1968 Earned Run Average Leaders Top 25 in the American League
Name	Earned Run Average	Team	Rank
Luis Tiant	1.60 (1.6026)	Cleveland Indians	1
Sam McDowell	1.81 (1.8067)	Cleveland Indians	2
Dave McNally	1.95 (1.9451)	Baltimore Orioles	3
Denny McLain	1.96 (1.9554)	Detroit Tigers	4
Tommy John	1.98 (1.9793)	Chicago White Sox	5
Stan Bahnsen	2.05 (2.0536)	New York Yankees	6
Jim Nash	2.28 (2.2828)	Oakland Athletics	7
Joe Horlen	2.37 (2.3741)	Chicago White Sox	8
Blue Moon Odom	2.45 (2.4510)	Oakland Athletics	9
Mel Stottlemyre	2.45 (2.4545)	New York Yankees	10
Stan Williams	2.50 (2.5009)	Cleveland Indians	11
Jim Hardin	2.51 (2.5082)	Baltimore Orioles	12
Dean Chance	2.53 (2.5274)	Minnesota Twins	13
Tom Phoebus	2.62 (2.6177)	Baltimore Orioles	14
Fritz Peterson	2.63 (2.6279)	New York Yankees	15
Camilo Pascual	2.69 (2.6866)	Washington Senators	16
Earl Wilson	2.85 (2.8484)	Detroit Tigers	17
George Brunet	2.86 (2.8614)	California Angels	18
Ray Culp	2.91 (2.9122)	Boston Red Sox	19
Jim Kaat	2.94 (2.9423)	Minnesota Twins	20
Sonny Siebert	2.97 (2.9709)	Cleveland Indians	21
Jack Fisher	2.99 (2.9889)	Chicago White Sox	22
Chuck Dobson	3.00 (2.9956)	Oakland Athletics	23
Dick Ellsworth	3.03 (3.0306)	Boston Red Sox	24
Lew Krausse	3.11 (3.1135)	Oakland Athletics	25
Name	Earned Run Average	Team	Rank

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