1938 Earned Run Average Leaders Top 25 in the American League
Name	Earned Run Average	Team	Rank
Lefty Grove	3.08 (3.0794)	Boston Red Sox	1
Red Ruffing	3.31 (3.3113)	New York Yankees	2
Lefty Gomez	3.35 (3.3515)	New York Yankees	3
Dutch Leonard	3.43 (3.4254)	Washington Senators	4
Thornton Lee	3.49 (3.4851)	Chicago White Sox	5
Johnny Rigney	3.56 (3.5569)	Chicago White Sox	6
Bump Hadley	3.60 (3.6036)	New York Yankees	7
Ted Lyons	3.70 (3.6986)	Chicago White Sox	8
Mel Harder	3.83 (3.8250)	Cleveland Indians	9
Monte Pearson	3.97 (3.9653)	New York Yankees	10
Monty Stratton	4.01 (4.0090)	Chicago White Sox	11
Spud Chandler	4.03 (4.0291)	New York Yankees	12
Bob Feller	4.08 (4.0840)	Cleveland Indians	13
George Gill	4.12 (4.1159)	Detroit Tigers	14
Johnny Allen	4.18 (4.1850)	Cleveland Indians	15
Jack Knott	4.19 (4.1925)	St. Louis Browns	16
		Chicago White Sox
Jim Bagby	4.21 (4.2131)	Boston Red Sox	17
Jack Wilson	4.30 (4.2997)	Boston Red Sox	18
George Caster	4.35 (4.3507)	Philadelphia Athletics	19
Fritz Ostermueller	4.58 (4.5849)	Boston Red Sox	20
Pete Appleton	4.60 (4.6004)	Washington Senators	21
John Whitehead	4.76 (4.7618)	Chicago White Sox	22
Bud Thomas	4.92 (4.9168)	Philadelphia Athletics	23
Vern Kennedy	5.06 (5.0596)	Detroit Tigers	24
Bobo Newsom	5.08 (5.0779)	St. Louis Browns	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 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? The first player from the Angels franchise (they were the California Angels at the time) to wear the number twenty-five was Bob Perry.