1903 AL Earned Run Average by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Earned runs allowed per nine innings
The Boston Americans led the AL in earned run average in 1903, with 2.57, 0.16 ahead of the Cleveland Naps. The average across 8 AL teams is 2.97.
Led the AL in 1903
Boston Americans
141 games
2.57
Earned Run Average
0.16 clear of Cleveland Naps
| # | Team | G | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Boston Americans
|
141 | 2.57 |
| 2 |
 Cleveland Naps
|
140 | 2.73 |
| 3 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
137 | 2.75 |
| 4 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
139 | 2.77 |
| AL average | 2.97 | ||
| 5 |
 Philadelphia Athletics
|
137 | 2.98 |
| 6 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
138 | 3.02 |
| 7 |
 New York Highlanders
|
136 | 3.08 |
| 8 |
 Washington Senators
|
140 | 3.82 |
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.