Earned Run Average : 1905 American League Top 25

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"The key for this year was staying healthy, playing 154 games (his biggest goal was to play 162 games). When I'm healthy, I'm can put up the best numbers I can." - Juan Gonzalez (1999)
 

1905 Earned Run Average Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Rube Waddell 1.48 (1.4787) Philadelphia Athletics 1
Doc White 1.76 (1.7631) Chicago White Sox 2
Cy Young 1.82 (1.8243) Boston Americans 3
Andy Coakley 1.84 (1.8353) Philadelphia Athletics 4
Nick Altrock 1.88 (1.8817) Chicago White Sox 5
Harry Howell 1.98 (1.9783) St. Louis Browns 6
Addie Joss 2.01 (2.0140) Cleveland Naps 7
Frank Owen 2.10 (2.1018) Chicago White Sox 8
Frank Smith 2.13 (2.1291) Chicago White Sox 9
Jack Chesbro 2.20 (2.1956) New York Highlanders 10
Eddie Plank 2.26 (2.2587) Philadelphia Athletics 11
Ed Killian 2.27 (2.2692) Detroit Tigers 12
Tom Hughes 2.35 (2.3478) Washington Senators 13
Jesse Tannehill 2.48 (2.4847) Boston Americans 14
George Mullin 2.51 (2.5110) Detroit Tigers 15
Barney Wolfe 2.57 (2.5714) Washington Senators 16
Weldon Henley 2.60 (2.5971) Philadelphia Athletics 17
Bill Donovan 2.60 (2.5974) Detroit Tigers 18
Happy Townsend 2.64 (2.6350) Washington Senators 19
Earl Moore 2.64 (2.6431) Cleveland Naps 20
Barney Pelty 2.75 (2.7487) St. Louis Browns 21
Fred Glade 2.81 (2.8145) St. Louis Browns 22
Chief Bender 2.83 (2.8297) Philadelphia Athletics 23
Bob Rhoads 2.83 (2.8340) Cleveland Naps 24
Al Orth 2.86 (2.8592) New York Highlanders 25



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).

Did you know that more than forty players have worn the number twenty-five for the Boston Red Sox — including Jack Clark, Denny Galehouse, Dizzy Trout and Tony Conigliaro.

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.