1888 Earned Run Average Leaders Top 25 in the National League
Name	Earned Run Average	Team	Rank
Tim Keefe	1.74 (1.7406)	New York Giants	1
Ben Sanders	1.90 (1.8959)	Philadelphia Phillies	2
Charlie Buffinton	1.91 (1.9109)	Philadelphia Phillies	3
Mickey Welch	1.93 (1.9256)	New York Giants	4
Bill Sowders	2.07 (2.0726)	Boston Beaneaters	5
Cannonball Titcomb	2.24 (2.2386)	New York Giants	6
Pete Conway	2.26 (2.2558)	Detroit Wolverines	7
Henry Gruber	2.29 (2.2875)	Detroit Wolverines	8
Ed Morris	2.31 (2.3063)	Pittsburgh Alleghenys	9
Gus Krock	2.44 (2.4377)	Chicago White Stockings	10
Pud Galvin	2.63 (2.6341)	Pittsburgh Alleghenys	11
Harry Staley	2.69 (2.6913)	Pittsburgh Alleghenys	12
John Clarkson	2.76 (2.7559)	Boston Beaneaters	13
Mark Baldwin	2.76 (2.7610)	Chicago White Stockings	14
Bill Burdick	2.81 (2.8125)	Indianapolis Hoosiers	15
Kid Gleason	2.84 (2.8397)	Philadelphia Phillies	16
Old Hoss Radbourn	2.87 (2.8696)	Boston Beaneaters	17
Kid Madden	2.95 (2.9455)	Boston Beaneaters	18
Jim Whitney	3.05 (3.0462)	Washington Senators	19
Charlie Getzien	3.05 (3.0520)	Detroit Wolverines	20
Hank O'Day	3.10 (3.1042)	Washington Senators	21
Dan Casey	3.15 (3.1505)	Philadelphia Phillies	22
Henry Boyle	3.26 (3.2601)	Indianapolis Hoosiers	23
George Van Haltren	3.52 (3.5170)	Chicago White Stockings	24
John Healy	3.89 (3.8932)	Indianapolis Hoosiers	25
Name	Earned Run Average	Team	Rank

	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). 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.