1917 Earned Run Average Leaders Top 25 in the National League
Name	Earned Run Average	Team	Rank
Fred Anderson	1.44 (1.4444)	New York Giants	1
Grover Alexander	1.83 (1.8325)	Philadelphia Phillies	2
Pol Perritt	1.88 (1.8837)	New York Giants	3
Ferdie Schupp	1.95 (1.9522)	New York Giants	4
Hippo Vaughn	2.01 (2.0090)	Chicago Cubs	5
Pete Schneider	2.10 (2.1039)	Cincinnati Reds	6
Art Nehf	2.16 (2.1600)	Boston Braves	7
Slim Sallee	2.17 (2.1700)	New York Giants	8
Fred Toney	2.20 (2.1992)	Cincinnati Reds	9
Jeff Pfeffer	2.23 (2.2331)	Brooklyn Robins	10
Eppa Rixey	2.27 (2.2713)	Philadelphia Phillies	11
Larry Cheney	2.35 (2.3534)	Brooklyn Robins	12
Wilbur Cooper	2.36 (2.3583)	Pittsburgh Pirates	13
Hod Eller	2.36 (2.3632)	Cincinnati Reds	14
Leon Cadore	2.45 (2.4545)	Brooklyn Robins	15
Lefty Tyler	2.52 (2.5230)	Boston Braves	16
Phil Douglas	2.55 (2.5466)	Chicago Cubs	17
Rube Marquard	2.55 (2.5530)	Brooklyn Robins	18
Gene Packard	2.55 (2.5548)	Chicago Cubs	19
		St. Louis Cardinals
Al Demaree	2.58 (2.5812)	Chicago Cubs	20
		New York Giants
Claude Hendrix	2.60 (2.5953)	Chicago Cubs	21
Jesse Barnes	2.68 (2.6847)	Boston Braves	22
Mike Regan	2.71 (2.7083)	Cincinnati Reds	23
Red Ames	2.71 (2.7129)	St. Louis Cardinals	24
Rube Benton	2.72 (2.7209)	New York Giants	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). 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? The first player from the Angels franchise (they were the California Angels at the time) to wear the number twenty-five was Bob Perry.