1905 AL Earned Run Average by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Earned runs allowed per nine innings
The Chicago White Sox led the AL in earned run average in 1905, with 1.99, 0.20 ahead of the Philadelphia Athletics. The average across 8 AL teams is 2.66.
Led the AL in 1905
Chicago White Sox
158 games
1.99
Earned Run Average
0.20 clear of Philadelphia Athletics
| # | Team | G | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Chicago White Sox
|
158 | 1.99 |
| 2 |
 Philadelphia Athletics
|
152 | 2.19 |
| AL average | 2.66 | ||
| 3 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
156 | 2.74 |
| 4 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
154 | 2.83 |
| 5 |
 Boston Americans
|
153 | 2.84 |
| 6 |
 Cleveland Naps
|
155 | 2.85 |
| 7 |
 Washington Senators
|
154 | 2.87 |
| 8 |
 New York Highlanders
|
152 | 2.93 |
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.