1961 Earned Run Average Leaders Top 25 in the National League
Name	Earned Run Average	Team	Rank
Warren Spahn	3.02 (3.0152)	Milwaukee Braves	1
Jim O'Toole	3.10 (3.0989)	Cincinnati Reds	2
Curt Simmons	3.13 (3.1278)	St. Louis Cardinals	3
Mike McCormick	3.20 (3.2040)	San Francisco Giants	4
Bob Gibson	3.24 (3.2366)	St. Louis Cardinals	5
Joe Gibbon	3.32 (3.3174)	Pittsburgh Pirates	6
Sandy Koufax	3.52 (3.5202)	Los Angeles Dodgers	7
Joey Jay	3.53 (3.5297)	Cincinnati Reds	8
Don Drysdale	3.69 (3.6885)	Los Angeles Dodgers	9
Ray Sadecki	3.72 (3.7186)	St. Louis Cardinals	10
Bob Purkey	3.73 (3.7267)	Cincinnati Reds	11
Johnny Podres	3.74 (3.7445)	Los Angeles Dodgers	12
Larry Jackson	3.75 (3.7536)	St. Louis Cardinals	13
Don Cardwell	3.82 (3.8175)	Chicago Cubs	14
Bob Friend	3.85 (3.8517)	Pittsburgh Pirates	15
Dick Ellsworth	3.86 (3.8571)	Chicago Cubs	16
Juan Marichal	3.89 (3.8919)	San Francisco Giants	17
Stan Williams	3.90 (3.9009)	Los Angeles Dodgers	18
Lew Burdette	4.00 (3.9988)	Milwaukee Braves	19
Art Mahaffey	4.10 (4.1033)	Philadelphia Phillies	20
Bob Buhl	4.11 (4.1097)	Milwaukee Braves	21
Ernie Broglio	4.12 (4.1221)	St. Louis Cardinals	22
Jack Sanford	4.22 (4.2239)	San Francisco Giants	23
Glen Hobbie	4.26 (4.2584)	Chicago Cubs	24
John Buzhardt	4.49 (4.4926)	Philadelphia Phillies	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. 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).