1940 Earned Run Average Leaders Top 25 in the American League
Name	Earned Run Average	Team	Rank
Bob Feller	2.61 (2.6129)	Cleveland Indians	1
Bobo Newsom	2.83 (2.8295)	Detroit Tigers	2
Johnny Rigney	3.11 (3.1104)	Chicago White Sox	3
Eddie Smith	3.21 (3.2122)	Chicago White Sox	4
Ken Chase	3.23 (3.2331)	Washington Senators	5
Ted Lyons	3.24 (3.2361)	Chicago White Sox	6
Al Milnar	3.27 (3.2682)	Cleveland Indians	7
Marius Russo	3.28 (3.2799)	New York Yankees	8
Tommy Bridges	3.37 (3.3693)	Detroit Tigers	9
Red Ruffing	3.39 (3.3850)	New York Yankees	10
Al Smith	3.44 (3.4426)	Cleveland Indians	11
Schoolboy Rowe	3.46 (3.4615)	Detroit Tigers	12
Thornton Lee	3.47 (3.4737)	Chicago White Sox	13
Dutch Leonard	3.49 (3.4879)	Washington Senators	14
Johnny Babich	3.73 (3.7282)	Philadelphia Athletics	15
Elden Auker	3.96 (3.9595)	St. Louis Browns	16
Lefty Grove	3.99 (3.9913)	Boston Red Sox	17
Mel Harder	4.06 (4.0573)	Cleveland Indians	18
Johnny Gorsica	4.33 (4.3313)	Detroit Tigers	19
Buck Ross	4.38 (4.3753)	Philadelphia Athletics	20
Nels Potter	4.44 (4.4402)	Philadelphia Athletics	21
Johnny Niggeling	4.45 (4.4512)	St. Louis Browns	22
Marv Breuer	4.55 (4.5549)	New York Yankees	23
Jack Knott	4.56 (4.5570)	Chicago White Sox	24
Sid Hudson	4.57 (4.5714)	Washington Senators	25
Name	Earned Run Average	Team	Rank

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