1896 Earned Run Average Leaders Top 25 in the National League
Name	Earned Run Average	Team	Rank
Billy Rhines	2.45 (2.4545)	Cincinnati Reds	1
Kid Nichols	2.83 (2.8281)	Boston Beaneaters	2
Nig Cuppy	3.12 (3.1173)	Cleveland Spiders	3
Frank Dwyer	3.15 (3.1490)	Cincinnati Reds	4
Cy Young	3.24 (3.2365)	Cleveland Spiders	5
Bobby Wallace	3.34 (3.3440)	Cleveland Spiders	6
Bill Hoffer	3.38 (3.3786)	Baltimore Orioles	7
Harley Payne	3.39 (3.3890)	Brooklyn Bridegrooms	8
Frank Killen	3.41 (3.4140)	Pittsburgh Pirates	9
Red Ehret	3.42 (3.4157)	Cincinnati Reds	10
Sadie McMahon	3.48 (3.4839)	Baltimore Orioles	11
Arlie Pond	3.49 (3.4852)	Baltimore Orioles	12
Clark Griffith	3.54 (3.5414)	Chicago Colts	13
Pink Hawley	3.57 (3.5714)	Pittsburgh Pirates	14
Duke Esper	3.58 (3.5846)	Baltimore Orioles	15
Dan Daub	3.60 (3.6000)	Brooklyn Bridegrooms	16
Jouett Meekin	3.82 (3.8225)	New York Giants	17
Frank Foreman	3.97 (3.9749)	Cincinnati Reds	18
Zeke Wilson	4.01 (4.0125)	Cleveland Spiders	19
Jim Sullivan	4.03 (4.0340)	Boston Beaneaters	20
Silver King	4.09 (4.0872)	Washington Senators	21
Jack Stivetts	4.10 (4.1033)	Boston Beaneaters	22
Win Mercer	4.13 (4.1274)	Washington Senators	23
George Hemming	4.19 (4.1881)	Baltimore Orioles	24
Dad Clarke	4.26 (4.2564)	New York Giants	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. 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? 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.