Earned Run Average : 1937 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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1937 Earned Run Average Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Lefty Gomez 2.33 (2.3281) New York Yankees 1
Monty Stratton 2.40 (2.4049) Chicago White Sox 2
Johnny Allen 2.55 (2.5491) Cleveland Indians 3
Red Ruffing 2.98 (2.9844) New York Yankees 4
Lefty Grove 3.02 (3.0229) Boston Red Sox 5
Thornton Lee 3.52 (3.5179) Chicago White Sox 6
Jack Wilson 3.70 (3.7003) Boston Red Sox 7
Elden Auker 3.88 (3.8826) Detroit Tigers 8
Eddie Smith 3.94 (3.9356) Philadelphia Athletics 9
Tommy Bridges 4.07 (4.0720) Detroit Tigers 10
John Whitehead 4.07 (4.0744) Chicago White Sox 11
Willis Hudlin 4.10 (4.0987) Cleveland Indians 12
Ted Lyons 4.15 (4.1457) Chicago White Sox 13
Monte Weaver 4.20 (4.1979) Washington Senators 14
Mel Harder 4.28 (4.2753) Cleveland Indians 15
Pete Appleton 4.39 (4.3929) Washington Senators 16
George Caster 4.43 (4.4288) Philadelphia Athletics 17
Denny Galehouse 4.57 (4.5747) Cleveland Indians 18
Bobo Newsom 4.81 (4.8051) Washington Senators 19
Boston Red Sox  
Johnny Marcum 4.85 (4.8512) Boston Red Sox 20
Jack Knott 4.89 (4.8920) St. Louis Browns 21
Wes Ferrell 4.90 (4.9004) Boston Red Sox 22
Washington Senators  
Jimmy DeShong 4.90 (4.9029) Washington Senators 23
Bud Thomas 4.99 (4.9862) Philadelphia Athletics 24
Vern Kennedy 5.09 (5.0905) Chicago White Sox 25



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.

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.