1928 Earned Run Average Leaders Top 25 in the American League
Name	Earned Run Average	Team	Rank
Garland Braxton	2.51 (2.5145)	Washington Senators	1
Herb Pennock	2.56 (2.5592)	New York Yankees	2
Lefty Grove	2.58 (2.5796)	Philadelphia Athletics	3
Sam Jones	2.84 (2.8442)	Washington Senators	4
Jack Quinn	2.90 (2.8959)	Philadelphia Athletics	5
Eddie Rommel	3.06 (3.0576)	Philadelphia Athletics	6
Tommy Thomas	3.08 (3.0848)	Chicago White Sox	7
Sam Gray	3.19 (3.1865)	St. Louis Browns	8
Ownie Carroll	3.27 (3.2727)	Detroit Tigers	9
Waite Hoyt	3.36 (3.3626)	New York Yankees	10
George Pipgras	3.38 (3.3825)	New York Yankees	11
Ed Morris	3.53 (3.5278)	Boston Red Sox	12
Bump Hadley	3.54 (3.5352)	Washington Senators	13
Rube Walberg	3.55 (3.5516)	Philadelphia Athletics	14
Alvin Crowder	3.69 (3.6885)	St. Louis Browns	15
Grady Adkins	3.73 (3.7255)	Chicago White Sox	16
Red Faber	3.76 (3.7550)	Chicago White Sox	17
George Earnshaw	3.81 (3.8084)	Philadelphia Athletics	18
Jack Russell	3.84 (3.8444)	Boston Red Sox	19
Firpo Marberry	3.85 (3.8492)	Washington Senators	20
Red Ruffing	3.89 (3.8883)	Boston Red Sox	21
Elam Vangilder	3.91 (3.9147)	Detroit Tigers	22
Ted Lyons	3.98 (3.9750)	Chicago White Sox	23
Willis Hudlin	4.04 (4.0439)	Cleveland Indians	24
Joe Shaute	4.04 (4.0447)	Cleveland Indians	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. 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? The first player from the Angels franchise (they were the California Angels at the time) to wear the number twenty-five was Bob Perry.