Earned Run Average : 1950 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:

"When you're playing 162 baseball games, you're playing almost every day, it's nice to have a guy (Jose Lima) like that around to lighten things up and have fun. It's a huge plus for us." - Detroit Tigers Pitcher Matt Anderson
 

1950 Earned Run Average Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Early Wynn 3.20 (3.2012) Cleveland Indians 1
Ned Garver 3.39 (3.3923) St. Louis Browns 2
Bob Feller 3.43 (3.4251) Cleveland Indians 3
Ed Lopat 3.47 (3.4654) New York Yankees 4
Art Houtteman 3.54 (3.5388) Detroit Tigers 5
Bill Wight 3.58 (3.5825) Chicago White Sox 6
Mel Parnell 3.61 (3.6145) Boston Red Sox 7
Allie Reynolds 3.74 (3.7396) New York Yankees 8
Dizzy Trout 3.75 (3.7527) Detroit Tigers 9
Bob Lemon 3.84 (3.8438) Cleveland Indians 10
Mike Garcia 3.86 (3.8641) Cleveland Indians 11
Bob Cain 3.93 (3.9320) Chicago White Sox 12
Fred Hutchinson 3.96 (3.9626) Detroit Tigers 13
Billy Pierce 3.98 (3.9802) Chicago White Sox 14
Vic Raschi 4.00 (3.9974) New York Yankees 15
Lou Brissie 4.02 (4.0244) Philadelphia Athletics 16
Sid Hudson 4.09 (4.0898) Washington Senators 17
Joe Dobson 4.18 (4.1806) Boston Red Sox 18
Stubby Overmire 4.19 (4.1925) St. Louis Browns 19
Ellis Kinder 4.26 (4.2609) Boston Red Sox 20
Bob Kuzava 4.33 (4.3345) Chicago White Sox 21
Washington Senators  
Hal Newhouser 4.34 (4.3385) Detroit Tigers 22
Connie Marrero 4.50 (4.5000) Washington Senators 23
Bobby Shantz 4.61 (4.6118) Philadelphia Athletics 24
Tommy Byrne 4.74 (4.7361) New York Yankees 25



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?

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).

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.