Top 25 Earned Run Average in 1942 in the National League

Earned Run Average : 1942 National League Top 25

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1942 Earned Run Average Leaders
Top 25 in the National League

Name Earned Run Average Team Rank

Mort Cooper 1.78 (1.7763) St. Louis Cardinals 1

Johnny Beazley 2.13 (2.1316) St. Louis Cardinals 2

Curt Davis 2.36 (2.3592) Brooklyn Dodgers 3

Johnny Vander Meer 2.43 (2.4344) Cincinnati Reds 4

Bill Lohrman 2.48 (2.4785) St. Louis Cardinals 5

New York Giants

Bucky Walters 2.66 (2.6610) Cincinnati Reds 6

Ray Starr 2.67 (2.6675) Cincinnati Reds 7

Claude Passeau 2.68 (2.6838) Chicago Cubs 8

Whit Wyatt 2.73 (2.7331) Brooklyn Dodgers 9

Lon Warneke 2.73 (2.7348) St. Louis Cardinals 10

Chicago Cubs

Max Lanier 2.96 (2.9627) St. Louis Cardinals 11

Al Javery 3.03 (3.0345) Boston Braves 12

Hal Schumacher 3.04 (3.0417) New York Giants 13

Tommy Hughes 3.06 (3.0593) Philadelphia Phillies 14

Paul Derringer 3.06 (3.0623) Cincinnati Reds 15

Bob Carpenter 3.15 (3.1508) New York Giants 16

Bob Klinger 3.24 (3.2424) Pittsburgh Pirates 17

Kirby Higbe 3.25 (3.2481) Brooklyn Dodgers 18

Harry Gumbert 3.26 (3.2577) St. Louis Cardinals 19

Rip Sewell 3.41 (3.4113) Pittsburgh Pirates 20

Hi Bithorn 3.68 (3.6770) Chicago Cubs 21

Si Johnson 3.69 (3.6860) Philadelphia Phillies 22

Elmer Riddle 3.69 (3.6947) Cincinnati Reds 23

Rube Melton 3.70 (3.6975) Philadelphia Phillies 24

Bill Lee 3.85 (3.8513) Chicago Cubs 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?

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.

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