1887 AA Earned Run Average by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Earned runs allowed per nine innings
The Cincinnati Red Stockings led the AA in earned run average in 1887, with 3.58, 0.19 ahead of the St. Louis Browns. The average across 8 AA teams is 4.30.
Led the AA in 1887
Cincinnati Red Stockings
135 games
3.58
Earned Run Average
0.19 clear of St. Louis Browns
| # | Team | G | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Cincinnati Red Stockings
|
135 | 3.58 |
| 2 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
137 | 3.77 |
| 3 | Louisville Colonels | 137 | 3.82 |
| 4 | Baltimore Orioles | 141 | 3.87 |
| AA average | 4.30 | ||
| 5 |
 Brooklyn Grays
|
138 | 4.47 |
| 6 | Philadelphia Athletics | 137 | 4.59 |
| 7 | Cleveland Blues | 133 | 4.99 |
| 8 | New York Metropolitans | 138 | 5.28 |
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.