Earned Run Average : 1914 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:

"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
 

1914 Earned Run Average Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Bill Doak 1.72 (1.7227) St. Louis Cardinals 1
Bill James 1.90 (1.8957) Boston Braves 2
Jeff Pfeffer 1.97 (1.9714) Brooklyn Robins 3
Hippo Vaughn 2.05 (2.0533) Chicago Cubs 4
Slim Sallee 2.10 (2.1039) St. Louis Cardinals 5
Wilbur Cooper 2.13 (2.1262) Pittsburgh Pirates 6
Dick Rudolph 2.35 (2.3548) Boston Braves 7
Pol Perritt 2.36 (2.3601) St. Louis Cardinals 8
Jeff Tesreau 2.37 (2.3733) New York Giants 9
Grover Alexander 2.38 (2.3831) Philadelphia Phillies 10
Babe Adams 2.51 (2.5124) Pittsburgh Pirates 11
Dan Griner 2.51 (2.5140) St. Louis Cardinals 12
Bob Harmon 2.53 (2.5347) Pittsburgh Pirates 13
Larry Cheney 2.54 (2.5439) Chicago Cubs 14
Phil Douglas 2.56 (2.5571) Cincinnati Reds 15
Erskine Mayer 2.58 (2.5794) Philadelphia Phillies 16
Ben Tincup 2.61 (2.6129) Philadelphia Phillies 17
Red Ames 2.64 (2.6364) Cincinnati Reds 18
Ed Reulbach 2.64 (2.6367) Brooklyn Robins 19
Raleigh Aitchison 2.66 (2.6634) Brooklyn Robins 20
Bert Humphries 2.68 (2.6842) Chicago Cubs 21
Lefty Tyler 2.69 (2.6867) Boston Braves 22
Rube Benton 2.96 (2.9557) Cincinnati Reds 23
Pat Ragan 2.98 (2.9808) Brooklyn Robins 24
George McQuillan 2.98 (2.9846) Pittsburgh Pirates 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.

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).