Top 25 Earned Run Average in 1954 in the National League

Earned Run Average : 1954 National League Top 25

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"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)

1954 Earned Run Average Leaders
Top 25 in the National League

Name Earned Run Average Team Rank

Johnny Antonelli 2.30 (2.2964) New York Giants 1

Lew Burdette 2.76 (2.7605) Milwaukee Braves 2

Curt Simmons 2.81 (2.8103) Philadelphia Phillies 3

Ruben Gomez 2.88 (2.8827) New York Giants 4

Gene Conley 2.96 (2.9640) Milwaukee Braves 5

Robin Roberts 2.97 (2.9673) Philadelphia Phillies 6

Warren Spahn 3.14 (3.1447) Milwaukee Braves 7

Sal Maglie 3.26 (3.2565) New York Giants 8

Harvey Haddix 3.57 (3.5700) St. Louis Cardinals 9

Dick Littlefield 3.60 (3.6000) Pittsburgh Pirates 10

Brooks Lawrence 3.74 (3.7437) St. Louis Cardinals 11

Bob Rush 3.77 (3.7701) Chicago Cubs 12

Murry Dickson 3.78 (3.7776) Philadelphia Phillies 13

Art Fowler 3.83 (3.8345) Cincinnati Redlegs 14

Joe Nuxhall 3.89 (3.8880) Cincinnati Redlegs 15

Paul Minner 3.96 (3.9633) Chicago Cubs 16

Russ Meyer 3.99 (3.9926) Brooklyn Dodgers 17

Carl Erskine 4.15 (4.1485) Brooklyn Dodgers 18

Warren Hacker 4.25 (4.2542) Chicago Cubs 19

Herm Wehmeier 4.40 (4.4039) Cincinnati Redlegs 20

Philadelphia Phillies

Max Surkont 4.41 (4.4064) Pittsburgh Pirates 21

Corky Valentine 4.45 (4.4460) Cincinnati Redlegs 22

Vic Raschi 4.73 (4.7263) St. Louis Cardinals 23

Bob Friend 5.07 (5.0724) Pittsburgh Pirates 24

Jerry Staley 5.26 (5.2612) St. Louis Cardinals 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.

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).

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