Earned Run Average : 1895 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:

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

1895 Earned Run Average Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Al Maul 2.45 (2.4545) Washington Senators 1
Pink Hawley 3.18 (3.1800) Pittsburgh Pirates 2
Bill Hoffer 3.21 (3.2102) Baltimore Orioles 3
Brownie Foreman 3.22 (3.2219) Pittsburgh Pirates 4
Cy Young 3.26 (3.2624) Cleveland Spiders 5
Dad Clarke 3.39 (3.3870) New York Giants 6
Kid Nichols 3.41 (3.4135) Boston Beaneaters 7
Nig Cuppy 3.54 (3.5439) Cleveland Spiders 8
Amos Rusie 3.73 (3.7297) New York Giants 9
Duke Esper 3.92 (3.9160) Baltimore Orioles 10
Clark Griffith 3.93 (3.9263) Chicago Colts 11
George Hemming 4.05 (4.0483) Baltimore Orioles 12
Bobby Wallace 4.09 (4.0933) Cleveland Spiders 13
Frank Foreman 4.11 (4.1096) Cincinnati Reds 14
Frank Dwyer 4.24 (4.2378) Cincinnati Reds 15
Cozy Dolan 4.27 (4.2656) Boston Beaneaters 16
Dan Daub 4.29 (4.2888) Brooklyn Bridegrooms 17
Ted Breitenstein 4.44 (4.4406) St. Louis Browns 18
Win Mercer 4.46 (4.4566) Washington Senators 19
Jack Taylor 4.49 (4.4866) Philadelphia Phillies 20
Jack Stivetts 4.64 (4.6392) Boston Beaneaters 21
Ed Stein 4.72 (4.7232) Brooklyn Bridegrooms 22
Bill Hutchinson 4.73 (4.7320) Chicago Colts 23
Bill Hart 4.75 (4.7465) Pittsburgh Pirates 24
Bert Cunningham 4.75 (4.7532) Louisville Colonels 25



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?

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).

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.