1898 Earned Run Average Leaders Top 25 in the National League
Name	Earned Run Average	Team	Rank
Clark Griffith	1.88 (1.8792)	Chicago Orphans	1
Al Maul	2.10 (2.1029)	Baltimore Orioles	2
Kid Nichols	2.13 (2.1340)	Boston Beaneaters	3
Doc McJames	2.36 (2.3583)	Baltimore Orioles	4
Nixey Callahan	2.46 (2.4605)	Chicago Orphans	5
Cy Young	2.53 (2.5260)	Cleveland Spiders	6
Vic Willis	2.84 (2.8360)	Boston Beaneaters	7
Ted Lewis	2.90 (2.9011)	Boston Beaneaters	8
Jesse Tannehill	2.95 (2.9480)	Pittsburgh Pirates	9
Jack Powell	3.00 (3.0000)	Cleveland Spiders	10
Al Orth	3.02 (3.0240)	Philadelphia Phillies	11
Amos Rusie	3.03 (3.0300)	New York Giants	12
Frank Dwyer	3.04 (3.0375)	Cincinnati Reds	13
Walt Woods	3.14 (3.1395)	Chicago Orphans	14
Bert Cunningham	3.16 (3.1575)	Louisville Colonels	15
Wiley Piatt	3.18 (3.1765)	Philadelphia Phillies	16
Cy Seymour	3.18 (3.1794)	New York Giants	17
Jay Hughes	3.20 (3.2029)	Baltimore Orioles	18
Jim Gardner	3.21 (3.2050)	Pittsburgh Pirates	19
Nig Cuppy	3.30 (3.3047)	Cleveland Spiders	20
Jack Fifield	3.31 (3.3093)	Philadelphia Phillies	21
Walter Thornton	3.34 (3.3437)	Chicago Orphans	22
Brickyard Kennedy	3.37 (3.3684)	Brooklyn Bridegrooms	23
Pink Hawley	3.37 (3.3716)	Cincinnati Reds	24
Charlie Hastings	3.41 (3.4078)	Pittsburgh Pirates	25
Name	Earned Run Average	Team	Rank

	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). 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?