1897 Earned Run Average Leaders Top 25 in the National League
Name	Earned Run Average	Team	Rank
Amos Rusie	2.54 (2.5409)	New York Giants	1
Kid Nichols	2.64 (2.6413)	Boston Beaneaters	2
Jerry Nops	2.81 (2.8142)	Baltimore Orioles	3
Joe Corbett	3.11 (3.1054)	Baltimore Orioles	4
Jack Powell	3.16 (3.1600)	Cleveland Spiders	5
Nig Cuppy	3.17 (3.1651)	Cleveland Spiders	6
Win Mercer	3.24 (3.2432)	Washington Senators	7
Cy Seymour	3.37 (3.3709)	New York Giants	8
Jack Stivetts	3.41 (3.4098)	Boston Beaneaters	9
Arlie Pond	3.52 (3.5202)	Baltimore Orioles	10
Doc McJames	3.61 (3.6148)	Washington Senators	11
Bill Hill	3.62 (3.6181)	Louisville Colonels	12
Ted Breitenstein	3.62 (3.6244)	Cincinnati Reds	13
Clark Griffith	3.72 (3.7187)	Chicago Colts	14
Jouett Meekin	3.76 (3.7640)	New York Giants	15
Cy Young	3.78 (3.7805)	Cleveland Spiders	16
Frank Dwyer	3.78 (3.7844)	Cincinnati Reds	17
Ted Lewis	3.85 (3.8483)	Boston Beaneaters	18
Brickyard Kennedy	3.91 (3.9058)	Brooklyn Bridegrooms	19
George Wheeler	3.96 (3.9581)	Philadelphia Phillies	20
Nixey Callahan	4.03 (4.0334)	Chicago Colts	21
Billy Rhines	4.08 (4.0843)	Cincinnati Reds	22
Chick Fraser	4.09 (4.0862)	Louisville Colonels	23
Bert Cunningham	4.14 (4.1420)	Louisville Colonels	24
Zeke Wilson	4.16 (4.1643)	Cleveland Spiders	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. 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). The first player from the Angels franchise (they were the California Angels at the time) to wear the number twenty-five was Bob Perry.