Top 25 Earned Run Average in 1969 in the American League

Earned Run Average : 1969 American League Top 25

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1969 Earned Run Average Leaders
Top 25 in the American League

Name Earned Run Average Team Rank

Dick Bosman 2.19 (2.1917) Washington Senators 1

Jim Palmer 2.34 (2.3370) Baltimore Orioles 2

Mike Cuellar 2.38 (2.3842) Baltimore Orioles 3

Andy Messersmith 2.52 (2.5200) California Angels 4

Fritz Peterson 2.55 (2.5478) New York Yankees 5

Casey Cox 2.78 (2.7786) Washington Senators 6

Denny McLain 2.80 (2.7969) Detroit Tigers 7

Jim Perry 2.82 (2.8204) Minnesota Twins 8

Mel Stottlemyre 2.82 (2.8218) New York Yankees 9

Blue Moon Odom 2.92 (2.9179) Oakland Athletics 10

Sam McDowell 2.94 (2.9368) Cleveland Indians 11

Mike Nagy 3.11 (3.1119) Boston Red Sox 12

Mickey Lolich 3.14 (3.1425) Detroit Tigers 13

Jim McGlothlin 3.18 (3.1791) California Angels 14

Dave McNally 3.22 (3.2159) Baltimore Orioles 15

Dave Boswell 3.23 (3.2302) Minnesota Twins 16

Wally Bunker 3.23 (3.2335) Kansas City Royals 17

Tommy John 3.25 (3.2540) Chicago White Sox 18

Joe Coleman 3.27 (3.2705) Washington Senators 19

Roger Nelson 3.31 (3.3052) Kansas City Royals 20

Earl Wilson 3.31 (3.3121) Detroit Tigers 21

Catfish Hunter 3.35 (3.3522) Oakland Athletics 22

Rudy May 3.44 (3.4436) California Angels 23

Jim Kaat 3.49 (3.4911) Minnesota Twins 24

Tom Phoebus 3.52 (3.5198) Baltimore Orioles 25

Name Earned Run Average Team Rank

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

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.

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).

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