Earned Run Average : 1929 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:

"Although baseball decided to extend the regular season deeper into October to play 162 games (after the 09-11 disaster), why not just play 154? Baseball has dealt with shortened seasons before. (Bud) Selig spoke about the sanctity of playing 162 games, but baseball played 154 games until 1961. Baseball should have just let the games go and continued with the current schedule." - Joe Morgan on ESPN (September 19, 2001)
 

1929 Earned Run Average Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Bill Walker 3.09 (3.0901) New York Giants 1
Burleigh Grimes 3.13 (3.1332) Pittsburgh Pirates 2
Charlie Root 3.47 (3.4743) Chicago Cubs 3
Pat Malone 3.57 (3.5730) Chicago Cubs 4
Red Lucas 3.60 (3.6000) Cincinnati Reds 5
Syl Johnson 3.60 (3.6033) St. Louis Cardinals 6
Guy Bush 3.66 (3.6576) Chicago Cubs 7
Carl Hubbell 3.69 (3.6940) New York Giants 8
Jesse Petty 3.71 (3.7107) Pittsburgh Pirates 9
Watty Clark 3.74 (3.7419) Brooklyn Robins 10
Dazzy Vance 3.89 (3.8905) Brooklyn Robins 11
Hal Haid 4.07 (4.0733) St. Louis Cardinals 12
Freddie Fitzsimmons 4.10 (4.1007) New York Giants 13
Larry Benton 4.14 (4.1392) New York Giants 14
Eppa Rixey 4.16 (4.1642) Cincinnati Reds 15
Ray Kremer 4.26 (4.2632) Pittsburgh Pirates 16
Clarence Mitchell 4.27 (4.2659) St. Louis Cardinals 17
Sheriff Blake 4.29 (4.2870) Chicago Cubs 18
Ben Cantwell 4.47 (4.4713) Boston Braves 19
Dolf Luque 4.50 (4.5000) Cincinnati Reds 20
Erv Brame 4.55 (4.5457) Pittsburgh Pirates 21
Jakie May 4.61 (4.6131) Cincinnati Reds 22
Percy Jones 4.64 (4.6354) Boston Braves 23
Bob Smith 4.68 (4.6753) Boston Braves 24
Socks Seibold 4.73 (4.7261) Boston Braves 25



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.

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

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?