1968 Earned Run Average Leaders Top 25 in the National League
Name	Earned Run Average	Team	Rank
Bob Gibson	1.12 (1.1225)	St. Louis Cardinals	1
Bobby Bolin	1.99 (1.9868)	San Francisco Giants	2
Bob Veale	2.05 (2.0544)	Pittsburgh Pirates	3
Jerry Koosman	2.08 (2.0822)	New York Mets	4
Steve Blass	2.12 (2.1241)	Pittsburgh Pirates	5
Don Drysdale	2.15 (2.1464)	Los Angeles Dodgers	6
Tom Seaver	2.20 (2.2041)	New York Mets	7
Ray Washburn	2.26 (2.2605)	St. Louis Cardinals	8
Juan Marichal	2.43 (2.4294)	San Francisco Giants	9
Gaylord Perry	2.44 (2.4433)	San Francisco Giants	10
Phil Niekro	2.59 (2.5914)	Atlanta Braves	11
Don Sutton	2.60 (2.6003)	Los Angeles Dodgers	12
Pat Jarvis	2.60 (2.6016)	Atlanta Braves	13
Fergie Jenkins	2.63 (2.6299)	Chicago Cubs	14
Bob Moose	2.73 (2.7315)	Pittsburgh Pirates	15
Mike Cuellar	2.74 (2.7422)	Houston Astros	16
Dick Selma	2.76 (2.7583)	New York Mets	17
Larry Jackson	2.77 (2.7702)	Philadelphia Phillies	18
Woodie Fryman	2.78 (2.7800)	Philadelphia Phillies	19
Nelson Briles	2.81 (2.8071)	St. Louis Cardinals	20
Denny Lemaster	2.81 (2.8125)	Houston Astros	21
Bill Singer	2.88 (2.8791)	Los Angeles Dodgers	22
Bill Hands	2.89 (2.8879)	Chicago Cubs	23
Ray Sadecki	2.91 (2.9055)	San Francisco Giants	24
Chris Short	2.94 (2.9370)	Philadelphia Phillies	25
Name	Earned Run Average	Team	Rank

	The first player from the Angels franchise (they were the California Angels at the time) to wear the number twenty-five was Bob Perry. 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). 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.