Earned Run Average : 1877 National 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:

"I don't think I stayed for a complete game that first year (in Arizona). But something happened. During the second year, I started watching more intently, listening to the broadcasters talk about strategy. I started getting it. Suddenly, a 162-game season didn't seem ridiculously long anymore." - Richard Ruelas in The Arizona Republic (11-07-2001)
 

1877 Earned Run Average Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Tommy Bond 2.11 (2.1075) Boston Red Caps 1
Terry Larkin 2.14 (2.1377) Hartford Dark Blues 2
Jim Devlin 2.25 (2.2540) Louisville Grays 3
Tricky Nichols 2.60 (2.5971) St. Louis Brown Stockings 4
Joe Blong 2.74 (2.7384) St. Louis Brown Stockings 5
George Bradley 3.31 (3.3122) Chicago White Stockings 6
Bobby Mitchell 3.51 (3.5100) Cincinnati Red Stockings 7
Amos Booth 3.56 (3.5581) Cincinnati Red Stockings 8
Bobby Mathews 4.04 (4.0361) Cincinnati Red Stockings 9
Candy Cummings 4.34 (4.3362) Cincinnati Red Stockings 10
Cal McVey 4.50 (4.5000) Chicago White Stockings 11



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?

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.

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