Earned Run Average : 1887 National League Top 25

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1887 Earned Run Average Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Dan Casey 2.86 (2.8591) Philadelphia Phillies 1
Pete Conway 2.90 (2.8973) Detroit Wolverines 2
Charlie Ferguson 3.00 (2.9966) Philadelphia Phillies 3
John Clarkson 3.08 (3.0803) Chicago White Stockings 4
Tim Keefe 3.12 (3.1154) New York Giants 5
Jim Whitney 3.22 (3.2249) Washington Senators 6
Pud Galvin 3.29 (3.2882) Pittsburgh Alleghenys 7
Mickey Welch 3.36 (3.3555) New York Giants 8
Mark Baldwin 3.40 (3.3952) Chicago White Stockings 9
Henry Boyle 3.65 (3.6494) Indianapolis Hoosiers 10
Charlie Buffinton 3.66 (3.6560) Philadelphia Phillies 11
Charlie Getzien 3.73 (3.7309) Detroit Wolverines 12
Kid Madden 3.79 (3.7850) Boston Beaneaters 13
Lady Baldwin 3.84 (3.8389) Detroit Wolverines 14
George Van Haltren 3.86 (3.8571) Chicago White Stockings 15
Frank Gilmore 3.87 (3.8736) Washington Senators 16
Hank O'Day 4.17 (4.1702) Washington Senators 17
Jim McCormick 4.30 (4.2999) Pittsburgh Alleghenys 18
Ed Morris 4.31 (4.3064) Pittsburgh Alleghenys 19
Old Hoss Radbourn 4.55 (4.5529) Boston Beaneaters 20
Dick Conway 4.66 (4.6552) Boston Beaneaters 21
John Healy 5.17 (5.1730) Indianapolis Hoosiers 22
Stump Wiedman 5.18 (5.1832) Detroit Wolverines 23
New York Giants  
Dupee Shaw 6.45 (6.4522) Washington Senators 24



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