1961 Earned Run Average Leaders Top 25 in the American League
Name	Earned Run Average	Team	Rank
Dick Donovan	2.40 (2.4012)	Washington Senators	1
Bill Stafford	2.68 (2.6769)	New York Yankees	2
Don Mossi	2.96 (2.9584)	Detroit Tigers	3
Milt Pappas	3.04 (3.0394)	Baltimore Orioles	4
Juan Pizarro	3.05 (3.0514)	Chicago White Sox	5
Ralph Terry	3.15 (3.1540)	New York Yankees	6
Hal Brown	3.19 (3.1860)	Baltimore Orioles	7
Jim Bunning	3.19 (3.1903)	Detroit Tigers	8
Jim Archer	3.20 (3.1997)	Kansas City Athletics	9
Whitey Ford	3.21 (3.2120)	New York Yankees	10
Don Schwall	3.22 (3.2239)	Boston Red Sox	11
Frank Lary	3.24 (3.2361)	Detroit Tigers	12
Steve Barber	3.33 (3.3342)	Baltimore Orioles	13
Bill Monbouquette	3.39 (3.3893)	Boston Red Sox	14
Bennie Daniels	3.44 (3.4387)	Washington Senators	15
Camilo Pascual	3.46 (3.4597)	Minnesota Twins	16
Rollie Sheldon	3.60 (3.5963)	New York Yankees	17
Jack Kralick	3.61 (3.6074)	Minnesota Twins	18
Ken McBride	3.65 (3.6497)	Los Angeles Angels	19
Chuck Estrada	3.69 (3.6934)	Baltimore Orioles	20
Billy Pierce	3.80 (3.8000)	Chicago White Sox	21
Mudcat Grant	3.86 (3.8624)	Cleveland Indians	22
Joe McClain	3.86 (3.8632)	Washington Senators	23
Jim Kaat	3.90 (3.9020)	Minnesota Twins	24
Jack Fisher	3.90 (3.9031)	Baltimore Orioles	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. The first player from the Angels franchise (they were the California Angels at the time) to wear the number twenty-five was Bob Perry. 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).