Top 25 Earned Run Average in 1982 in the American League

Earned Run Average : 1982 American League Top 25

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1982 Earned Run Average Leaders
Top 25 in the American League

Name Earned Run Average Team Rank

Rick Sutcliffe 2.96 (2.9583) Cleveland Indians 1

Bob Stanley 3.10 (3.1010) Boston Red Sox 2

Jim Palmer 3.13 (3.1322) Baltimore Orioles 3

Dan Petry 3.22 (3.2195) Detroit Tigers 4

Dave Stieb 3.25 (3.2462) Toronto Blue Jays 5

Pete Vuckovich 3.34 (3.3398) Milwaukee Brewers 6

Jim Beattie 3.34 (3.3424) Seattle Mariners 7

Floyd Bannister 3.43 (3.4251) Seattle Mariners 8

Mike Witt 3.51 (3.5065) California Angels 9

La Marr Hoyt 3.53 (3.5299) Chicago White Sox 10

Milt Wilcox 3.62 (3.6248) Detroit Tigers 11

John Tudor 3.63 (3.6337) Boston Red Sox 12

Bobby Castillo 3.66 (3.6631) Minnesota Twins 13

Jerry Ujdur 3.69 (3.6910) Detroit Tigers 14

Tommy John 3.69 (3.6947) New York Yankees 15

California Angels

Jim Clancy 3.71 (3.7125) Toronto Blue Jays 16

Geoff Zahn 3.73 (3.7282) California Angels 17

Dennis Eckersley 3.73 (3.7311) Boston Red Sox 18

Vida Blue 3.78 (3.7790) Kansas City Royals 19

Dave Righetti 3.79 (3.7869) New York Yankees 20

Ron Guidry 3.81 (3.8108) New York Yankees 21

Jerry Koosman 3.84 (3.8423) Chicago White Sox 22

Richard Dotson 3.84 (3.8441) Chicago White Sox 23

Ken Forsch 3.87 (3.8684) California Angels 24

Len Barker 3.90 (3.8992) Cleveland Indians 25

Name Earned Run Average Team Rank

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.

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.

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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