Top 25 Earned Run Average in 1928 in the National League

Earned Run Average : 1928 National League Top 25

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1928 Earned Run Average Leaders
Top 25 in the National League

Name Earned Run Average Team Rank

Dazzy Vance 2.09 (2.0868) Brooklyn Robins 1

Sheriff Blake 2.47 (2.4681) Chicago Cubs 2

Art Nehf 2.65 (2.6491) Chicago Cubs 3

Watty Clark 2.68 (2.6815) Brooklyn Robins 4

Larry Benton 2.73 (2.7261) New York Giants 5

Pat Malone 2.84 (2.8364) Chicago Cubs 6

Bill Sherdel 2.86 (2.8592) St. Louis Cardinals 7

Burleigh Grimes 2.99 (2.9939) Pittsburgh Pirates 8

Doug McWeeny 3.17 (3.1721) Brooklyn Robins 9

Jesse Haines 3.18 (3.1831) St. Louis Cardinals 10

Ray Kolp 3.19 (3.1866) Cincinnati Reds 11

Grover Alexander 3.36 (3.3611) St. Louis Cardinals 12

Red Lucas 3.39 (3.3885) Cincinnati Reds 13

Eppa Rixey 3.43 (3.4291) Cincinnati Reds 14

Joe Genewich 3.50 (3.5021) Boston Braves 15

New York Giants

Clarence Mitchell 3.53 (3.5268) Philadelphia Phillies 16

St. Louis Cardinals

Carmen Hill 3.53 (3.5316) Pittsburgh Pirates 17

Charlie Root 3.57 (3.5696) Chicago Cubs 18

Dolf Luque 3.57 (3.5718) Cincinnati Reds 19

Fred Fussell 3.61 (3.6075) Pittsburgh Pirates 20

Freddie Fitzsimmons 3.69 (3.6850) New York Giants 21

Art Delaney 3.79 (3.7903) Boston Braves 22

Guy Bush 3.83 (3.8320) Chicago Cubs 23

Bob Smith 3.87 (3.8677) Boston Braves 24

Jumbo Elliott 3.89 (3.8906) Brooklyn Robins 25

Name Earned Run Average Team Rank

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).

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?

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.

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