Earned Run Average : 1885 National League Top 25

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1885 Earned Run Average Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Tim Keefe 1.58 (1.5750) New York Giants 1
Mickey Welch 1.66 (1.6646) New York Giants 2
John Clarkson 1.85 (1.8491) Chicago White Stockings 3
Lady Baldwin 1.86 (1.8569) Detroit Wolverines 4
Old Hoss Radbourn 2.20 (2.2012) Providence Grays 5
Ed Daily 2.21 (2.2091) Philadelphia Phillies 6
Charlie Ferguson 2.22 (2.2222) Philadelphia Phillies 7
Danny Richardson 2.40 (2.4000) New York Giants 8
Jim McCormick 2.43 (2.4286) Providence Grays 9
Chicago White Stockings  
Dupee Shaw 2.57 (2.5671) Providence Grays 10
Henry Boyle 2.75 (2.7491) St. Louis Maroons 11
Charlie Buffinton 2.88 (2.8803) Boston Beaneaters 12
Jim Whitney 2.98 (2.9773) Boston Beaneaters 13
John Healy 3.00 (3.0000) St. Louis Maroons 14
Charlie Getzien 3.03 (3.0273) Detroit Wolverines 15
Bill Vinton 3.04 (3.0390) Philadelphia Phillies 16
Stump Wiedman 3.14 (3.1364) Detroit Wolverines 17
Dan Casey 3.29 (3.2885) Detroit Wolverines 18
Larry Corcoran 3.42 (3.4150) Chicago White Stockings 19
New York Giants  
Ted Kennedy 3.43 (3.4322) Chicago White Stockings 20
John Kirby 3.55 (3.5490) St. Louis Maroons 21
Charlie Sweeney 3.93 (3.9273) St. Louis Maroons 22
Hugh Daily 3.94 (3.9416) St. Louis Maroons 23
Pud Galvin 4.09 (4.0880) Buffalo Bisons 24
Billy Serad 4.10 (4.1022) Buffalo Bisons 25



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 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.