Earned Run Average : 1924 National League Top 25

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"What people don't understand is, one day off for Cal Ripken would not recharge his batteries. One day would not do it. He's not playing 2,130 games in a row. Cal is ONLY playing 162 games a year." - Frank Robinson in The Sporting News (September 11, 1995)
 

1924 Earned Run Average Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Dazzy Vance 2.16 (2.1600) Brooklyn Robins 1
Hugh McQuillan 2.69 (2.6902) New York Giants 2
Eppa Rixey 2.76 (2.7566) Cincinnati Reds 3
Rube Benton 2.77 (2.7664) Cincinnati Reds 4
Emil Yde 2.83 (2.8299) Pittsburgh Pirates 5
Grover Alexander 3.03 (3.0295) Chicago Cubs 6
Virgil Barnes 3.06 (3.0611) New York Giants 7
Bill Doak 3.10 (3.0992) St. Louis Cardinals 8
Brooklyn Robins  
Carl Mays 3.15 (3.1460) Cincinnati Reds 9
Dolf Luque 3.16 (3.1596) Cincinnati Reds 10
Johnny Cooney 3.18 (3.1823) Boston Braves 11
Ray Kremer 3.19 (3.1928) Pittsburgh Pirates 12
Jesse Barnes 3.23 (3.2279) Boston Braves 13
Tom Sheehan 3.24 (3.2400) Cincinnati Reds 14
Lee Meadows 3.26 (3.2573) Pittsburgh Pirates 15
Wilbur Cooper 3.28 (3.2829) Pittsburgh Pirates 16
Bill Sherdel 3.42 (3.4150) St. Louis Cardinals 17
Vic Aldridge 3.50 (3.4993) Chicago Cubs 18
Allen Sothoron 3.57 (3.5695) St. Louis Cardinals 19
Pete Donohue 3.60 (3.6027) Cincinnati Reds 20
Art Nehf 3.62 (3.6175) New York Giants 21
Elmer Jacobs 3.74 (3.7356) Chicago Cubs 22
Johnny Morrison 3.75 (3.7489) Pittsburgh Pirates 23
Jack Bentley 3.78 (3.7819) New York Giants 24
Vic Keen 3.80 (3.7969) Chicago Cubs 25



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.

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).

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.