Earned Run Average : 1931 American League Top 25

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1931 Earned Run Average Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Lefty Grove 2.06 (2.0577) Philadelphia Athletics 1
Lefty Gomez 2.67 (2.6667) New York Yankees 2
Bump Hadley 3.06 (3.0557) Washington Senators 3
Lloyd Brown 3.20 (3.2010) Washington Senators 4
Firpo Marberry 3.45 (3.4521) Washington Senators 5
George Uhle 3.50 (3.4974) Detroit Tigers 6
George Earnshaw 3.67 (3.6746) Philadelphia Athletics 7
Rube Walberg 3.74 (3.7423) Philadelphia Athletics 8
Wes Ferrell 3.75 (3.7455) Cleveland Indians 9
Red Faber 3.82 (3.8152) Chicago White Sox 10
Alvin Crowder 3.88 (3.8791) Washington Senators 11
Dick Coffman 3.88 (3.8799) St. Louis Browns 12
Wilcy Moore 3.88 (3.8849) Boston Red Sox 13
Danny MacFayden 4.02 (4.0188) Boston Red Sox 14
Earl Whitehill 4.08 (4.0799) Detroit Tigers 15
Vic Sorrell 4.15 (4.1510) Detroit Tigers 16
Roy Mahaffey 4.21 (4.2136) Philadelphia Athletics 17
Ed Durham 4.25 (4.2460) Boston Red Sox 18
Herb Pennock 4.28 (4.2782) New York Yankees 19
Art Herring 4.31 (4.3091) Detroit Tigers 20
Mel Harder 4.36 (4.3608) Cleveland Indians 21
Carl Fischer 4.38 (4.3822) Washington Senators 22
Lefty Stewart 4.40 (4.3953) St. Louis Browns 23
Red Ruffing 4.41 (4.4051) New York Yankees 24
Vic Frazier 4.46 (4.4646) Chicago White Sox 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.