1973 Earned Run Average Leaders Top 25 in the National League
Name	Earned Run Average	Team	Rank
Tom Seaver	2.08 (2.0793)	New York Mets	1
Don Sutton	2.42 (2.4226)	Los Angeles Dodgers	2
Wayne Twitchell	2.50 (2.4985)	Philadelphia Phillies	3
Mike Marshall	2.66 (2.6648)	Montreal Expos	4
Andy Messersmith	2.70 (2.7036)	Los Angeles Dodgers	5
Bob Gibson	2.77 (2.7692)	St. Louis Cardinals	6
Steve Renko	2.81 (2.8117)	Montreal Expos	7
Nelson Briles	2.84 (2.8399)	Pittsburgh Pirates	8
Jerry Koosman	2.84 (2.8403)	New York Mets	9
Dave Roberts	2.85 (2.8516)	Houston Astros	10
Jim Rooker	2.85 (2.8532)	Pittsburgh Pirates	11
Rick Reuschel	3.00 (3.0000)	Chicago Cubs	12
Reggie Cleveland	3.01 (3.0134)	St. Louis Cardinals	13
Jack Billingham	3.04 (3.0375)	Cincinnati Reds	14
Dock Ellis	3.05 (3.0469)	Pittsburgh Pirates	15
Tommy John	3.10 (3.0963)	Los Angeles Dodgers	16
Alan Foster	3.14 (3.1375)	St. Louis Cardinals	17
Don Wilson	3.20 (3.1964)	Houston Astros	18
Jon Matlack	3.20 (3.1983)	New York Mets	19
Bill Greif	3.21 (3.2057)	San Diego Padres	20
Ross Grimsley	3.23 (3.2311)	Cincinnati Reds	21
Phil Niekro	3.31 (3.3061)	Atlanta Braves	22
Claude Osteen	3.31 (3.3084)	Los Angeles Dodgers	23
Al Downing	3.31 (3.3109)	Los Angeles Dodgers	24
Rick Wise	3.37 (3.3707)	St. Louis Cardinals	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.