Top 25 Earned Run Average in 1991 in the National League

Earned Run Average : 1991 National League Top 25

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"Although baseball decided to extend the regular season deeper into October to play 162 games (after the 09-11 disaster), why not just play 154? Baseball has dealt with shortened seasons before. (Bud) Selig spoke about the sanctity of playing 162 games, but baseball played 154 games until 1961. Baseball should have just let the games go and continued with the current schedule." - Joe Morgan on ESPN (September 19, 2001)

1991 Earned Run Average Leaders
Top 25 in the National League

Name Earned Run Average Team Rank

Dennis Martinez 2.39 (2.3919) Montreal Expos 1

Jose Rijo 2.51 (2.5106) Cincinnati Reds 2

Tom Glavine 2.55 (2.5541) Atlanta Braves 3

Tim Belcher 2.62 (2.6226) Los Angeles Dodgers 4

Pete Harnisch 2.70 (2.7000) Houston Astros 5

Jose DeLeon 2.71 (2.7111) St. Louis Cardinals 6

Mike Morgan 2.78 (2.7800) Los Angeles Dodgers 7

Randy Tomlin 2.98 (2.9829) Pittsburgh Pirates 8

Andy Benes 3.03 (3.0269) San Diego Padres 9

Doug Drabek 3.07 (3.0682) Pittsburgh Pirates 10

John Smiley 3.08 (3.0770) Pittsburgh Pirates 11

Bob Ojeda 3.18 (3.1849) Los Angeles Dodgers 12

Zane Smith 3.20 (3.1974) Pittsburgh Pirates 13

Bob Tewksbury 3.25 (3.2513) St. Louis Cardinals 14

Ramon Martinez 3.27 (3.2678) Los Angeles Dodgers 15

David Cone 3.29 (3.2880) New York Mets 16

Bruce Hurst 3.29 (3.2887) San Diego Padres 17

Greg Maddux 3.35 (3.3536) Chicago Cubs 18

Steve Avery 3.38 (3.3804) Atlanta Braves 19

Tommy Greene 3.38 (3.3804) Philadelphia Phillies

Jose DeJesus 3.42 (3.4183) Philadelphia Phillies 21

Charlie Leibrandt 3.49 (3.4877) Atlanta Braves 22

Trevor Wilson 3.56 (3.5644) San Francisco Giants 23

Ken Hill 3.57 (3.5735) St. Louis Cardinals 24

Dwight Gooden 3.60 (3.6000) New York Mets 25

Name Earned Run Average Team Rank

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.

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.

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.

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