1945 Earned Run Average Leaders Top 25 in the National League
Name	Earned Run Average	Team	Rank
Ray Prim	2.40 (2.3952)	Chicago Cubs	1
Claude Passeau	2.46 (2.4581)	Chicago Cubs	2
Harry Brecheen	2.52 (2.5170)	St. Louis Cardinals	3
Bucky Walters	2.68 (2.6786)	Cincinnati Reds	4
Hank Wyse	2.68 (2.6838)	Chicago Cubs	5
Preacher Roe	2.87 (2.8723)	Pittsburgh Pirates	6
Ken Burkhart	2.90 (2.8988)	St. Louis Cardinals	7
Andy Karl	2.99 (2.9889)	Philadelphia Phillies	8
Red Barrett	3.00 (3.0035)	Boston Braves	9
		St. Louis Cardinals
Max Butcher	3.03 (3.0295)	Pittsburgh Pirates	10
Bob Logan	3.18 (3.1765)	Boston Braves	11
Van Mungo	3.20 (3.1967)	New York Giants	12
Harry Feldman	3.27 (3.2665)	New York Giants	13
Nick Strincevich	3.31 (3.3110)	Pittsburgh Pirates	14
Vic Lombardi	3.31 (3.3142)	Brooklyn Dodgers	15
Paul Derringer	3.45 (3.4540)	Chicago Cubs	16
Hal Gregg	3.47 (3.4679)	Brooklyn Dodgers	17
Blix Donnelly	3.52 (3.5170)	St. Louis Cardinals	18
Bill Lee	3.58 (3.5771)	Philadelphia Phillies	19
		Boston Braves
Joe Bowman	3.59 (3.5871)	Cincinnati Reds	20
Ed Heusser	3.71 (3.7130)	Cincinnati Reds	21
Johnny Hutchings	3.75 (3.7459)	Boston Braves	22
Jack Brewer	3.83 (3.8330)	New York Giants	23
Jim Tobin	3.84 (3.8441)	Boston Braves	24
Rip Sewell	4.07 (4.0691)	Pittsburgh Pirates	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? 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). 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.