Earned Run Average : 1910 American League Top 25

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1910 Earned Run Average Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Ed Walsh 1.27 (1.2660) Chicago White Sox 1
Jack Coombs 1.30 (1.3003) Philadelphia Athletics 2
Walter Johnson 1.36 (1.3622) Washington Senators 3
Cy Morgan 1.55 (1.5482) Philadelphia Athletics 4
Chief Bender 1.58 (1.5840) Philadelphia Athletics 5
Ray Collins 1.62 (1.6185) Boston Red Sox 6
Russ Ford 1.65 (1.6518) New York Highlanders 7
Joe Wood 1.68 (1.6762) Boston Red Sox 8
Hippo Vaughn 1.83 (1.8271) New York Highlanders 9
Charley Hall 1.91 (1.9081) Boston Red Sox 10
Fred Olmstead 1.95 (1.9530) Chicago White Sox 11
Eddie Plank 2.01 (2.0133) Philadelphia Athletics 12
Joe Lake 2.20 (2.2041) St. Louis Browns 13
Charlie Smith 2.30 (2.3028) Boston Red Sox 14
Ed Willett 2.37 (2.3670) Detroit Tigers 15
Jack Quinn 2.37 (2.3677) New York Highlanders 16
Jim Scott 2.43 (2.4296) Chicago White Sox 17
Bill Donovan 2.44 (2.4387) Detroit Tigers 18
Frank Smith 2.53 (2.5277) Chicago White Sox 19
Boston Red Sox  
Ed Summers 2.53 (2.5325) Detroit Tigers 20
Cy Young 2.53 (2.5347) Cleveland Naps 21
Doc Reisling 2.54 (2.5445) Washington Senators 22
Willie Mitchell 2.60 (2.5971) Cleveland Naps 23
Dolly Gray 2.63 (2.6332) Washington Senators 24
Doc White 2.66 (2.6620) Chicago White Sox 25



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.

The first player from the Angels franchise (they were the California Angels at the time) to wear the number twenty-five was Bob Perry.

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.