Earned Run Average : 1930 American League Top 25

Finding the American or National League leader in virtually every hitting & pitching statistic is easy-to-do. Finding the top 25 players during any given season is far more challenging. Baseball Almanac has taken away that difficult problem and is pleased to present the data you requested:

"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)
 

1930 Earned Run Average Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Lefty Grove 2.54 (2.5361) Philadelphia Athletics 1
Wes Ferrell 3.31 (3.3067) Cleveland Indians 2
Lefty Stewart 3.45 (3.4539) St. Louis Browns 3
George Uhle 3.65 (3.6527) Detroit Tigers 4
Bump Hadley 3.73 (3.7337) Washington Senators 5
Ted Lyons 3.78 (3.7794) Chicago White Sox 6
Vic Sorrell 3.86 (3.8571) Detroit Tigers 7
Pat Caraway 3.86 (3.8638) Chicago White Sox 8
Alvin Crowder 3.89 (3.8939) St. Louis Browns 9
Washington Senators  
Milt Gaston 3.92 (3.9231) Boston Red Sox 10
Sam Jones 4.07 (4.0746) Washington Senators 11
Firpo Marberry 4.09 (4.0865) Washington Senators 12
George Pipgras 4.11 (4.1131) New York Yankees 13
Bill Shores 4.19 (4.1887) Philadelphia Athletics 14
Red Faber 4.21 (4.2071) Chicago White Sox 15
Mel Harder 4.21 (4.2091) Cleveland Indians 16
Danny MacFayden 4.21 (4.2104) Boston Red Sox 17
Earl Whitehill 4.24 (4.2417) Detroit Tigers 18
Lloyd Brown 4.25 (4.2487) Washington Senators 19
Herb Pennock 4.32 (4.3177) New York Yankees 20
Rip Collins 4.35 (4.3514) St. Louis Browns 21
Red Ruffing 4.39 (4.3850) Boston Red Sox 22
New York Yankees  
Hod Lisenbee 4.40 (4.3989) Boston Red Sox 23
George Earnshaw 4.44 (4.4392) Philadelphia Athletics 24
Willis Hudlin 4.57 (4.5692) Cleveland Indians 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.

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?

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.