Earned Run Average : 1913 National League Top 25

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1913 Earned Run Average Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Christy Mathewson 2.06 (2.0588) New York Giants 1
Babe Adams 2.15 (2.1520) Pittsburgh Pirates 2
Jeff Tesreau 2.17 (2.1702) New York Giants 3
Al Demaree 2.21 (2.2087) New York Giants 4
George Pierce 2.31 (2.3143) Chicago Cubs 5
Hank Robinson 2.38 (2.3837) Pittsburgh Pirates 6
Ad Brennan 2.39 (2.3913) Philadelphia Phillies 7
Rube Marquard 2.50 (2.5000) New York Giants 8
Larry Cheney 2.57 (2.5672) Chicago Cubs 9
Tom Seaton 2.60 (2.5967) Philadelphia Phillies 10
Bert Humphries 2.69 (2.6851) Chicago Cubs 11
Slim Sallee 2.71 (2.7065) St. Louis Cardinals 12
Red Ames 2.75 (2.7511) New York Giants 13
Cincinnati Reds  
Lefty Tyler 2.79 (2.7899) Boston Braves 14
Grover Alexander 2.79 (2.7911) Philadelphia Phillies 15
Frank Allen 2.83 (2.8340) Brooklyn Dodgers 16
Claude Hendrix 2.84 (2.8382) Pittsburgh Pirates 17
Nap Rucker 2.87 (2.8731) Brooklyn Dodgers 18
Mordecai Brown 2.91 (2.9077) Cincinnati Reds 19
Dick Rudolph 2.92 (2.9238) Boston Braves 20
Gene Packard 2.97 (2.9738) Cincinnati Reds 21
Chief Johnson 3.01 (3.0112) Cincinnati Reds 22
Erskine Mayer 3.11 (3.1113) Philadelphia Phillies 23
Eppa Rixey 3.12 (3.1220) Philadelphia Phillies 24
Hub Perdue 3.26 (3.2637) Boston Braves 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 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?

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).