Earned Run Average : 1911 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:

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1911 Earned Run Average Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Vean Gregg 1.80 (1.8024) Cleveland Naps 1
Walter Johnson 1.90 (1.8987) Washington Senators 2
Joe Wood 2.02 (2.0242) Boston Red Sox 3
Eddie Plank 2.10 (2.1039) Philadelphia Athletics 4
Chief Bender 2.16 (2.1633) Philadelphia Athletics 5
Ed Walsh 2.22 (2.2215) Chicago White Sox 6
Russ Ford 2.27 (2.2713) New York Highlanders 7
Jim Scott 2.39 (2.3919) Chicago White Sox 8
Ray Collins 2.40 (2.4041) Boston Red Sox 9
Larry Pape 2.45 (2.4499) Boston Red Sox 10
Cy Morgan 2.70 (2.7036) Philadelphia Athletics 11
Eddie Cicotte 2.82 (2.8227) Boston Red Sox 12
Barney Pelty 2.97 (2.9695) St. Louis Browns 13
Doc White 2.98 (2.9813) Chicago White Sox 14
Harry Krause 3.04 (3.0355) Philadelphia Athletics 15
George Mullin 3.07 (3.0726) Detroit Tigers 16
Frank Lange 3.23 (3.2289) Chicago White Sox 17
Ray Fisher 3.25 (3.2505) New York Highlanders 18
George Kahler 3.27 (3.2657) Cleveland Naps 19
Jack Powell 3.29 (3.2937) St. Louis Browns 20
Joe Lake 3.30 (3.3019) St. Louis Browns 21
Bill Donovan 3.31 (3.3149) Detroit Tigers 22
Ray Caldwell 3.35 (3.3529) New York Highlanders 23
Dixie Walker 3.39 (3.3932) Washington Senators 24
Gene Krapp 3.41 (3.4054) Cleveland Naps 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?

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.

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