highest era in a game by player

Luke Hudson has the highest ERA in a game, with an ERA of 270.00 versus the Cleveland Indians on August 13, 2006.

Interpreted as:
highest era in a regular-season game by player
NAME ERA DATE TM OPP DEC GS SO CG SHO SV IP H ER R HR BB HBP GF IBB TBF WP
1 Luke Hudson
L. Hudson
270.00
8/13/2006
KCR KCR
@
CLE CLE
L
1
1
0
0
0
0.1
8
10
11
1
3
0
0
0
13
0
2 Mark Redman
M. Redman
243.00
9/23/2006
KCR KCR
vs
DET DET
L
1
0
0
0
0
0.1
7
9
9
1
2
0
0
0
10
0
3 Jose Mesa
J. Mesa
243.00
5/28/2000
SEA SEA
@
TBD TBD
L
0
0
0
0
0
0.1
7
9
9
1
2
0
0
0
10
0
4 Lou Brissie
L. Brissie
243.00
6/18/1950
PHA PHA
@
CLE CLE
L
1
0
0
0
0
0.1
3
9
9
0
6
0
0
0
10
0
5 Fred Heimach
F. Heimach
243.00
7/17/1933
BKN BKN
@
PIT PIT
0
0
0
0
0
0.1
7
9
9
0
1
0
0
10
0
6 Paolo Espino
P. Espino
216.00
7/18/2023
WSH WSH
@
CHC CHC
0
1
0
0
0
0.1
7
8
8
0
2
0
0
0
10
0
7 Cody Bolton
C. Bolton
216.00
5/29/2023
PIT PIT
@
SFG SFG
0
0
0
0
0
0.1
6
8
8
1
2
0
0
0
9
0
8 Matt Shoemaker
M. Shoemaker
216.00
6/4/2021
MIN MIN
@
KCR KCR
L
1
1
0
0
0
0.1
6
8
9
1
2
0
0
0
10
0
9 Taylor Williams
T. Williams
216.00
6/4/2019
MIL MIL
vs
MIA MIA
0
1
0
0
0
0.1
6
8
8
0
2
0
0
1
9
0
10 Felix Hernandez
F. Hernandez
216.00
6/12/2015
SEA SEA
@
HOU HOU
L
1
1
0
0
0
0.1
5
8
8
2
2
0
0
0
9
0
11 Philip Humber
P. Humber
216.00
4/20/2013
HOU HOU
vs
CLE CLE
L
1
0
0
0
0
0.1
8
8
8
1
1
0
0
0
10
0
12 Philip Humber
P. Humber
216.00
9/4/2012
CWS CWS
vs
MIN MIN
0
0
0
0
0
0.1
7
8
8
1
2
0
0
0
10
0
13 Madison Bumgarner
M. Bumgarner
216.00
6/21/2011
SFG SFG
vs
MIN MIN
L
1
1
0
0
0
0.1
9
8
8
0
0
0
0
0
10
0
14 Jason Miller
J. Miller
216.00
6/4/2007
MIN MIN
@
LAA LAA
0
0
0
0
0
0.1
7
8
8
2
2
0
0
1
10
0
15 Jesse Orosco
J. Orosco
216.00
4/19/1996
BAL BAL
@
TEX TEX
0
0
0
0
0
0.1
6
8
8
1
2
0
0
0
9
0
16 Mark Langston
M. Langston
216.00
6/4/1995
CAL CAL
@
NYY NYY
L
1
0
0
0
0
0.1
6
8
8
0
2
0
0
0
9
0
17 Bryn Smith
B. Smith
216.00
5/16/1993
COL COL
@
CIN CIN
0
0
0
0
0
0.1
6
8
8
0
2
0
0
0
9
0
18 Mike Harkey
M. Harkey
216.00
7/25/1990
CHC CHC
@
STL STL
L
1
0
0
0
0
0.1
6
8
8
0
2
0
0
0
9
0
19 Andy Hawkins
A. Hawkins
216.00
9/26/1989
NYY NYY
@
BOS BOS
L
1
0
0
0
0
0.1
5
8
8
0
3
0
0
0
9
0
20 Jon Perlman
J. Perlman
216.00
9/24/1985
CHC CHC
vs
MON MON
0
0
0
0
0
0.1
6
8
8
2
2
0
0
1
9
0
21 Fergie Jenkins
F. Jenkins
216.00
7/10/1980
TEX TEX
vs
NYY NYY
L
1
0
0
0
0
0.1
5
8
8
0
3
0
0
1
9
0
22 Rick Reuschel
R. Reuschel
216.00
9/16/1975
CHC CHC
vs
PIT PIT
L
1
0
0
0
0
0.1
6
8
8
0
2
0
0
0
9
0
23 Bill Dailey
B. Dailey
216.00
6/9/1964
MIN MIN
@
DET DET
0
0
0
0
0
0.1
5
8
8
1
3
0
0
0
9
1
24 Lance McCullers Jr.
L. McCullers Jr.
189.00
5/10/2025
HOU HOU
vs
CIN CIN
L
1
0
0
0
0
0.1
3
7
7
1
3
1
0
0
8
0
25 Jhonathan Díaz
J. Díaz
189.00
9/15/2023
LAA LAA
vs
DET DET
0
0
0
0
0
0.1
7
7
7
0
2
0
0
0
10
0
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for ERA going back to the 1901 season.
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HR

32

30th

R

172

26th

SO

408

15th

ERA

3.03

2nd

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
Tigers Tigers
33
17
.660
Twins Twins
27
22
.551
5.5
Royals Royals
28
23
.549
5.5
Guardians Guardians
26
22
.542
6.0
White Sox White Sox
15
35
.300
18.0
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Fri
5/23
KCR KCR
@
MIN MIN
8:10 PM
Sat
5/24
KCR KCR
@
MIN MIN
2:10 PM
Sun
5/25
KCR KCR
@
MIN MIN
2:10 PM
Mon
5/26
CIN CIN
@
KCR KCR
4:10 PM
Tue
5/27
CIN CIN
@
KCR KCR
7:40 PM
Last Game
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29 - 21

4

Final

8

KCR Royals

28 - 23

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MLB 2025 Division Standings

AL East W L PCT GB
Yankees Yankees
30
19
.612
Blue Jays Blue Jays
25
24
.510
5.0
AL Central W L PCT GB
Tigers Tigers
33
17
.660
Twins Twins
27
22
.551
5.5
AL West W L PCT GB
Mariners Mariners
28
20
.583
Astros Astros
25
24
.510
3.5
NL East W L PCT GB
Phillies Phillies
32
18
.640
Mets Mets
30
20
.600
2.0
NL Central W L PCT GB
Cubs Cubs
30
20
.600
Cardinals Cardinals
27
23
.540
3.0
NL West W L PCT GB
Dodgers Dodgers
31
19
.620
Giants Giants
29
21
.580
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Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Tue
5/6
CLE CLE
@
WSH WSH
8-6
Tue
5/6
SFG SFG
@
CHC CHC
3-1
Tue
5/6
NYM NYM
@
AZ AZ
7-1
Tue
5/6
LAD LAD
@
MIA MIA
10-1
Tue
5/6
TEX TEX
@
BOS BOS
4-6

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
5/22
SEA SEA
@
HOU HOU
8:10 PM
Fri
5/23
BAL BAL
@
BOS BOS
1:35 PM
Fri
5/23
CHC CHC
@
CIN CIN
6:40 PM
Fri
5/23
MIL MIL
@
PIT PIT
6:40 PM
Fri
5/23
SFG SFG
@
WSH WSH
6:45 PM