1979 Earned Run Average Leaders Top 25 in the National League
Name	Earned Run Average	Team	Rank
J.R. Richard	2.71 (2.7092)	Houston Astros	1
Tom Hume	2.76 (2.7607)	Cincinnati Reds	2
Dan Schatzeder	2.83 (2.8333)	Montreal Expos	3
Burt Hooton	2.97 (2.9717)	Los Angeles Dodgers	4
Joe Niekro	3.00 (3.0038)	Houston Astros	5
Steve Rogers	3.00 (3.0040)	Montreal Expos	6
Ken Forsch	3.04 (3.0394)	Houston Astros	7
Bill Lee	3.04 (3.0405)	Montreal Expos	8
Gaylord Perry	3.06 (3.0559)	San Diego Padres	9
Tom Seaver	3.14 (3.1395)	Cincinnati Reds	10
Bruce Kison	3.19 (3.1857)	Pittsburgh Pirates	11
John Candelaria	3.22 (3.2174)	Pittsburgh Pirates	12
Silvio Martinez	3.27 (3.2661)	St. Louis Cardinals	13
Craig Swan	3.29 (3.2944)	New York Mets	14
Bob Shirley	3.38 (3.3805)	San Diego Padres	15
Phil Niekro	3.39 (3.3947)	Atlanta Braves	16
Scott Sanderson	3.43 (3.4286)	Montreal Expos	17
Joaquin Andujar	3.43 (3.4330)	Houston Astros	18
Rick Sutcliffe	3.46 (3.4587)	Los Angeles Dodgers	19
Mike LaCoss	3.50 (3.5008)	Cincinnati Reds	20
Dennis Lamp	3.50 (3.5042)	Chicago Cubs	21
Kevin Kobel	3.51 (3.5072)	New York Mets	22
Jerry Reuss	3.54 (3.5438)	Los Angeles Dodgers	23
Pete Vuckovich	3.59 (3.5923)	St. Louis Cardinals	24
Bert Blyleven	3.60 (3.6025)	Pittsburgh Pirates	25
Name	Earned Run Average	Team	Rank

	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. 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. 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?