tim keefe has the lowest era in mlb history for a single season.
tim keefe has the lowest era in mlb history for a single season.
who has the lowest era in mlb history for a single season?
tim keefe
leonard broke in with the boston red sox in 1913. in his second year in the major leagues, , leonard led the american league with a remarkable 0.96 era – the mlb record for single-season era when not counting tim keefe's record of 0.86 in his first mlb season, since it was only in 105 innings pitched. (the lowest era since then is bob gibson's 1.12 in 1968.) leonard also pitched well in boston's 1915 and 1916 world series victories. he won game 3 of the 1915 world series, outduelling the phillies' grover cleveland alexander 2–1. he also won game 4 of the 1916 world series against the brooklyn robins.
dutch leonard (left-handed pitcher)
jiménez was the third pitcher in mlb history to win 11 out of his first 12 games and have an era below 1.00 (0.93). he had the lowest era (0.78) in mlb history through 11 starts. in his one loss, he went seven innings, giving up two hits and one earned run in a 2–0 road loss against the los angeles dodgers.
ubaldo jiménez