1972 Earned Run Average Leaders Top 25 in the American League
Name	Earned Run Average	Team	Rank
Luis Tiant	1.91 (1.9106)	Boston Red Sox	1
Gaylord Perry	1.92 (1.9173)	Cleveland Indians	2
Catfish Hunter	2.04 (2.0418)	Oakland Athletics	3
Jim Palmer	2.07 (2.0668)	Baltimore Orioles	4
Roger Nelson	2.08 (2.0769)	Kansas City Royals	5
Mike Paul	2.17 (2.1711)	Texas Rangers	6
Nolan Ryan	2.28 (2.2817)	California Angels	7
Steve Kline	2.40 (2.3992)	New York Yankees	8
Blue Moon Odom	2.50 (2.5009)	Oakland Athletics	9
Mickey Lolich	2.50 (2.5020)	Detroit Tigers	10
Wilbur Wood	2.51 (2.5088)	Chicago White Sox	11
Ken Holtzman	2.51 (2.5101)	Oakland Athletics	12
Mike Cuellar	2.57 (2.5732)	Baltimore Orioles	13
Ray Corbin	2.62 (2.6165)	Minnesota Twins	14
Pat Dobson	2.65 (2.6497)	Baltimore Orioles	15
Dick Woodson	2.72 (2.7179)	Minnesota Twins	16
Bert Blyleven	2.73 (2.7251)	Minnesota Twins	17
Dick Tidrow	2.77 (2.7683)	Cleveland Indians	18
Joe Coleman	2.80 (2.7964)	Detroit Tigers	19
Andy Messersmith	2.81 (2.8114)	California Angels	20
Jim Lonborg	2.83 (2.8251)	Milwaukee Brewers	21
Rudy May	2.94 (2.9367)	California Angels	22
Dave McNally	2.95 (2.9502)	Baltimore Orioles	23
Clyde Wright	2.98 (2.9761)	California Angels	24
Tom Bradley	2.98 (2.9769)	Chicago White Sox	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).