1952 Earned Run Average Leaders Top 25 in the American League
Name	Earned Run Average	Team	Rank
Allie Reynolds	2.06 (2.0628)	New York Yankees	1
Mike Garcia	2.37 (2.3706)	Cleveland Indians	2
Bobby Shantz	2.48 (2.4779)	Philadelphia Athletics	3
Bob Lemon	2.50 (2.4995)	Cleveland Indians	4
Joe Dobson	2.51 (2.5116)	Chicago White Sox	5
Billy Pierce	2.57 (2.5731)	Chicago White Sox	6
Bob Porterfield	2.72 (2.7233)	Washington Senators	7
Vic Raschi	2.78 (2.7848)	New York Yankees	8
Connie Marrero	2.88 (2.8807)	Washington Senators	9
Early Wynn	2.90 (2.8985)	Cleveland Indians	10
Spec Shea	2.93 (2.9290)	Washington Senators	11
Harry Byrd	3.31 (3.3110)	Philadelphia Athletics	12
Sid Hudson	3.34 (3.3350)	Washington Senators	13
		Boston Red Sox
Duane Pillette	3.59 (3.5942)	St. Louis Browns	14
Ned Garver	3.60 (3.5962)	St. Louis Browns	15
		Detroit Tigers
Mel Parnell	3.62 (3.6168)	Boston Red Sox	16
Mickey McDermott	3.72 (3.7222)	Boston Red Sox	17
Hal Newhouser	3.74 (3.7403)	Detroit Tigers	18
Marv Grissom	3.74 (3.7410)	Chicago White Sox	19
Bill Wight	3.75 (3.7500)	Boston Red Sox	20
		Detroit Tigers
Saul Rogovin	3.85 (3.8460)	Chicago White Sox	21
Dizzy Trout	3.92 (3.9212)	Detroit Tigers	22
		Boston Red Sox
Virgil Trucks	3.97 (3.9746)	Detroit Tigers	23
Bob Cain	4.13 (4.1294)	St. Louis Browns	24
Walt Masterson	4.13 (4.1294)	Boston Red Sox
		Washington Senators
Name	Earned Run Average	Team	Rank

	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. 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. 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.