Top 25 Earned Run Average in 1984 in the American League

Earned Run Average : 1984 American League Top 25

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"Although baseball decided to extend the regular season deeper into October to play 162 games (after the 09-11 disaster), why not just play 154? Baseball has dealt with shortened seasons before. (Bud) Selig spoke about the sanctity of playing 162 games, but baseball played 154 games until 1961. Baseball should have just let the games go and continued with the current schedule." - Joe Morgan on ESPN (September 19, 2001)

1984 Earned Run Average Leaders
Top 25 in the American League

Name Earned Run Average Team Rank

Mike Boddicker 2.79 (2.7895) Baltimore Orioles 1

Dave Stieb 2.83 (2.8315) Toronto Blue Jays 2

Bert Blyleven 2.87 (2.8653) Cleveland Indians 3

Phil Niekro 3.09 (3.0881) New York Yankees 4

Geoff Zahn 3.12 (3.1154) California Angels 5

Bud Black 3.12 (3.1167) Kansas City Royals 6

Storm Davis 3.12 (3.1200) Baltimore Orioles 7

Doyle Alexander 3.13 (3.1299) Toronto Blue Jays 8

Ray Burris 3.15 (3.1465) Oakland Athletics 9

Frank Viola 3.21 (3.2134) Minnesota Twins 10

Dan Petry 3.24 (3.2400) Detroit Tigers 11

Frank Tanana 3.25 (3.2517) Texas Rangers 12

Mark Langston 3.40 (3.4000) Seattle Mariners 13

Jim Beattie 3.41 (3.4123) Seattle Mariners 14

John Butcher 3.44 (3.4400) Minnesota Twins 15

Mike Witt 3.47 (3.4662) California Angels 16

Juan Berenguer 3.48 (3.4753) Detroit Tigers 17

Mike Flanagan 3.53 (3.5338) Baltimore Orioles 18

Richard Dotson 3.59 (3.5902) Chicago White Sox 19

Jack Morris 3.60 (3.5950) Detroit Tigers 20

Mike Mason 3.61 (3.6130) Texas Rangers 21

Ray Fontenot 3.61 (3.6142) New York Yankees 22

Mike Smithson 3.68 (3.6786) Minnesota Twins 23

Charlie Hough 3.76 (3.7556) Texas Rangers 24

Ron Romanick 3.76 (3.7620) California Angels 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.

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.

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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