1979 Earned Run Average Leaders Top 25 in the American League
Name	Earned Run Average	Team	Rank
Ron Guidry	2.78 (2.7800)	New York Yankees	1
Tommy John	2.96 (2.9638)	New York Yankees	2
Dennis Eckersley	2.99 (2.9919)	Boston Red Sox	3
Mike Flanagan	3.08 (3.0828)	Baltimore Orioles	4
Jack Morris	3.28 (3.2782)	Detroit Tigers	5
Mike Caldwell	3.29 (3.2936)	Milwaukee Brewers	6
Scott McGregor	3.35 (3.3492)	Baltimore Orioles	7
Jerry Koosman	3.38 (3.3793)	Minnesota Twins	8
Ross Baumgarten	3.54 (3.5402)	Chicago White Sox	9
Geoff Zahn	3.57 (3.5680)	Minnesota Twins	10
Dave Frost	3.57 (3.5724)	California Angels	11
Nolan Ryan	3.60 (3.5973)	California Angels	12
Jim Slaton	3.63 (3.6338)	Milwaukee Brewers	13
Dennis Martinez	3.66 (3.6636)	Baltimore Orioles	14
Steve Comer	3.68 (3.6768)	Texas Rangers	15
Tom Underwood	3.69 (3.6872)	Toronto Blue Jays	16
Rick Wise	3.73 (3.7295)	Cleveland Indians	17
Ken Kravec	3.74 (3.7440)	Chicago White Sox	18
Mike Parrott	3.77 (3.7674)	Seattle Mariners	19
Steve Stone	3.77 (3.7742)	Baltimore Orioles	20
Bill Travers	3.89 (3.8915)	Milwaukee Brewers	21
Luis Tiant	3.91 (3.9097)	New York Yankees	22
Lary Sorensen	3.98 (3.9773)	Milwaukee Brewers	23
Bob Stanley	3.99 (3.9877)	Boston Red Sox	24
Rick Honeycutt	4.04 (4.0361)	Seattle Mariners	25
Name	Earned Run Average	Team	Rank

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