Earned Run Average : 1936 National League Top 25

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"What people don't understand is, one day off for Cal Ripken would not recharge his batteries. One day would not do it. He's not playing 2,130 games in a row. Cal is ONLY playing 162 games a year." - Frank Robinson in The Sporting News (September 11, 1995)
 

1936 Earned Run Average Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Carl Hubbell 2.31 (2.3092) New York Giants 1
Danny MacFayden 2.87 (2.8687) Boston Bees 2
Frank Gabler 3.12 (3.1175) New York Giants 3
Dizzy Dean 3.17 (3.1714) St. Louis Cardinals 4
Red Lucas 3.18 (3.1765) Pittsburgh Pirates 5
Bill Lee 3.31 (3.3054) Chicago Cubs 6
Van Mungo 3.35 (3.3497) Brooklyn Dodgers 7
Larry French 3.39 (3.3884) Chicago Cubs 8
Lon Warneke 3.45 (3.4452) Chicago Cubs 9
Curt Davis 3.46 (3.4594) Philadelphia Phillies 10
Chicago Cubs  
Hal Schumacher 3.47 (3.4690) New York Giants 11
Claude Passeau 3.48 (3.4785) Philadelphia Phillies 12
Ed Brandt 3.50 (3.5000) Brooklyn Dodgers 13
Cy Blanton 3.51 (3.5134) Pittsburgh Pirates 14
Johnny Lanning 3.65 (3.6471) Boston Bees 15
Tex Carleton 3.65 (3.6487) Chicago Cubs 16
Fred Frankhouse 3.65 (3.6487) Brooklyn Dodgers  
Al Smith 3.78 (3.7834) New York Giants 18
Jim Winford 3.80 (3.7969) St. Louis Cardinals 19
Gene Schott 3.80 (3.8000) Cincinnati Reds 20
Mace Brown 3.87 (3.8727) Pittsburgh Pirates 21
Bill Swift 4.01 (4.0140) Pittsburgh Pirates 22
Paul Derringer 4.02 (4.0165) Cincinnati Reds 23
Tiny Chaplin 4.12 (4.1180) Boston Bees 24
Al Hollingsworth 4.16 (4.1576) Cincinnati Reds 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?