League Leaders Daily Quiz

1919 AL Earned Run Average by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Earned runs allowed per nine innings

The New York Yankees led the AL in earned run average in 1919, with 2.82, 0.11 ahead of the Cleveland Indians. The average across 8 AL teams is 3.22.

Led the AL in 1919 New York Yankees 141 games
2.82 Earned Run Average 0.11 clear of Cleveland Indians
# Team G ERA
1 New York Yankees 141 2.82
2 Cleveland Indians 139 2.93
3 Washington Senators 142 2.98
4 Chicago White Sox 140 3.04
5 St. Louis Browns 140 3.13
AL average 3.22
6 Detroit Tigers 140 3.30
7 Boston Red Sox 138 3.31
8 Philadelphia Athletics 140 4.26

A team's total is its players' numbers for the club added up, so a player traded mid-season counts for each team only what he did there. Rates such as ERA and batting average are worked out from the team's summed totals, not averaged across players.