Earned Run Average : 1964 American League Top 25

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1964 Earned Run Average Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Dean Chance 1.65 (1.6491) Los Angeles Angels 1
Joe Horlen 1.88 (1.8797) Chicago White Sox 2
Whitey Ford 2.13 (2.1335) New York Yankees 3
Gary Peters 2.50 (2.4994) Chicago White Sox 4
Juan Pizarro 2.56 (2.5607) Chicago White Sox 5
Wally Bunker 2.69 (2.6916) Baltimore Orioles 6
Sam McDowell 2.70 (2.7000) Cleveland Indians 7
Fred Newman 2.75 (2.7474) Los Angeles Angels 8
Robin Roberts 2.91 (2.9118) Baltimore Orioles 9
Milt Pappas 2.97 (2.9682) Baltimore Orioles 10
John Buzhardt 2.98 (2.9813) Chicago White Sox 11
Jim Bouton 3.02 (3.0184) New York Yankees 12
Jack Kralick 3.21 (3.2098) Cleveland Indians 13
Jim Kaat 3.22 (3.2222) Minnesota Twins 14
Mickey Lolich 3.26 (3.2586) Detroit Tigers 15
Camilo Pascual 3.30 (3.2993) Minnesota Twins 16
Claude Osteen 3.33 (3.3268) Washington Senators 17
Dave Wickersham 3.44 (3.4370) Detroit Tigers 18
Al Downing 3.47 (3.4672) New York Yankees 19
Mudcat Grant 3.67 (3.6711) Cleveland Indians 20
Minnesota Twins  
Bennie Daniels 3.70 (3.6994) Washington Senators 21
Hank Aguirre 3.79 (3.7856) Detroit Tigers 22
Dick Stigman 4.03 (4.0263) Minnesota Twins 23
Bill Monbouquette 4.04 (4.0385) Boston Red Sox 24
Buster Narum 4.30 (4.2965) Washington Senators 25



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.

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.

The first player from the Angels franchise (they were the California Angels at the time) to wear the number twenty-five was Bob Perry.