1888 AA Earned Run Average by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Earned runs allowed per nine innings
The St. Louis Browns led the AA in earned run average in 1888, with 2.09, 0.24 ahead of the Brooklyn Bridegrooms. The average across 8 AA teams is 3.08.
Led the AA in 1888
St. Louis Browns
137 games
2.09
Earned Run Average
0.24 clear of Brooklyn Bridegrooms
| # | Team | G | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
St. Louis Browns
|
137 | 2.09 |
| 2 |
 Brooklyn Bridegrooms
|
143 | 2.33 |
| 3 | Philadelphia Athletics | 136 | 2.41 |
| 4 |
 Cincinnati Red Stockings
|
137 | 2.73 |
| AA average | 3.08 | ||
| 5 | Louisville Colonels | 139 | 3.25 |
| 6 | Cleveland Blues | 135 | 3.72 |
| 7 | Baltimore Orioles | 137 | 3.78 |
| 8 | Kansas City Cowboys | 132 | 4.29 |
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.