1953 AL Earned Run Average by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Earned runs allowed per nine innings
The New York Yankees led the AL in earned run average in 1953, with 3.20, 0.21 ahead of the Chicago White Sox. The average across 8 AL teams is 3.99.
Led the AL in 1953
New York Yankees
151 games
3.20
Earned Run Average
0.21 clear of Chicago White Sox
| # | Team | G | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
New York Yankees
|
151 | 3.20 |
| 2 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
156 | 3.41 |
| 3 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
153 | 3.59 |
| 4 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
155 | 3.64 |
| 5 |
 Washington Senators
|
152 | 3.66 |
| AL average | 3.99 | ||
| 6 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
154 | 4.48 |
| 7 |
 Philadelphia Athletics
|
157 | 4.67 |
| 8 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
158 | 5.25 |
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.