1969 Earned Run Average Leaders Top 25 in the American League
Name	Earned Run Average	Team	Rank
Dick Bosman	2.19 (2.1917)	Washington Senators	1
Jim Palmer	2.34 (2.3370)	Baltimore Orioles	2
Mike Cuellar	2.38 (2.3842)	Baltimore Orioles	3
Andy Messersmith	2.52 (2.5200)	California Angels	4
Fritz Peterson	2.55 (2.5478)	New York Yankees	5
Casey Cox	2.78 (2.7786)	Washington Senators	6
Denny McLain	2.80 (2.7969)	Detroit Tigers	7
Jim Perry	2.82 (2.8204)	Minnesota Twins	8
Mel Stottlemyre	2.82 (2.8218)	New York Yankees	9
Blue Moon Odom	2.92 (2.9179)	Oakland Athletics	10
Sam McDowell	2.94 (2.9368)	Cleveland Indians	11
Mike Nagy	3.11 (3.1119)	Boston Red Sox	12
Mickey Lolich	3.14 (3.1425)	Detroit Tigers	13
Jim McGlothlin	3.18 (3.1791)	California Angels	14
Dave McNally	3.22 (3.2159)	Baltimore Orioles	15
Dave Boswell	3.23 (3.2302)	Minnesota Twins	16
Wally Bunker	3.23 (3.2335)	Kansas City Royals	17
Tommy John	3.25 (3.2540)	Chicago White Sox	18
Joe Coleman	3.27 (3.2705)	Washington Senators	19
Roger Nelson	3.31 (3.3052)	Kansas City Royals	20
Earl Wilson	3.31 (3.3121)	Detroit Tigers	21
Catfish Hunter	3.35 (3.3522)	Oakland Athletics	22
Rudy May	3.44 (3.4436)	California Angels	23
Jim Kaat	3.49 (3.4911)	Minnesota Twins	24
Tom Phoebus	3.52 (3.5198)	Baltimore Orioles	25
Name	Earned Run Average	Team	Rank

	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. 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.