Earned Run Average : 1910 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)
 

1910 Earned Run Average Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Ed Walsh 1.27 (1.2660) Chicago White Sox 1
Jack Coombs 1.30 (1.3003) Philadelphia Athletics 2
Walter Johnson 1.36 (1.3622) Washington Senators 3
Cy Morgan 1.55 (1.5482) Philadelphia Athletics 4
Chief Bender 1.58 (1.5840) Philadelphia Athletics 5
Ray Collins 1.62 (1.6185) Boston Red Sox 6
Russ Ford 1.65 (1.6518) New York Highlanders 7
Joe Wood 1.68 (1.6762) Boston Red Sox 8
Hippo Vaughn 1.83 (1.8271) New York Highlanders 9
Charley Hall 1.91 (1.9081) Boston Red Sox 10
Fred Olmstead 1.95 (1.9530) Chicago White Sox 11
Eddie Plank 2.01 (2.0133) Philadelphia Athletics 12
Joe Lake 2.20 (2.2041) St. Louis Browns 13
Charlie Smith 2.30 (2.3028) Boston Red Sox 14
Ed Willett 2.37 (2.3670) Detroit Tigers 15
Jack Quinn 2.37 (2.3677) New York Highlanders 16
Jim Scott 2.43 (2.4296) Chicago White Sox 17
Bill Donovan 2.44 (2.4387) Detroit Tigers 18
Frank Smith 2.53 (2.5277) Chicago White Sox 19
Boston Red Sox  
Ed Summers 2.53 (2.5325) Detroit Tigers 20
Cy Young 2.53 (2.5347) Cleveland Naps 21
Doc Reisling 2.54 (2.5445) Washington Senators 22
Willie Mitchell 2.60 (2.5971) Cleveland Naps 23
Dolly Gray 2.63 (2.6332) Washington Senators 24
Doc White 2.66 (2.6620) Chicago White Sox 25



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?

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.