Earned Run Average : 1892 National League Top 25

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"Over 162 games, if my big guys are hitting and we get even halfway decent pitching, we'll beat their (our opponents) brains out." - Cincinnati Reds' Manager Sparky Anderson
 

1892 Earned Run Average Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Cy Young 1.93 (1.9272) Cleveland Spiders 1
Tim Keefe 2.36 (2.3553) Philadelphia Phillies 2
John Clarkson 2.48 (2.4756) Boston Beaneaters 3
Cleveland Spiders  
Nig Cuppy 2.51 (2.5133) Cleveland Spiders 4
Adonis Terry 2.57 (2.5663) Baltimore Orioles 5
Pittsburgh Pirates  
George Davies 2.59 (2.5873) Cleveland Spiders 6
Tony Mullane 2.59 (2.5932) Cincinnati Reds 7
Red Ehret 2.65 (2.6487) Pittsburgh Pirates 8
Gus Weyhing 2.66 (2.6636) Philadelphia Phillies 9
Bill Hutchinson 2.76 (2.7637) Chicago Colts 10
Jesse Duryea 2.82 (2.8154) Cincinnati Reds 11
Washington Senators  
Ed Stein 2.84 (2.8383) Brooklyn Bridegrooms 12
Kid Nichols 2.84 (2.8411) Boston Beaneaters 13
Amos Rusie 2.88 (2.8759) New York Giants 14
Scott Stratton 2.92 (2.9175) Louisville Colonels 15
Pud Galvin 2.92 (2.9202) Pittsburgh Pirates 16
St. Louis Browns  
Frank Dwyer 2.98 (2.9784) St. Louis Browns 17
Cincinnati Reds  
Jack Stivetts 3.03 (3.0313) Boston Beaneaters 18
Harry Staley 3.03 (3.0334) Boston Beaneaters 19
Fritz Clausen 3.06 (3.0600) Louisville Colonels 20
Pat Luby 3.07 (3.0674) Chicago Colts 21
Mike Sullivan 3.08 (3.0842) Cincinnati Reds 22
Kid Carsey 3.12 (3.1165) Philadelphia Phillies 23
George Haddock 3.14 (3.1390) Brooklyn Bridegrooms 24
Pink Hawley 3.19 (3.1924) St. Louis Browns 25



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

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