538 (.53846) Philadelphia Phillies 17
Larry French .529 (.52941) Pittsburgh Pirates 18
Bill Harris .526 (.52632) Pittsburgh Pirates 19
Jumbo Elliott .524 (.52381) Philadelphia Phillies 20
Dazzy Vance .522 (.52174) Brooklyn Dodgers 21
Tom Zachary .522 (.52174) Boston Braves  
Ray Benge .520 (.52000) Philadelphia Phillies 23
Ed Brandt .500 (.50000) Boston Braves 24
Freddie Fitzsimmons .500 (.50000) New York Giants  



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.

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?

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.