Top 25 Earned Run Average in 1917 in the American League

Earned Run Average : 1917 American League Top 25

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1917 Earned Run Average Leaders
Top 25 in the American League

Name Earned Run Average Team Rank

Eddie Cicotte 1.53 (1.5317) Chicago White Sox 1

Carl Mays 1.74 (1.7439) Boston Red Sox 2

Stan Coveleski 1.81 (1.8101) Cleveland Indians 3

Red Faber 1.92 (1.9234) Chicago White Sox 4

Reb Russell 1.95 (1.9489) Chicago White Sox 5

Jim Bagby 1.96 (1.9647) Cleveland Indians 6

Babe Ruth 2.01 (2.0133) Boston Red Sox 7

Bill James 2.09 (2.0909) Detroit Tigers 8

Doc Ayers 2.17 (2.1669) Washington Senators 9

Dutch Leonard 2.17 (2.1710) Boston Red Sox 10

Willie Mitchell 2.19 (2.1853) Detroit Tigers 11

Walter Johnson 2.21 (2.2086) Washington Senators 12

Ernie Shore 2.22 (2.2235) Boston Red Sox 13

Ed Klepfer 2.37 (2.3662) Cleveland Indians 14

Hooks Dauss 2.43 (2.4273) Detroit Tigers 15

Bob Shawkey 2.44 (2.4372) New York Yankees 16

Joe Bush 2.47 (2.4686) Philadelphia Athletics 17

George Dumont 2.55 (2.5505) Washington Senators 18

Dave Danforth 2.65 (2.6532) Chicago White Sox 19

Bernie Boland 2.68 (2.6849) Detroit Tigers 20

Guy Morton 2.74 (2.7391) Cleveland Indians 21

Jing Johnson 2.78 (2.7801) Philadelphia Athletics 22

Allen Sothoron 2.83 (2.8301) St. Louis Browns 23

Ray Caldwell 2.86 (2.8602) New York Yankees 24

Bob Groom 2.94 (2.9398) St. Louis Browns 25

Name Earned Run Average Team Rank

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?

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

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.

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