1897 Earned Run Average Leaders Top 25 in the National League
Name	Earned Run Average	Team	Rank
Amos Rusie	2.54 (2.5409)	New York Giants	1
Kid Nichols	2.64 (2.6413)	Boston Beaneaters	2
Jerry Nops	2.81 (2.8142)	Baltimore Orioles	3
Joe Corbett	3.11 (3.1054)	Baltimore Orioles	4
Jack Powell	3.16 (3.1600)	Cleveland Spiders	5
Nig Cuppy	3.17 (3.1651)	Cleveland Spiders	6
Win Mercer	3.24 (3.2432)	Washington Senators	7
Cy Seymour	3.37 (3.3709)	New York Giants	8
Jack Stivetts	3.41 (3.4098)	Boston Beaneaters	9
Arlie Pond	3.52 (3.5202)	Baltimore Orioles	10
Doc McJames	3.61 (3.6148)	Washington Senators	11
Bill Hill	3.62 (3.6181)	Louisville Colonels	12
Ted Breitenstein	3.62 (3.6244)	Cincinnati Reds	13
Clark Griffith	3.72 (3.7187)	Chicago Colts	14
Jouett Meekin	3.76 (3.7640)	New York Giants	15
Cy Young	3.78 (3.7805)	Cleveland Spiders	16
Frank Dwyer	3.78 (3.7844)	Cincinnati Reds	17
Ted Lewis	3.85 (3.8483)	Boston Beaneaters	18
Brickyard Kennedy	3.91 (3.9058)	Brooklyn Bridegrooms	19
George Wheeler	3.96 (3.9581)	Philadelphia Phillies	20
Nixey Callahan	4.03 (4.0334)	Chicago Colts	21
Billy Rhines	4.08 (4.0843)	Cincinnati Reds	22
Chick Fraser	4.09 (4.0862)	Louisville Colonels	23
Bert Cunningham	4.14 (4.1420)	Louisville Colonels	24
Zeke Wilson	4.16 (4.1643)	Cleveland Spiders	25
Name	Earned Run Average	Team	Rank

	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. 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). 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?