Earned Run Average : 1936 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
 

1936 Earned Run Average Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Carl Hubbell 2.31 (2.3092) New York Giants 1
Danny MacFayden 2.87 (2.8687) Boston Bees 2
Frank Gabler 3.12 (3.1175) New York Giants 3
Dizzy Dean 3.17 (3.1714) St. Louis Cardinals 4
Red Lucas 3.18 (3.1765) Pittsburgh Pirates 5
Bill Lee 3.31 (3.3054) Chicago Cubs 6
Van Mungo 3.35 (3.3497) Brooklyn Dodgers 7
Larry French 3.39 (3.3884) Chicago Cubs 8
Lon Warneke 3.45 (3.4452) Chicago Cubs 9
Curt Davis 3.46 (3.4594) Philadelphia Phillies 10
Chicago Cubs  
Hal Schumacher 3.47 (3.4690) New York Giants 11
Claude Passeau 3.48 (3.4785) Philadelphia Phillies 12
Ed Brandt 3.50 (3.5000) Brooklyn Dodgers 13
Cy Blanton 3.51 (3.5134) Pittsburgh Pirates 14
Johnny Lanning 3.65 (3.6471) Boston Bees 15
Tex Carleton 3.65 (3.6487) Chicago Cubs 16
Fred Frankhouse 3.65 (3.6487) Brooklyn Dodgers  
Al Smith 3.78 (3.7834) New York Giants 18
Jim Winford 3.80 (3.7969) St. Louis Cardinals 19
Gene Schott 3.80 (3.8000) Cincinnati Reds 20
Mace Brown 3.87 (3.8727) Pittsburgh Pirates 21
Bill Swift 4.01 (4.0140) Pittsburgh Pirates 22
Paul Derringer 4.02 (4.0165) Cincinnati Reds 23
Tiny Chaplin 4.12 (4.1180) Boston Bees 24
Al Hollingsworth 4.16 (4.1576) Cincinnati Reds 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.

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.