1997 Earned Run Average Leaders Top 25 in the American League
Name	Earned Run Average	Team	Rank
Roger Clemens	2.05 (2.0455)	Toronto Blue Jays	1
Randy Johnson	2.28 (2.2817)	Seattle Mariners	2
David Cone	2.82 (2.8154)	New York Yankees	3
Andy Pettitte	2.88 (2.8835)	New York Yankees	4
Justin Thompson	3.02 (3.0224)	Detroit Tigers	5
Mike Mussina	3.20 (3.2047)	Baltimore Orioles	6
Kevin Appier	3.40 (3.3989)	Kansas City Royals	7
Jimmy Key	3.43 (3.4333)	Baltimore Orioles	8
Jeff Fassero	3.61 (3.6102)	Seattle Mariners	9
Pat Hentgen	3.68 (3.6818)	Toronto Blue Jays	10
Scott Erickson	3.69 (3.6947)	Baltimore Orioles	11
Tom Gordon	3.74 (3.7445)	Boston Red Sox	12
Jamie Moyer	3.86 (3.8640)	Seattle Mariners	13
Brad Radke	3.87 (3.8679)	Minnesota Twins	14
Scott Kamieniecki	4.01 (4.0149)	Baltimore Orioles	15
Willie Blair	4.17 (4.1657)	Detroit Tigers	16
Darren Oliver	4.20 (4.2020)	Texas Rangers	17
David Wells	4.21 (4.2110)	New York Yankees	18
Bob Tewksbury	4.22 (4.2154)	Minnesota Twins	19
Chuck Finley	4.23 (4.2256)	Anaheim Angels	20
Tim Wakefield	4.25 (4.2467)	Boston Red Sox	21
Charles Nagy	4.28 (4.2819)	Cleveland Indians	22
Jason Dickson	4.29 (4.2864)	Anaheim Angels	23
Woody Williams	4.35 (4.3459)	Toronto Blue Jays	24
Scott Karl	4.47 (4.4690)	Milwaukee Brewers	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. 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.