1945 Earned Run Average Leaders Top 25 in the American League
Name	Earned Run Average	Team	Rank
Hal Newhouser	1.81 (1.8096)	Detroit Tigers	1
Al Benton	2.02 (2.0191)	Detroit Tigers	2
Roger Wolff	2.12 (2.1240)	Washington Senators	3
Dutch Leonard	2.13 (2.1250)	Washington Senators	4
Thornton Lee	2.44 (2.4438)	Chicago White Sox	5
Nels Potter	2.47 (2.4674)	St. Louis Browns	6
Steve Gromek	2.55 (2.5458)	Cleveland Indians	7
Al Hollingsworth	2.70 (2.7000)	St. Louis Browns	8
Dave Ferriss	2.96 (2.9584)	Boston Red Sox	9
Dizzy Trout	3.14 (3.1421)	Detroit Tigers	10
Johnny Niggeling	3.16 (3.1585)	Washington Senators	11
Russ Christopher	3.17 (3.1672)	Philadelphia Athletics	12
Allie Reynolds	3.20 (3.2022)	Cleveland Indians	13
Bobo Newsom	3.29 (3.2876)	Philadelphia Athletics	14
Tiny Bonham	3.29 (3.2878)	New York Yankees	15
Marino Pieretti	3.32 (3.3171)	Washington Senators	16
Jack Kramer	3.36 (3.3575)	St. Louis Browns	17
Jesse Flores	3.43 (3.4338)	Philadelphia Athletics	18
Orval Grove	3.44 (3.4424)	Chicago White Sox	19
Mickey Haefner	3.47 (3.4741)	Washington Senators	20
Sig Jakucki	3.51 (3.5095)	St. Louis Browns	21
Tex Shirley	3.63 (3.6261)	St. Louis Browns	22
Bill Bevens	3.67 (3.6685)	New York Yankees	23
Jim Bagby	3.73 (3.7280)	Cleveland Indians	24
Stubby Overmire	3.88 (3.8809)	Detroit Tigers	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. 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. 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?