Winning Percentage : 1975 National League Top 25

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"I don't think I stayed for a complete game that first year (in Arizona). But something happened. During the second year, I started watching more intently, listening to the broadcasters talk about strategy. I started getting it. Suddenly, a 162-game season didn't seem ridiculously long anymore." - Richard Ruelas in The Arizona Republic (11-07-2001)
 

1975 Winning Percentage Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Fred Norman .750 (.75000) Cincinnati Reds 1
Tom Seaver .710 (.70968) New York Mets 2
Burt Hooton .667 (.66667) Chicago Cubs 3
Los Angeles Dodgers  
Larry Christenson .647 (.64706) Philadelphia Phillies 4
Randy Jones .625 (.62500) San Diego Padres 5
John Montefusco .625 (.62500) San Francisco Giants  
Gary Nolan .625 (.62500) Cincinnati Reds  
Doug Rau .625 (.62500) Los Angeles Dodgers  
Jerry Reuss .621 (.62069) Pittsburgh Pirates 9
Jack Billingham .600 (.60000) Cincinnati Reds 10
Ray Burris .600 (.60000) Chicago Cubs  
Bob Forsch .600 (.60000) St. Louis Cardinals  
Steve Stone .600 (.60000) Chicago Cubs  
Andy Messersmith .576 (.57576) Los Angeles Dodgers 14
Jon Matlack .571 (.57143) New York Mets 15
Dan Warthen .571 (.57143) Montreal Expos  
Don Sutton .552 (.55172) Los Angeles Dodgers 17
J.R. Richard .545 (.54545) Houston Astros 18
Jim Rooker .542 (.54167) Pittsburgh Pirates 19
Lynn McGlothen .536 (.53571) St. Louis Cardinals 20
Pete Falcone .522 (.52174) San Francisco Giants 21
Bruce Kison .522 (.52174) Pittsburgh Pirates  
Jerry Koosman .519 (.51852) New York Mets 23
Tom Underwood .519 (.51852) Philadelphia Phillies  
Steve Carlton .517 (.51724) Philadelphia Phillies 25



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

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.