Earned Run Average : 1960 American League Top 25

Finding the American or National League leader in virtually every hitting & pitching statistic is easy-to-do. Finding the top 25 players during any given season is far more challenging. Baseball Almanac has taken away that difficult problem and is pleased to present the data you requested:

"The guys who made up this schedule must have been in a room with a bottle of Wild Turkey and 40 straws." - Dave Bergman
 

1960 Earned Run Average Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Frank Baumann 2.67 (2.6709) Chicago White Sox 1
Jim Bunning 2.79 (2.7857) Detroit Tigers 2
Art Ditmar 3.06 (3.0600) New York Yankees 3
Whitey Ford 3.08 (3.0830) New York Yankees 4
Steve Barber 3.22 (3.2202) Baltimore Orioles 5
Bob Turley 3.27 (3.2712) New York Yankees 6
Ray Herbert 3.28 (3.2770) Kansas City Athletics 7
Milt Pappas 3.37 (3.3695) Baltimore Orioles 8
Ralph Terry 3.40 (3.4020) New York Yankees 9
Jack Fisher 3.41 (3.4148) Baltimore Orioles 10
Don Lee 3.44 (3.4364) Washington Senators 11
Pedro Ramos 3.45 (3.4489) Washington Senators 12
Early Wynn 3.49 (3.4888) Chicago White Sox 13
Frank Lary 3.51 (3.5103) Detroit Tigers 14
Chuck Estrada 3.58 (3.5799) Baltimore Orioles 15
Jim Perry 3.62 (3.6161) Cleveland Indians 16
Billy Pierce 3.62 (3.6214) Chicago White Sox 17
Bill Monbouquette 3.64 (3.6419) Boston Red Sox 18
Dick Hall 4.05 (4.0475) Kansas City Athletics 19
Bob Shaw 4.06 (4.0640) Chicago White Sox 20
Bud Daley 4.56 (4.5584) Kansas City Athletics 21
Tom Brewer 4.82 (4.8214) Boston Red Sox 22



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?

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.

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).