1974 Earned Run Average Leaders Top 25 in the American League
Name	Earned Run Average	Team	Rank
Catfish Hunter	2.49 (2.4880)	Oakland Athletics	1
Gaylord Perry	2.51 (2.5129)	Cleveland Indians	2
Andy Hassler	2.61 (2.6111)	California Angels	3
Bert Blyleven	2.66 (2.6584)	Minnesota Twins	4
Al Fitzmorris	2.79 (2.7947)	Kansas City Royals	5
Fergie Jenkins	2.82 (2.8234)	Texas Rangers	6
Nolan Ryan	2.89 (2.8948)	California Angels	7
Luis Tiant	2.92 (2.9197)	Boston Red Sox	8
Jim Kaat	2.92 (2.9207)	Chicago White Sox	9
Jim Perry	2.96 (2.9643)	Cleveland Indians	10
Ken Holtzman	3.07 (3.0666)	Oakland Athletics	11
Ross Grimsley	3.07 (3.0744)	Baltimore Orioles	12
Pat Dobson	3.07 (3.0747)	New York Yankees	13
Mike Cuellar	3.11 (3.1077)	Baltimore Orioles	14
Frank Tanana	3.12 (3.1154)	California Angels	15
Bruce Dal Canton	3.13 (3.1312)	Kansas City Royals	16
Vida Blue	3.25 (3.2515)	Oakland Athletics	17
Dave Goltz	3.25 (3.2524)	Minnesota Twins	18
Jim Palmer	3.27 (3.2742)	Baltimore Orioles	19
Joe Decker	3.29 (3.2936)	Minnesota Twins	20
Steve Busby	3.39 (3.3865)	Kansas City Royals	21
Dick Drago	3.48 (3.4839)	Boston Red Sox	22
Bill Lee	3.51 (3.5065)	Boston Red Sox	23
Jackie Brown	3.57 (3.5723)	Texas Rangers	24
Dave McNally	3.58 (3.5792)	Baltimore Orioles	25
Name	Earned Run Average	Team	Rank

	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. 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.