1928 Earned Run Average Leaders Top 25 in the American League
Name	Earned Run Average	Team	Rank
Garland Braxton	2.51 (2.5145)	Washington Senators	1
Herb Pennock	2.56 (2.5592)	New York Yankees	2
Lefty Grove	2.58 (2.5796)	Philadelphia Athletics	3
Sam Jones	2.84 (2.8442)	Washington Senators	4
Jack Quinn	2.90 (2.8959)	Philadelphia Athletics	5
Eddie Rommel	3.06 (3.0576)	Philadelphia Athletics	6
Tommy Thomas	3.08 (3.0848)	Chicago White Sox	7
Sam Gray	3.19 (3.1865)	St. Louis Browns	8
Ownie Carroll	3.27 (3.2727)	Detroit Tigers	9
Waite Hoyt	3.36 (3.3626)	New York Yankees	10
George Pipgras	3.38 (3.3825)	New York Yankees	11
Ed Morris	3.53 (3.5278)	Boston Red Sox	12
Bump Hadley	3.54 (3.5352)	Washington Senators	13
Rube Walberg	3.55 (3.5516)	Philadelphia Athletics	14
Alvin Crowder	3.69 (3.6885)	St. Louis Browns	15
Grady Adkins	3.73 (3.7255)	Chicago White Sox	16
Red Faber	3.76 (3.7550)	Chicago White Sox	17
George Earnshaw	3.81 (3.8084)	Philadelphia Athletics	18
Jack Russell	3.84 (3.8444)	Boston Red Sox	19
Firpo Marberry	3.85 (3.8492)	Washington Senators	20
Red Ruffing	3.89 (3.8883)	Boston Red Sox	21
Elam Vangilder	3.91 (3.9147)	Detroit Tigers	22
Ted Lyons	3.98 (3.9750)	Chicago White Sox	23
Willis Hudlin	4.04 (4.0439)	Cleveland Indians	24
Joe Shaute	4.04 (4.0447)	Cleveland Indians	25
Name	Earned Run Average	Team	Rank

	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 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.