Earned Run Average : 1958 American League Top 25

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"I don't think I stayed for a complete game that first year (in Arizona). But something happened. During the second year, I started watching more intently, listening to the broadcasters talk about strategy. I started getting it. Suddenly, a 162-game season didn't seem ridiculously long anymore." - Richard Ruelas in The Arizona Republic (11-07-2001)
 

1958 Earned Run Average Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Whitey Ford 2.01 (2.0106) New York Yankees 1
Billy Pierce 2.68 (2.6816) Chicago White Sox 2
Jack Harshman 2.89 (2.8942) Baltimore Orioles 3
Frank Lary 2.90 (2.9040) Detroit Tigers 4
Billy O'Dell 2.97 (2.9684) Baltimore Orioles 5
Bob Turley 2.97 (2.9715) New York Yankees 6
Cal McLish 2.99 (2.9911) Cleveland Indians 7
Dick Donovan 3.01 (3.0121) Chicago White Sox 8
Camilo Pascual 3.15 (3.1466) Washington Senators 9
Arnie Portocarrero 3.25 (3.2541) Baltimore Orioles 10
Gary Bell 3.31 (3.3132) Cleveland Indians 11
Ike Delock 3.38 (3.3750) Boston Red Sox 12
Paul Foytack 3.44 (3.4435) Detroit Tigers 13
Ray Herbert 3.50 (3.4971) Kansas City Athletics 14
Jim Bunning 3.52 (3.5235) Detroit Tigers 15
Frank Sullivan 3.57 (3.5669) Boston Red Sox 16
Tom Brewer 3.72 (3.7214) Boston Red Sox 17
Mudcat Grant 3.84 (3.8382) Cleveland Indians 18
Duke Maas 3.85 (3.8490) Kansas City Athletics 19
New York Yankees  
Ned Garver 4.03 (4.0299) Kansas City Athletics 20
Ray Narleski 4.07 (4.0746) Cleveland Indians 21
Jim Wilson 4.10 (4.1049) Chicago White Sox 22
Early Wynn 4.13 (4.1307) Chicago White Sox 23
Pedro Ramos 4.23 (4.2339) Washington Senators 24
Ralph Terry 4.24 (4.2369) Kansas City Athletics 25



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.

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

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?