1905 Earned Run Average Leaders Top 25 in the American League
Name	Earned Run Average	Team	Rank
Rube Waddell	1.48 (1.4787)	Philadelphia Athletics	1
Doc White	1.76 (1.7631)	Chicago White Sox	2
Cy Young	1.82 (1.8243)	Boston Americans	3
Andy Coakley	1.84 (1.8353)	Philadelphia Athletics	4
Nick Altrock	1.88 (1.8817)	Chicago White Sox	5
Harry Howell	1.98 (1.9783)	St. Louis Browns	6
Addie Joss	2.01 (2.0140)	Cleveland Naps	7
Frank Owen	2.10 (2.1018)	Chicago White Sox	8
Frank Smith	2.13 (2.1291)	Chicago White Sox	9
Jack Chesbro	2.20 (2.1956)	New York Highlanders	10
Eddie Plank	2.26 (2.2587)	Philadelphia Athletics	11
Ed Killian	2.27 (2.2692)	Detroit Tigers	12
Tom Hughes	2.35 (2.3478)	Washington Senators	13
Jesse Tannehill	2.48 (2.4847)	Boston Americans	14
George Mullin	2.51 (2.5110)	Detroit Tigers	15
Barney Wolfe	2.57 (2.5714)	Washington Senators	16
Weldon Henley	2.60 (2.5971)	Philadelphia Athletics	17
Bill Donovan	2.60 (2.5974)	Detroit Tigers	18
Happy Townsend	2.64 (2.6350)	Washington Senators	19
Earl Moore	2.64 (2.6431)	Cleveland Naps	20
Barney Pelty	2.75 (2.7487)	St. Louis Browns	21
Fred Glade	2.81 (2.8145)	St. Louis Browns	22
Chief Bender	2.83 (2.8297)	Philadelphia Athletics	23
Bob Rhoads	2.83 (2.8340)	Cleveland Naps	24
Al Orth	2.86 (2.8592)	New York Highlanders	25
Name	Earned Run Average	Team	Rank

	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. 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. 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?