1884 Earned Run Average Leaders Top 25 in the National League
Name	Earned Run Average	Team	Rank
Old Hoss Radbourn	1.38 (1.3792)	Providence Grays	1
Charlie Sweeney	1.55 (1.5475)	Providence Grays	2
Charlie Getzien	1.95 (1.9548)	Detroit Wolverines	3
Pud Galvin	1.99 (1.9942)	Buffalo Bisons	4
Jim Whitney	2.09 (2.0893)	Boston Beaneaters	5
John Clarkson	2.14 (2.1356)	Chicago White Stockings	6
Charlie Buffinton	2.15 (2.1465)	Boston Beaneaters	7
Ed Conley	2.15 (2.1549)	Providence Grays	8
Bill Vinton	2.23 (2.2253)	Philadelphia Phillies	9
Larry Corcoran	2.40 (2.4039)	Chicago White Stockings	10
Mickey Welch	2.50 (2.5030)	New York Gothams	11
Jim McCormick	2.86 (2.8579)	Cleveland Blues	12
Dupee Shaw	3.04 (3.0439)	Detroit Wolverines	13
John Connor	3.15 (3.1500)	Boston Beaneaters	14
Frank Meinke	3.18 (3.1765)	Detroit Wolverines	15
John Ward	3.41 (3.4121)	New York Gothams	16
Mike Dorgan	3.50 (3.5044)	New York Gothams	17
Charlie Ferguson	3.54 (3.5424)	Philadelphia Phillies	18
John Harkins	3.68 (3.6829)	Cleveland Blues	19
Stump Wiedman	3.72 (3.7241)	Detroit Wolverines	20
Sam Moffett	3.87 (3.8701)	Cleveland Blues	21
Ed Begley	4.16 (4.1617)	New York Gothams	22
Fred Goldsmith	4.26 (4.2606)	Chicago White Stockings	23
Billy Serad	4.27 (4.2662)	Buffalo Bisons	24
Jim McElroy	4.86 (4.8649)	Philadelphia Phillies	25
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. 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).