Earned Run Average : 1901 American League Top 25

Finding the American or National League leader in virtually every hitting & pitching statistic is easy-to-do. Finding the top 25 players during any given season is far more challenging. Baseball Almanac has taken away that difficult problem and is pleased to present the data you requested:

"The key for this year was staying healthy, playing 154 games (his biggest goal was to play 162 games). When I'm healthy, I'm can put up the best numbers I can." - Juan Gonzalez (1999)
 

1901 Earned Run Average Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Cy Young 1.62 (1.6239) Boston Americans 1
Nixey Callahan 2.42 (2.4242) Chicago White Stockings 2
Joe Yeager 2.61 (2.6144) Detroit Tigers 3
Clark Griffith 2.67 (2.6662) Chicago White Stockings 4
George Winter 2.80 (2.8008) Boston Americans 5
Jack Katoll 2.81 (2.8125) Chicago White Stockings 6
Earl Moore 2.90 (2.9005) Cleveland Blues 7
Roscoe Miller 2.95 (2.9548) Detroit Tigers 8
Ed Siever 3.24 (3.2425) Detroit Tigers 9
Eddie Plank 3.31 (3.3146) Philadelphia Athletics 10
Roy Patterson 3.37 (3.3714) Chicago White Stockings 11
Ned Garvin 3.46 (3.4624) Milwaukee Brewers 12
Tully Sparks 3.51 (3.5143) Milwaukee Brewers 13
Ted Lewis 3.53 (3.5279) Boston Americans 14
Joe McGinnity 3.56 (3.5576) Baltimore Orioles 15
Snake Wiltse 3.58 (3.5783) Philadelphia Athletics 16
Harry Howell 3.67 (3.6652) Baltimore Orioles 17
Bill Carrick 3.75 (3.7500) Washington Senators 18
Bill Hart 3.77 (3.7674) Cleveland Blues 19
Chick Fraser 3.81 (3.8066) Philadelphia Athletics 20
Frank Foreman 3.88 (3.8829) Boston Americans 21
Baltimore Orioles  
Jack Cronin 3.89 (3.8923) Detroit Tigers 22
Case Patten 3.93 (3.9279) Washington Senators 23
Dale Gear 4.03 (4.0307) Washington Senators 24
Jerry Nops 4.08 (4.0755) Baltimore Orioles 25



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

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.