1956 MLB Earned Run Average by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Earned runs allowed per nine innings
The Milwaukee Braves led all of MLB in earned run average in 1956, with 3.10, 0.22 ahead of the Cleveland Indians. The average across 16 MLB teams is 3.97.
Led all of MLB in 1956
Milwaukee Braves
155 games
3.10
Earned Run Average
0.22 clear of Cleveland Indians
| # | Team | League | G | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Milwaukee Braves
|
NL | 155 | 3.10 |
| 2 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 155 | 3.32 |
| 3 |
 Brooklyn Dodgers
|
NL | 154 | 3.57 |
| 4 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 154 | 3.63 |
| 5 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 154 | 3.73 |
| 6 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 157 | 3.74 |
| 7 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 154 | 3.78 |
| 8 |
 Cincinnati Redlegs
|
NL | 155 | 3.85 |
| 9 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 157 | 3.96 |
| MLB average | 3.97 | |||
| 10 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 156 | 3.97 |
| 11 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 155 | 4.06 |
| 12 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 155 | 4.17 |
| 13 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
AL | 154 | 4.20 |
| 13 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 154 | 4.20 |
| 15 |
 Kansas City Athletics
|
AL | 154 | 4.86 |
| 16 |
 Washington Senators
|
AL | 155 | 5.33 |
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.