Earned Run Average : 1893 National League Top 25

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"The guys who made up this schedule must have been in a room with a bottle of Wild Turkey and 40 straws." - Dave Bergman
 

1893 Earned Run Average Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Ted Breitenstein 3.18 (3.1751) St. Louis Browns 1
Amos Rusie 3.23 (3.2303) New York Giants 2
Cy Young 3.36 (3.3644) Cleveland Spiders 3
Red Ehret 3.44 (3.4358) Pittsburgh Pirates 4
Dad Clarkson 3.48 (3.4776) St. Louis Browns 5
Kid Nichols 3.52 (3.5153) Boston Beaneaters 6
Frank Killen 3.64 (3.6434) Pittsburgh Pirates 7
Brickyard Kennedy 3.72 (3.7160) Brooklyn Bridegrooms 8
Elton Chamberlain 3.73 (3.7344) Cincinnati Reds 9
Ed Stein 3.77 (3.7710) Brooklyn Bridegrooms 10
Edgar McNabb 4.12 (4.1197) Baltimore Orioles 11
Frank Dwyer 4.13 (4.1346) Cincinnati Reds 12
Les German 4.14 (4.1447) New York Giants 13
Mark Baldwin 4.15 (4.1539) Pittsburgh Pirates 14
New York Giants  
Jack Taylor 4.24 (4.2353) Philadelphia Phillies 15
Jock Menefee 4.24 (4.2449) Louisville Colonels 16
Sadie McMahon 4.37 (4.3657) Baltimore Orioles 17
Tim Keefe 4.40 (4.3989) Philadelphia Phillies 18
Hal Mauck 4.41 (4.4056) Chicago Colts 19
Jack Stivetts 4.41 (4.4101) Boston Beaneaters 20
Tony Mullane 4.44 (4.4387) Cincinnati Reds 21
Baltimore Orioles  
Adonis Terry 4.45 (4.4471) Pittsburgh Pirates 22
John Clarkson 4.45 (4.4542) Cleveland Spiders 23
Nig Cuppy 4.47 (4.4692) Cleveland Spiders 24
Tom Parrott 4.48 (4.4751) Chicago Colts 25
Cincinnati Reds  



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?

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

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).