1961 Earned Run Average Leaders Top 25 in the American League
Name	Earned Run Average	Team	Rank
Dick Donovan	2.40 (2.4012)	Washington Senators	1
Bill Stafford	2.68 (2.6769)	New York Yankees	2
Don Mossi	2.96 (2.9584)	Detroit Tigers	3
Milt Pappas	3.04 (3.0394)	Baltimore Orioles	4
Juan Pizarro	3.05 (3.0514)	Chicago White Sox	5
Ralph Terry	3.15 (3.1540)	New York Yankees	6
Hal Brown	3.19 (3.1860)	Baltimore Orioles	7
Jim Bunning	3.19 (3.1903)	Detroit Tigers	8
Jim Archer	3.20 (3.1997)	Kansas City Athletics	9
Whitey Ford	3.21 (3.2120)	New York Yankees	10
Don Schwall	3.22 (3.2239)	Boston Red Sox	11
Frank Lary	3.24 (3.2361)	Detroit Tigers	12
Steve Barber	3.33 (3.3342)	Baltimore Orioles	13
Bill Monbouquette	3.39 (3.3893)	Boston Red Sox	14
Bennie Daniels	3.44 (3.4387)	Washington Senators	15
Camilo Pascual	3.46 (3.4597)	Minnesota Twins	16
Rollie Sheldon	3.60 (3.5963)	New York Yankees	17
Jack Kralick	3.61 (3.6074)	Minnesota Twins	18
Ken McBride	3.65 (3.6497)	Los Angeles Angels	19
Chuck Estrada	3.69 (3.6934)	Baltimore Orioles	20
Billy Pierce	3.80 (3.8000)	Chicago White Sox	21
Mudcat Grant	3.86 (3.8624)	Cleveland Indians	22
Joe McClain	3.86 (3.8632)	Washington Senators	23
Jim Kaat	3.90 (3.9020)	Minnesota Twins	24
Jack Fisher	3.90 (3.9031)	Baltimore Orioles	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? 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). 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.