Earned Run Average : 1924 National League Top 25

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1924 Earned Run Average Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Dazzy Vance 2.16 (2.1600) Brooklyn Robins 1
Hugh McQuillan 2.69 (2.6902) New York Giants 2
Eppa Rixey 2.76 (2.7566) Cincinnati Reds 3
Rube Benton 2.77 (2.7664) Cincinnati Reds 4
Emil Yde 2.83 (2.8299) Pittsburgh Pirates 5
Grover Alexander 3.03 (3.0295) Chicago Cubs 6
Virgil Barnes 3.06 (3.0611) New York Giants 7
Bill Doak 3.10 (3.0992) St. Louis Cardinals 8
Brooklyn Robins  
Carl Mays 3.15 (3.1460) Cincinnati Reds 9
Dolf Luque 3.16 (3.1596) Cincinnati Reds 10
Johnny Cooney 3.18 (3.1823) Boston Braves 11
Ray Kremer 3.19 (3.1928) Pittsburgh Pirates 12
Jesse Barnes 3.23 (3.2279) Boston Braves 13
Tom Sheehan 3.24 (3.2400) Cincinnati Reds 14
Lee Meadows 3.26 (3.2573) Pittsburgh Pirates 15
Wilbur Cooper 3.28 (3.2829) Pittsburgh Pirates 16
Bill Sherdel 3.42 (3.4150) St. Louis Cardinals 17
Vic Aldridge 3.50 (3.4993) Chicago Cubs 18
Allen Sothoron 3.57 (3.5695) St. Louis Cardinals 19
Pete Donohue 3.60 (3.6027) Cincinnati Reds 20
Art Nehf 3.62 (3.6175) New York Giants 21
Elmer Jacobs 3.74 (3.7356) Chicago Cubs 22
Johnny Morrison 3.75 (3.7489) Pittsburgh Pirates 23
Jack Bentley 3.78 (3.7819) New York Giants 24
Vic Keen 3.80 (3.7969) Chicago Cubs 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 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).