1877 MLB Earned Run Average by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Earned runs allowed per nine innings
The Boston Red Caps led all of MLB in earned run average in 1877, with 2.15, 0.10 ahead of the Louisville Grays. The average across 6 MLB teams is 2.82.
Led all of MLB in 1877
Boston Red Caps
61 games
2.15
Earned Run Average
0.10 clear of Louisville Grays
| # | Team | League | G | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Boston Red Caps
|
NL | 61 | 2.15 |
| 2 | Louisville Grays | NL | 61 | 2.25 |
| 3 | Hartford Dark Blues | NL | 60 | 2.32 |
| 4 | St. Louis Brown Stockings | NL | 60 | 2.66 |
| MLB average | 2.82 | |||
| 5 |
 Chicago White Stockings
|
NL | 60 | 3.37 |
| 6 | Cincinnati Reds | NL | 58 | 4.19 |
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.