1965 Earned Run Average Leaders Top 25 in the American League
Name	Earned Run Average	Team	Rank
Sam McDowell	2.18 (2.1758)	Cleveland Indians	1
Eddie Fisher	2.40 (2.3952)	Chicago White Sox	2
Sonny Siebert	2.43 (2.4329)	Cleveland Indians	3
George Brunet	2.56 (2.5584)	California Angels	4
Pete Richert	2.60 (2.5979)	Washington Senators	5
Milt Pappas	2.60 (2.6024)	Baltimore Orioles	6
Denny McLain	2.61 (2.6142)	Detroit Tigers	7
Mel Stottlemyre	2.63 (2.6289)	New York Yankees	8
Jim Perry	2.63 (2.6302)	Minnesota Twins	9
Steve Barber	2.69 (2.6918)	Baltimore Orioles	10
Jim Kaat	2.83 (2.8260)	Minnesota Twins	11
Dave McNally	2.85 (2.8540)	Baltimore Orioles	12
Joe Horlen	2.88 (2.8767)	Chicago White Sox	13
Marcelino Lopez	2.93 (2.9257)	California Angels	14
Fred Newman	2.93 (2.9348)	California Angels	15
John Buzhardt	3.01 (3.0053)	Chicago White Sox	16
Tommy John	3.09 (3.0871)	Chicago White Sox	17
Dean Chance	3.15 (3.1507)	California Angels	18
Joe Sparma	3.18 (3.1796)	Detroit Tigers	19
Whitey Ford	3.24 (3.2415)	New York Yankees	20
Mudcat Grant	3.30 (3.2959)	Minnesota Twins	21
Wally Bunker	3.38 (3.3810)	Baltimore Orioles	22
Al Downing	3.40 (3.3962)	New York Yankees	23
Mickey Lolich	3.44 (3.4350)	Detroit Tigers	24
Luis Tiant	3.53 (3.5297)	Cleveland Indians	25
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. 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? 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).