1981 Earned Run Average Leaders Top 25 in the National League
Name	Earned Run Average	Team	Rank
Nolan Ryan	1.69 (1.6913)	Houston Astros	1
Bob Knepper	2.18 (2.1830)	Houston Astros	2
Burt Hooton	2.28 (2.2764)	Los Angeles Dodgers	3
Jerry Reuss	2.30 (2.2991)	Los Angeles Dodgers	4
Al Holland	2.41 (2.4139)	San Francisco Giants	5
Steve Carlton	2.42 (2.4158)	Philadelphia Phillies	6
Vida Blue	2.45 (2.4545)	San Francisco Giants	7
Fernando Valenzuela	2.48 (2.4801)	Los Angeles Dodgers	8
Tom Seaver	2.54 (2.5431)	Cincinnati Reds	9
Don Sutton	2.61 (2.6092)	Houston Astros	10
Bill Gullickson	2.80 (2.8030)	Montreal Expos	11
Rick Mahler	2.80 (2.8042)	Atlanta Braves	12
Joe Niekro	2.82 (2.8193)	Houston Astros	13
Doyle Alexander	2.90 (2.8950)	San Francisco Giants	14
Vern Ruhle	2.91 (2.9118)	Houston Astros	15
Scott Sanderson	2.95 (2.9490)	Montreal Expos	16
Ray Burris	3.05 (3.0516)	Montreal Expos	17
Phil Niekro	3.10 (3.1005)	Atlanta Braves	18
Eddie Solomon	3.12 (3.1181)	Pittsburgh Pirates	19
Bob Forsch	3.19 (3.1850)	St. Louis Cardinals	20
Lary Sorensen	3.27 (3.2708)	St. Louis Cardinals	21
Mario Soto	3.29 (3.2914)	Cincinnati Reds	22
Steve Rogers	3.42 (3.4170)	Montreal Expos	23
John Martin	3.42 (3.4188)	St. Louis Cardinals	24
Bob Welch	3.44 (3.4387)	Los Angeles Dodgers	25
Name	Earned Run Average	Team	Rank

	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. 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.