Earned Run Average : 1884 National League Top 25

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1884 Earned Run Average Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Old Hoss Radbourn 1.38 (1.3792) Providence Grays 1
Charlie Sweeney 1.55 (1.5475) Providence Grays 2
Charlie Getzien 1.95 (1.9548) Detroit Wolverines 3
Pud Galvin 1.99 (1.9942) Buffalo Bisons 4
Jim Whitney 2.09 (2.0893) Boston Beaneaters 5
John Clarkson 2.14 (2.1356) Chicago White Stockings 6
Charlie Buffinton 2.15 (2.1465) Boston Beaneaters 7
Ed Conley 2.15 (2.1549) Providence Grays 8
Bill Vinton 2.23 (2.2253) Philadelphia Phillies 9
Larry Corcoran 2.40 (2.4039) Chicago White Stockings 10
Mickey Welch 2.50 (2.5030) New York Gothams 11
Jim McCormick 2.86 (2.8579) Cleveland Blues 12
Dupee Shaw 3.04 (3.0439) Detroit Wolverines 13
John Connor 3.15 (3.1500) Boston Beaneaters 14
Frank Meinke 3.18 (3.1765) Detroit Wolverines 15
John Ward 3.41 (3.4121) New York Gothams 16
Mike Dorgan 3.50 (3.5044) New York Gothams 17
Charlie Ferguson 3.54 (3.5424) Philadelphia Phillies 18
John Harkins 3.68 (3.6829) Cleveland Blues 19
Stump Wiedman 3.72 (3.7241) Detroit Wolverines 20
Sam Moffett 3.87 (3.8701) Cleveland Blues 21
Ed Begley 4.16 (4.1617) New York Gothams 22
Fred Goldsmith 4.26 (4.2606) Chicago White Stockings 23
Billy Serad 4.27 (4.2662) Buffalo Bisons 24
Jim McElroy 4.86 (4.8649) Philadelphia Phillies 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.

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.

Jim Thome wore number twenty-five since he first came up with the Cleveland Indians making him the franchise record holder for that particular number (Mike Garcia is second).