1942 Earned Run Average Leaders Top 25 in the National League
Name	Earned Run Average	Team	Rank
Mort Cooper	1.78 (1.7763)	St. Louis Cardinals	1
Johnny Beazley	2.13 (2.1316)	St. Louis Cardinals	2
Curt Davis	2.36 (2.3592)	Brooklyn Dodgers	3
Johnny Vander Meer	2.43 (2.4344)	Cincinnati Reds	4
Bill Lohrman	2.48 (2.4785)	St. Louis Cardinals	5
		New York Giants
Bucky Walters	2.66 (2.6610)	Cincinnati Reds	6
Ray Starr	2.67 (2.6675)	Cincinnati Reds	7
Claude Passeau	2.68 (2.6838)	Chicago Cubs	8
Whit Wyatt	2.73 (2.7331)	Brooklyn Dodgers	9
Lon Warneke	2.73 (2.7348)	St. Louis Cardinals	10
		Chicago Cubs
Max Lanier	2.96 (2.9627)	St. Louis Cardinals	11
Al Javery	3.03 (3.0345)	Boston Braves	12
Hal Schumacher	3.04 (3.0417)	New York Giants	13
Tommy Hughes	3.06 (3.0593)	Philadelphia Phillies	14
Paul Derringer	3.06 (3.0623)	Cincinnati Reds	15
Bob Carpenter	3.15 (3.1508)	New York Giants	16
Bob Klinger	3.24 (3.2424)	Pittsburgh Pirates	17
Kirby Higbe	3.25 (3.2481)	Brooklyn Dodgers	18
Harry Gumbert	3.26 (3.2577)	St. Louis Cardinals	19
Rip Sewell	3.41 (3.4113)	Pittsburgh Pirates	20
Hi Bithorn	3.68 (3.6770)	Chicago Cubs	21
Si Johnson	3.69 (3.6860)	Philadelphia Phillies	22
Elmer Riddle	3.69 (3.6947)	Cincinnati Reds	23
Rube Melton	3.70 (3.6975)	Philadelphia Phillies	24
Bill Lee	3.85 (3.8513)	Chicago Cubs	25
Name	Earned Run Average	Team	Rank

	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? 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.