Top 25 Earned Run Average in 1942 in the American League

Earned Run Average : 1942 American League Top 25

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1942 Earned Run Average Leaders
Top 25 in the American League

Name Earned Run Average Team Rank

Ted Lyons 2.10 (2.0961) Chicago White Sox 1

Tiny Bonham 2.27 (2.2699) New York Yankees 2

Spud Chandler 2.38 (2.3771) New York Yankees 3

Hal Newhouser 2.45 (2.4501) Detroit Tigers 4

Hank Borowy 2.52 (2.5234) New York Yankees 5

Tex Hughson 2.59 (2.5943) Boston Red Sox 6

Johnny Niggeling 2.66 (2.6607) St. Louis Browns 7

Johnny Humphries 2.68 (2.6803) Chicago White Sox 8

Virgil Trucks 2.74 (2.7376) Detroit Tigers 9

Tommy Bridges 2.74 (2.7414) Detroit Tigers 10

Al Benton 2.90 (2.8985) Detroit Tigers 11

Hal White 2.91 (2.9077) Detroit Tigers 12

Jim Bagby 2.96 (2.9594) Cleveland Indians 13

Al Hollingsworth 2.96 (2.9627) St. Louis Browns 14

Marv Breuer 3.07 (3.0669) New York Yankees 15

Red Ruffing 3.21 (3.2065) New York Yankees 16

Charlie Wagner 3.29 (3.2873) Boston Red Sox 17

Joe Dobson 3.30 (3.3011) Boston Red Sox 18

Roger Wolff 3.32 (3.3173) Philadelphia Athletics 19

Alex Carrasquel 3.43 (3.4267) Washington Senators 20

Dizzy Trout 3.43 (3.4305) Detroit Tigers 21

Mel Harder 3.44 (3.4429) Cleveland Indians 22

Denny Galehouse 3.60 (3.6031) St. Louis Browns 23

Lum Harris 3.74 (3.7410) Philadelphia Athletics 24

Chubby Dean 3.81 (3.8050) Cleveland Indians 25

Name Earned Run Average Team Rank

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.

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).

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?

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