1956 Earned Run Average Leaders Top 25 in the National League
Name	Earned Run Average	Team	Rank
Lew Burdette	2.70 (2.7035)	Milwaukee Braves	1
Warren Spahn	2.78 (2.7832)	Milwaukee Braves	2
Johnny Antonelli	2.86 (2.8568)	New York Giants	3
Sal Maglie	2.87 (2.8743)	Brooklyn Dodgers	4
Don Newcombe	3.06 (3.0560)	Brooklyn Dodgers	5
Gene Conley	3.13 (3.1263)	Milwaukee Braves	6
Bob Rush	3.19 (3.1919)	Chicago Cubs	7
Murry Dickson	3.28 (3.2827)	Philadelphia Phillies	8
		St. Louis Cardinals
Bob Buhl	3.32 (3.3231)	Milwaukee Braves	9
Curt Simmons	3.36 (3.3636)	Philadelphia Phillies	10
Ron Kline	3.38 (3.3750)	Pittsburgh Pirates	11
Bob Friend	3.46 (3.4645)	Pittsburgh Pirates	12
Tom Poholsky	3.59 (3.5911)	St. Louis Cardinals	13
Vinegar Bend Mizell	3.62 (3.6230)	St. Louis Cardinals	14
Harvey Haddix	3.67 (3.6729)	St. Louis Cardinals	15
		Philadelphia Phillies
Roger Craig	3.71 (3.7085)	Brooklyn Dodgers	16
Joe Nuxhall	3.72 (3.7226)	Cincinnati Redlegs	17
Herm Wehmeier	3.73 (3.7290)	Philadelphia Phillies	18
		St. Louis Cardinals
Hal Jeffcoat	3.84 (3.8421)	Cincinnati Redlegs	19
Ray Crone	3.87 (3.8723)	Milwaukee Braves	20
Sam Jones	3.91 (3.9117)	Chicago Cubs	21
Al Worthington	3.97 (3.9658)	New York Giants	22
Brooks Lawrence	3.99 (3.9924)	Cincinnati Redlegs	23
Art Fowler	4.05 (4.0525)	Cincinnati Redlegs	24
Johnny Klippstein	4.09 (4.0948)	Cincinnati Redlegs	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? 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.