Top 25 Earned Run Average in 1918 in the National League

Earned Run Average : 1918 National League Top 25

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1918 Earned Run Average Leaders
Top 25 in the National League

Name Earned Run Average Team Rank

Hippo Vaughn 1.74 (1.7359) Chicago Cubs 1

Lefty Tyler 2.01 (2.0050) Chicago Cubs 2

Wilbur Cooper 2.11 (2.1073) Pittsburgh Pirates 3

Phil Douglas 2.13 (2.1255) Chicago Cubs 4

Burleigh Grimes 2.14 (2.1360) Brooklyn Robins 5

Slim Sallee 2.25 (2.2500) New York Giants 6

Red Ames 2.31 (2.3081) St. Louis Cardinals 7

Hod Eller 2.36 (2.3568) Cincinnati Reds 8

Frank Miller 2.38 (2.3777) Pittsburgh Pirates 9

Bill Doak 2.43 (2.4313) St. Louis Cardinals 10

Fred Toney 2.43 (2.4324) Cincinnati Reds 11

New York Giants

Rube Bressler 2.46 (2.4609) Cincinnati Reds 12

Al Demaree 2.47 (2.4718) New York Giants 13

Bunny Hearn 2.49 (2.4934) Boston Braves 14

Brad Hogg 2.53 (2.5263) Philadelphia Phillies 15

Dick Rudolph 2.57 (2.5714) Boston Braves 16

Roy Sanders 2.60 (2.5962) Pittsburgh Pirates 17

Rube Marquard 2.64 (2.6360) Brooklyn Robins 18

Erskine Mayer 2.65 (2.6525) Philadelphia Phillies 19

Pittsburgh Pirates

Art Nehf 2.69 (2.6905) Boston Braves 20

Bill Sherdel 2.71 (2.7148) St. Louis Cardinals 21

Pol Perritt 2.74 (2.7425) New York Giants 22

Claude Hendrix 2.78 (2.7811) Chicago Cubs 23

Red Causey 2.79 (2.7853) New York Giants 24

Jimmy Ring 2.85 (2.8454) Cincinnati Reds 25

Name Earned Run Average Team Rank

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?

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.

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.

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