Earned Run Average : 1911 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:

"Over 162 games, if my big guys are hitting and we get even halfway decent pitching, we'll beat their (our opponents) brains out." - Cincinnati Reds' Manager Sparky Anderson
 

1911 Earned Run Average Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Christy Mathewson 1.99 (1.9935) New York Giants 1
Lew Richie 2.31 (2.3123) Chicago Cubs 2
Babe Adams 2.33 (2.3318) Pittsburgh Pirates 3
Rube Marquard 2.50 (2.4958) New York Giants 4
Grover Alexander 2.57 (2.5749) Philadelphia Phillies 5
Earl Moore 2.63 (2.6270) Philadelphia Phillies 6
Doc Crandall 2.63 (2.6275) New York Giants 7
Lefty Leifield 2.63 (2.6321) Pittsburgh Pirates 8
Elmer Steele 2.67 (2.6667) Pittsburgh Pirates 9
Brooklyn Dodgers  
Red Ames 2.68 (2.6780) New York Giants 10
Bobby Keefe 2.69 (2.6885) Cincinnati Reds 11
Nap Rucker 2.71 (2.7086) Brooklyn Dodgers 12
Slim Sallee 2.76 (2.7551) St. Louis Cardinals 13
Mordecai Brown 2.80 (2.8000) Chicago Cubs 14
Ed Reulbach 2.96 (2.9639) Chicago Cubs 15
George Suggs 3.00 (3.0038) Cincinnati Reds 16
George Chalmers 3.11 (3.1054) Philadelphia Phillies 17
Howie Camnitz 3.13 (3.1270) Pittsburgh Pirates 18
Bob Harmon 3.13 (3.1293) St. Louis Cardinals 19
King Cole 3.13 (3.1310) Chicago Cubs 20
Hooks Wiltse 3.27 (3.2669) New York Giants 21
Harry Gaspar 3.30 (3.2996) Cincinnati Reds 22
Art Fromme 3.46 (3.4615) Cincinnati Reds 23
Elmer Knetzer 3.49 (3.4853) Brooklyn Dodgers 24
Cy Barger 3.52 (3.5199) Brooklyn Dodgers 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?

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).