Earned Run Average : 1911 National 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
 

1911 Earned Run Average Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Christy Mathewson 1.99 (1.9935) New York Giants 1
Lew Richie 2.31 (2.3123) Chicago Cubs 2
Babe Adams 2.33 (2.3318) Pittsburgh Pirates 3
Rube Marquard 2.50 (2.4958) New York Giants 4
Grover Alexander 2.57 (2.5749) Philadelphia Phillies 5
Earl Moore 2.63 (2.6270) Philadelphia Phillies 6
Doc Crandall 2.63 (2.6275) New York Giants 7
Lefty Leifield 2.63 (2.6321) Pittsburgh Pirates 8
Elmer Steele 2.67 (2.6667) Pittsburgh Pirates 9
Brooklyn Dodgers  
Red Ames 2.68 (2.6780) New York Giants 10
Bobby Keefe 2.69 (2.6885) Cincinnati Reds 11
Nap Rucker 2.71 (2.7086) Brooklyn Dodgers 12
Slim Sallee 2.76 (2.7551) St. Louis Cardinals 13
Mordecai Brown 2.80 (2.8000) Chicago Cubs 14
Ed Reulbach 2.96 (2.9639) Chicago Cubs 15
George Suggs 3.00 (3.0038) Cincinnati Reds 16
George Chalmers 3.11 (3.1054) Philadelphia Phillies 17
Howie Camnitz 3.13 (3.1270) Pittsburgh Pirates 18
Bob Harmon 3.13 (3.1293) St. Louis Cardinals 19
King Cole 3.13 (3.1310) Chicago Cubs 20
Hooks Wiltse 3.27 (3.2669) New York Giants 21
Harry Gaspar 3.30 (3.2996) Cincinnati Reds 22
Art Fromme 3.46 (3.4615) Cincinnati Reds 23
Elmer Knetzer 3.49 (3.4853) Brooklyn Dodgers 24
Cy Barger 3.52 (3.5199) Brooklyn Dodgers 25



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.

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.

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?