Winning Percentage : 1935 National League Top 25

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1935 Winning Percentage Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Bill Lee .769 (.76923) Chicago Cubs 1
Slick Castleman .714 (.71429) New York Giants 2
Dizzy Dean .700 (.70000) St. Louis Cardinals 3
Hal Schumacher .679 (.67857) New York Giants 4
Carl Hubbell .657 (.65714) New York Giants 5
Bill Hallahan .652 (.65217) St. Louis Cardinals 6
Charlie Root .652 (.65217) Chicago Cubs  
Bill Swift .652 (.65217) Pittsburgh Pirates  
Jim Weaver .636 (.63636) Pittsburgh Pirates 9
Larry French .630 (.62963) Chicago Cubs 10
Paul Derringer .629 (.62857) Cincinnati Reds 11
Watty Clark .619 (.61905) Brooklyn Dodgers 12
Bill Walker .619 (.61905) St. Louis Cardinals  
Van Mungo .615 (.61538) Brooklyn Dodgers 14
Paul Dean .613 (.61290) St. Louis Cardinals 15
Lon Warneke .606 (.60606) Chicago Cubs 16
Roy Parmelee .583 (.58333) New York Giants 17
Cy Blanton .581 (.58065) Pittsburgh Pirates 18
Tex Carleton .579 (.57895) Chicago Cubs 19
Syl Johnson .556 (.55556) Philadelphia Phillies 20
Curt Davis .533 (.53333) Philadelphia Phillies 21
Guy Bush .500 (.50000) Pittsburgh Pirates 22
Fred Frankhouse .423 (.42308) Boston Braves 23
Gene Schott .421 (.42105) Cincinnati Reds 24
George Earnshaw .400 (.40000) Brooklyn Dodgers 25



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.

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).