Top 25 Earned Run Average in 1905 in the National League

Earned Run Average : 1905 National League Top 25

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"Although baseball decided to extend the regular season deeper into October to play 162 games (after the 09-11 disaster), why not just play 154? Baseball has dealt with shortened seasons before. (Bud) Selig spoke about the sanctity of playing 162 games, but baseball played 154 games until 1961. Baseball should have just let the games go and continued with the current schedule." - Joe Morgan on ESPN (September 19, 2001)

1905 Earned Run Average Leaders
Top 25 in the National League

Name Earned Run Average Team Rank

Christy Mathewson 1.28 (1.2756) New York Giants 1

Ed Reulbach 1.42 (1.4194) Chicago Cubs 2

Bob Wicker 2.02 (2.0225) Chicago Cubs 3

Buttons Briggs 2.14 (2.1429) Chicago Cubs 4

Mordecai Brown 2.17 (2.1687) Chicago Cubs 5

Tully Sparks 2.18 (2.1836) Philadelphia Phillies 6

Deacon Phillippe 2.19 (2.1935) Pittsburgh Pirates 7

Carl Lundgren 2.23 (2.2323) Chicago Cubs 8

Jake Weimer 2.27 (2.2650) Chicago Cubs 9

Bill Duggleby 2.46 (2.4574) Philadelphia Phillies 10

Hooks Wiltse 2.47 (2.4670) New York Giants 11

Bob Ewing 2.51 (2.5123) Cincinnati Reds 12

Charlie Case 2.57 (2.5714) Pittsburgh Pirates 13

Dummy Taylor 2.66 (2.6578) New York Giants 14

Sam Leever 2.70 (2.7039) Pittsburgh Pirates 15

Red Ames 2.74 (2.7411) New York Giants 16

Orval Overall 2.86 (2.8585) Cincinnati Reds 17

Joe McGinnity 2.87 (2.8658) New York Giants 18

Charlie Chech 2.89 (2.8917) Cincinnati Reds 19

Irv Young 2.90 (2.9048) Boston Beaneaters 20

Doc Scanlan 2.92 (2.9199) Brooklyn Superbas 21

Buster Brown 2.97 (2.9720) St. Louis Cardinals 22

Togie Pittinger 3.09 (3.0949) Philadelphia Phillies 23

Kid Nichols 3.12 (3.1208) St. Louis Cardinals 24

Philadelphia Phillies

Vic Willis 3.21 (3.2105) Boston Beaneaters 25

Name Earned Run Average Team Rank

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.

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.

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?

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