Earned Run Average : 1916 National League Top 25

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"I don't think I stayed for a complete game that first year (in Arizona). But something happened. During the second year, I started watching more intently, listening to the broadcasters talk about strategy. I started getting it. Suddenly, a 162-game season didn't seem ridiculously long anymore." - Richard Ruelas in The Arizona Republic (11-07-2001)
 

1916 Earned Run Average Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Grover Alexander 1.55 (1.5501) Philadelphia Phillies 1
Rube Marquard 1.58 (1.5805) Brooklyn Robins 2
Eppa Rixey 1.85 (1.8502) Philadelphia Phillies 3
Wilbur Cooper 1.87 (1.8659) Pittsburgh Pirates 4
Jeff Pfeffer 1.92 (1.9168) Brooklyn Robins 5
Larry Cheney 1.92 (1.9209) Brooklyn Robins 6
Lefty Tyler 2.02 (2.0214) Boston Braves 7
Pat Ragan 2.08 (2.0769) Boston Braves 8
Dick Rudolph 2.16 (2.1635) Boston Braves 9
Slim Sallee 2.18 (2.1798) St. Louis Cardinals 10
New York Giants  
Hippo Vaughn 2.20 (2.2041) Chicago Cubs 11
Wheezer Dell 2.26 (2.2645) Brooklyn Robins 12
Fred Toney 2.28 (2.2800) Cincinnati Reds 13
Frank Miller 2.29 (2.2890) Pittsburgh Pirates 14
Mike Prendergast 2.31 (2.3092) Chicago Cubs 15
Sherry Smith 2.34 (2.3425) Brooklyn Robins 16
Tom Hughes 2.35 (2.3478) Boston Braves 17
Jesse Barnes 2.37 (2.3742) Boston Braves 18
Al Mamaux 2.53 (2.5258) Pittsburgh Pirates 19
George McConnell 2.57 (2.5739) Chicago Cubs 20
Lee Meadows 2.58 (2.5848) St. Louis Cardinals 21
Pol Perritt 2.62 (2.6175) New York Giants 22
Al Demaree 2.62 (2.6211) Philadelphia Phillies 23
Bill Doak 2.63 (2.6250) St. Louis Cardinals 24
Red Ames 2.64 (2.6447) St. Louis Cardinals 25



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

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).

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.