Earned Run Average : 1994 American League Top 25

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"Although baseball decided to extend the regular season deeper into October to play 162 games (after the 09-11 disaster), why not just play 154? Baseball has dealt with shortened seasons before. (Bud) Selig spoke about the sanctity of playing 162 games, but baseball played 154 games until 1961. Baseball should have just let the games go and continued with the current schedule." - Joe Morgan on ESPN (September 19, 2001)
 

1994 Earned Run Average Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Roger Clemens 2.85 (2.8477) Boston Red Sox 1
David Cone 2.94 (2.9359) Kansas City Royals 2
Mike Mussina 3.06 (3.0624) Baltimore Orioles 3
Randy Johnson 3.19 (3.1919) Seattle Mariners 4
Jimmy Key 3.27 (3.2679) New York Yankees 5
Pat Hentgen 3.40 (3.4008) Toronto Blue Jays 6
Ricky Bones 3.43 (3.4277) Milwaukee Brewers 7
Wilson Alvarez 3.45 (3.4515) Chicago White Sox 8
Charles Nagy 3.45 (3.4547) Cleveland Indians 9
Dennis Martinez 3.52 (3.5151) Cleveland Indians 10
Jack McDowell 3.73 (3.7293) Chicago White Sox 11
Jason Bere 3.81 (3.8118) Chicago White Sox 12
Mark Clark 3.82 (3.8168) Cleveland Indians 13
Aaron Sele 3.83 (3.8302) Boston Red Sox 14
Kevin Appier 3.83 (3.8323) Kansas City Royals 15
Alex Fernandez 3.86 (3.8572) Chicago White Sox 16
Ben McDonald 4.06 (4.0614) Baltimore Orioles 17
Melido Perez 4.10 (4.1035) New York Yankees 18
Todd Stottlemyre 4.22 (4.2227) Toronto Blue Jays 19
Chris Bosio 4.32 (4.3200) Seattle Mariners 20
Chuck Finley 4.32 (4.3200) California Angels  
Tom Gordon 4.35 (4.3455) Kansas City Royals 22
Kenny Rogers 4.46 (4.4642) Texas Rangers 23
Ron Darling 4.50 (4.5000) Oakland Athletics 24
Mark Gubicza 4.50 (4.5000) Kansas City Royals  



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).

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.