1948 Earned Run Average Leaders Top 25 in the American League
Name	Earned Run Average	Team	Rank
Gene Bearden	2.43 (2.4296)	Cleveland Indians	1
Ray Scarborough	2.82 (2.8166)	Washington Senators	2
Bob Lemon	2.82 (2.8195)	Cleveland Indians	3
Hal Newhouser	3.01 (3.0073)	Detroit Tigers	4
Mel Parnell	3.14 (3.1415)	Boston Red Sox	5
Ned Garver	3.41 (3.4091)	St. Louis Browns	6
Spec Shea	3.41 (3.4111)	New York Yankees	7
Dizzy Trout	3.43 (3.4301)	Detroit Tigers	8
Sam Zoldak	3.44 (3.4384)	St. Louis Browns	9
		Cleveland Indians
Joe Dobson	3.56 (3.5584)	Boston Red Sox	10
Bob Feller	3.56 (3.5636)	Cleveland Indians	11
Ed Lopat	3.65 (3.6529)	New York Yankees	12
Ellis Kinder	3.74 (3.7416)	Boston Red Sox	13
Allie Reynolds	3.77 (3.7701)	New York Yankees	14
Dick Fowler	3.78 (3.7818)	Philadelphia Athletics	15
Virgil Trucks	3.78 (3.7842)	Detroit Tigers	16
Walt Masterson	3.83 (3.8298)	Washington Senators	17
Vic Raschi	3.84 (3.8398)	New York Yankees	18
Carl Scheib	3.94 (3.9413)	Philadelphia Athletics	19
Joe Coleman	4.09 (4.0896)	Philadelphia Athletics	20
Lou Brissie	4.13 (4.1289)	Philadelphia Athletics	21
Cliff Fannin	4.17 (4.1700)	St. Louis Browns	22
Fred Hutchinson	4.32 (4.3167)	Detroit Tigers	23
Jack Kramer	4.35 (4.3463)	Boston Red Sox	24
Phil Marchildon	4.53 (4.5331)	Philadelphia Athletics	25
Name	Earned Run Average	Team	Rank

	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 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? 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.