1955 Earned Run Average Leaders Top 25 in the American League
Name	Earned Run Average	Team	Rank
Billy Pierce	1.97 (1.9692)	Chicago White Sox	1
Whitey Ford	2.63 (2.6255)	New York Yankees	2
Early Wynn	2.82 (2.8174)	Cleveland Indians	3
Herb Score	2.85 (2.8504)	Cleveland Indians	4
Frank Sullivan	2.91 (2.9077)	Boston Red Sox	5
Billy Hoeft	2.99 (2.9864)	Detroit Tigers	6
Bob Turley	3.06 (3.0649)	New York Yankees	7
Frank Lary	3.10 (3.1021)	Detroit Tigers	8
Tommy Byrne	3.15 (3.1500)	New York Yankees	9
Dick Donovan	3.32 (3.3209)	Chicago White Sox	10
Jack Harshman	3.36 (3.3625)	Chicago White Sox	11
Jim Wilson	3.44 (3.4419)	Baltimore Orioles	12
Johnny Schmitz	3.71 (3.7091)	Washington Senators	13
Mickey McDermott	3.75 (3.7500)	Washington Senators	14
Bob Lemon	3.88 (3.8754)	Cleveland Indians	15
Virgil Trucks	3.96 (3.9600)	Chicago White Sox	16
Steve Gromek	3.98 (3.9779)	Detroit Tigers	17
Ned Garver	3.98 (3.9798)	Detroit Tigers	18
Mike Garcia	4.02 (4.0158)	Cleveland Indians	19
Willard Nixon	4.07 (4.0673)	Boston Red Sox	20
Erv Palica	4.14 (4.1375)	Baltimore Orioles	21
Dean Stone	4.15 (4.1500)	Washington Senators	22
Tom Brewer	4.20 (4.2041)	Boston Red Sox	23
Alex Kellner	4.20 (4.2049)	Kansas City Athletics	24
Bob Porterfield	4.45 (4.4494)	Washington Senators	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? 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.