Earned Run Average : 1934 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:

"Over 162 games, if my big guys are hitting and we get even halfway decent pitching, we'll beat their (our opponents) brains out." - Cincinnati Reds' Manager Sparky Anderson
 

1934 Earned Run Average Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Lefty Gomez 2.33 (2.3325) New York Yankees 1
Mel Harder 2.61 (2.6084) Cleveland Indians 2
Johnny Murphy 3.12 (3.1204) New York Yankees 3
Bobby Burke 3.21 (3.2143) Washington Senators 4
Elden Auker 3.42 (3.4244) Detroit Tigers 5
Schoolboy Rowe 3.45 (3.4511) Detroit Tigers 6
Fritz Ostermueller 3.49 (3.4882) Boston Red Sox 7
Wes Ferrell 3.63 (3.6298) Boston Red Sox 8
Tommy Bridges 3.67 (3.6655) Detroit Tigers 9
Red Ruffing 3.93 (3.9324) New York Yankees 10
Bobo Newsom 4.01 (4.0140) St. Louis Browns 11
Lefty Stewart 4.03 (4.0263) Washington Senators 12
Johnny Broaca 4.16 (4.1617) New York Yankees 13
Jack Russell 4.17 (4.1670) Washington Senators 14
George Blaeholder 4.22 (4.2248) St. Louis Browns 15
Bump Hadley 4.35 (4.3521) St. Louis Browns 16
Sugar Cain 4.41 (4.4090) Philadelphia Athletics 17
Johnny Welch 4.49 (4.4927) Boston Red Sox 18
Oral Hildebrand 4.50 (4.5000) Cleveland Indians 19
Johnny Marcum 4.50 (4.5000) Philadelphia Athletics  
Earl Whitehill 4.52 (4.5191) Washington Senators 21
George Earnshaw 4.52 (4.5198) Chicago White Sox 22
Monte Pearson 4.52 (4.5236) Cleveland Indians 23
Dick Coffman 4.53 (4.5260) St. Louis Browns 24
Gordon Rhodes 4.56 (4.5616) Boston Red Sox 25



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

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).

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.