1938 AL Earned Run Average Leaders

Lefty Grove led the AL in earned run average with 3.08 in 1938, 0.23 ahead of Red Ruffing (3.31). It was one of 9 times Lefty Grove led in earned run average.

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Led the AL in 1938 Lefty Grove Boston Red Sox

3.08 Earned Run Average 0.23 clear of Red Ruffing

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#	Player	Team	ERA	W	L	IP	WHIP
1	Lefty Grove	BOS	3.08	14	4	163.2	1.35
2	Red Ruffing	NYA	3.31	21	7	247.1	1.33
3	Lefty Gomez	NYA	3.35	18	12	239.0	1.41
4	Dutch Leonard	WS1	3.43	12	15	223.1	1.23
5	Thornton Lee	CHA	3.49	13	12	245.1	1.41
6	Johnny Rigney	CHA	3.56	9	9	167.0	1.41
7	Bump Hadley	NYA	3.60	9	8	167.1	1.38
8	Ted Lyons	CHA	3.70	9	11	194.2	1.49
9	Mel Harder	CLE	3.83	17	10	240.0	1.33
10	Monte Pearson	NYA	3.97	16	7	202.0	1.54
11	Monty Stratton	CHA	4.01	15	9	186.1	1.30
12	Spud Chandler	NYA	4.03	14	5	172.0	1.34
13	Bob Feller	CLE	4.08	17	11	277.2	1.56
14	GG George Gill	DET	4.12	12	9	164.0	1.49
15	Johnny Allen	CLE	4.18	14	8	200.0	1.35
16	Jack Knott	CHA +1	4.19	6	12	161.0	1.48
17	Jim Bagby	BOS	4.21	15	11	198.2	1.55
18	Jack Wilson	BOS	4.30	15	15	194.2	1.49
19	George Caster	PHA	4.35	16	20	281.1	1.52
20	Fritz Ostermueller	BOS	4.58	13	5	176.2	1.45
21	Pete Appleton	WS1	4.60	7	9	164.1	1.44
22	John Whitehead	CHA	4.76	10	11	183.1	1.63
23	Bud Thomas	PHA	4.92	9	14	212.1	1.51
24	Vern Kennedy	DET	5.06	12	9	190.1	1.72
25	Bobo Newsom	SLA	5.08	20	16	329.2	1.60
26	Harry Kelley	WS1 +1	5.12	9	10	156.1	1.50
27	Elden Auker	DET	5.27	11	10	160.2	1.49
28	Howard Mills	SLA	5.31	10	12	210.1	1.58
29	BR Buck Ross	PHA	5.32	9	16	184.1	1.62
30	Earl Whitehill	CLE	5.56	9	8	160.1	1.68
31	Lynn Nelson	PHA	5.65	10	11	191.0	1.54
32	Oral Hildebrand	SLA	5.69	8	10	163.0	1.64
33	Wes Ferrell	WS1 +1	6.28	15	10	179.0	1.85