1947 Earned Run Average Leaders Top 25 in the American League
Name	Earned Run Average	Team	Rank
Joe Haynes	2.42 (2.4231)	Chicago White Sox	1
Bob Feller	2.68 (2.6789)	Cleveland Indians	2
Dick Fowler	2.81 (2.8109)	Philadelphia Athletics	3
Ed Lopat	2.81 (2.8140)	Chicago White Sox	4
Hal Newhouser	2.87 (2.8737)	Detroit Tigers	5
Joe Dobson	2.95 (2.9519)	Boston Red Sox	6
Fred Hutchinson	3.03 (3.0319)	Detroit Tigers	7
Spec Shea	3.07 (3.0728)	New York Yankees	8
Walt Masterson	3.13 (3.1304)	Washington Senators	9
Red Embree	3.15 (3.1537)	Cleveland Indians	10
Allie Reynolds	3.20 (3.2028)	New York Yankees	11
Phil Marchildon	3.22 (3.2205)	Philadelphia Athletics	12
Frank Papish	3.26 (3.2563)	Chicago White Sox	13
Bill McCahan	3.32 (3.3206)	Philadelphia Athletics	14
Tex Hughson	3.33 (3.3275)	Boston Red Sox	15
Bobo Newsom	3.34 (3.3411)	Washington Senators	16
		New York Yankees
Ray Scarborough	3.41 (3.4099)	Washington Senators	17
Bob Lemon	3.44 (3.4422)	Cleveland Indians	18
Sam Zoldak	3.47 (3.4737)	St. Louis Browns	19
Dizzy Trout	3.48 (3.4776)	Detroit Tigers	20
Mickey Haefner	3.64 (3.6373)	Washington Senators	21
Early Wynn	3.64 (3.6437)	Washington Senators	22
Fred Sanford	3.71 (3.7125)	St. Louis Browns	23
Bill Bevens	3.82 (3.8182)	New York Yankees	24
Denny Galehouse	3.82 (3.8217)	St. Louis Browns	25
		Boston Red Sox
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). 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.