1949 Winning Percentage Leaders Top 25 in the National League
Name	Winning Percentage	Team	Rank
Ralph Branca	.722 (.72222)	Brooklyn Dodgers	1
Preacher Roe	.714 (.71429)	Brooklyn Dodgers	2
Howie Pollet	.690 (.68966)	St. Louis Cardinals	3
Russ Meyer	.680 (.68000)	Philadelphia Phillies	4
Don Newcombe	.680 (.68000)	Brooklyn Dodgers
Red Munger	.652 (.65217)	St. Louis Cardinals	6
Cliff Chambers	.650 (.65000)	Pittsburgh Pirates	7
Al Brazle	.636 (.63636)	St. Louis Cardinals	8
Ken Heintzelman	.630 (.62963)	Philadelphia Phillies	9
Jack Banta	.625 (.62500)	Brooklyn Dodgers	10
Joe Hatten	.600 (.60000)	Brooklyn Dodgers	11
Warren Spahn	.600 (.60000)	Boston Braves
Vern Bickford	.593 (.59259)	Boston Braves	13
Harry Brecheen	.560 (.56000)	St. Louis Cardinals	14
Sheldon Jones	.556 (.55556)	New York Giants	15
Ken Raffensberger	.514 (.51429)	Cincinnati Reds	16
Hank Borowy	.500 (.50000)	Philadelphia Phillies	17
Robin Roberts	.500 (.50000)	Philadelphia Phillies
Jerry Staley	.500 (.50000)	St. Louis Cardinals
Larry Jansen	.484 (.48387)	New York Giants	20
Bill Werle	.480 (.48000)	Pittsburgh Pirates	21
Herm Wehmeier	.478 (.47826)	Cincinnati Reds	22
Bill Voiselle	.467 (.46667)	Boston Braves	23
Murry Dickson	.462 (.46154)	Pittsburgh Pirates	24
Monte Kennedy	.462 (.46154)	New York Giants
Name	Winning Percentage	Team	Rank

	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). 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?