Earned Run Average : 1911 American League Top 25

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1911 Earned Run Average Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Vean Gregg 1.80 (1.8024) Cleveland Naps 1
Walter Johnson 1.90 (1.8987) Washington Senators 2
Joe Wood 2.02 (2.0242) Boston Red Sox 3
Eddie Plank 2.10 (2.1039) Philadelphia Athletics 4
Chief Bender 2.16 (2.1633) Philadelphia Athletics 5
Ed Walsh 2.22 (2.2215) Chicago White Sox 6
Russ Ford 2.27 (2.2713) New York Highlanders 7
Jim Scott 2.39 (2.3919) Chicago White Sox 8
Ray Collins 2.40 (2.4041) Boston Red Sox 9
Larry Pape 2.45 (2.4499) Boston Red Sox 10
Cy Morgan 2.70 (2.7036) Philadelphia Athletics 11
Eddie Cicotte 2.82 (2.8227) Boston Red Sox 12
Barney Pelty 2.97 (2.9695) St. Louis Browns 13
Doc White 2.98 (2.9813) Chicago White Sox 14
Harry Krause 3.04 (3.0355) Philadelphia Athletics 15
George Mullin 3.07 (3.0726) Detroit Tigers 16
Frank Lange 3.23 (3.2289) Chicago White Sox 17
Ray Fisher 3.25 (3.2505) New York Highlanders 18
George Kahler 3.27 (3.2657) Cleveland Naps 19
Jack Powell 3.29 (3.2937) St. Louis Browns 20
Joe Lake 3.30 (3.3019) St. Louis Browns 21
Bill Donovan 3.31 (3.3149) Detroit Tigers 22
Ray Caldwell 3.35 (3.3529) New York Highlanders 23
Dixie Walker 3.39 (3.3932) Washington Senators 24
Gene Krapp 3.41 (3.4054) Cleveland Naps 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.

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).

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.