1944 Earned Run Average Leaders Top 25 in the American League
Name	Earned Run Average	Team	Rank
Dizzy Trout	2.12 (2.1202)	Detroit Tigers	1
Hal Newhouser	2.22 (2.2188)	Detroit Tigers	2
Tex Hughson	2.26 (2.2574)	Boston Red Sox	3
Johnny Niggeling	2.32 (2.3155)	Washington Senators	4
Jack Kramer	2.49 (2.4864)	St. Louis Browns	5
Steve Gromek	2.56 (2.5630)	Cleveland Indians	6
Joe Haynes	2.57 (2.5659)	Chicago White Sox	7
Hank Borowy	2.64 (2.6359)	New York Yankees	8
Bobo Newsom	2.82 (2.8189)	Philadelphia Athletics	9
Nels Potter	2.83 (2.8319)	St. Louis Browns	10
Russ Christopher	2.97 (2.9675)	Philadelphia Athletics	11
Tiny Bonham	2.99 (2.9906)	New York Yankees	12
Mickey Haefner	3.04 (3.0395)	Washington Senators	13
Dutch Leonard	3.06 (3.0611)	Washington Senators	14
Stubby Overmire	3.07 (3.0651)	Detroit Tigers	15
Bob Muncrief	3.08 (3.0775)	St. Louis Browns	16
Denny Galehouse	3.12 (3.1176)	St. Louis Browns	17
Ed Lopat	3.26 (3.2571)	Chicago White Sox	18
Pinky Woods	3.27 (3.2695)	Boston Red Sox	19
Allie Reynolds	3.30 (3.3038)	Cleveland Indians	20
Lum Harris	3.30 (3.3040)	Philadelphia Athletics	21
Atley Donald	3.34 (3.3396)	New York Yankees	22
Monk Dubiel	3.38 (3.3750)	New York Yankees	23
Early Wynn	3.38 (3.3804)	Washington Senators	24
Ed Klieman	3.38 (3.3813)	Cleveland Indians	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. 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). The first player from the Angels franchise (they were the California Angels at the time) to wear the number twenty-five was Bob Perry.