highest era in a single game

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

Interpreted as:
highest era by a player in a single regular-season game
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 Oswald Peraza
O. Peraza
216.00
8/27/2025
LAA LAA
@
TEX TEX
0
0
0
0
0
0.1
7
8
8
1
0
1
0
0
9
0
7 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
8 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
9 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
10 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
11 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
12 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
13 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
14 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
15 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
16 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
17 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
18 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
19 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
20 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
21 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
22 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
23 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
24 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
25 Josh Simpson
J. Simpson
189.00
8/26/2025
MIA MIA
vs
ATL ATL
0
0
0
0
0
0.1
5
7
7
1
2
0
0
0
8
0
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for ERA going back to the 1901 season.
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More Royals Stats

Team Rankings

HR

153

25th

R

616

27th

SO

1,209

26th

ERA

3.77

6th

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
Tigers Tigers
85
71
.545
Guardians Guardians
84
72
.538
1.0
Royals Royals
78
78
.500
7.0
Twins Twins
67
89
.429
18.0
White Sox White Sox
58
98
.372
27.0
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Tue
9/23
KCR KCR
@
LAA LAA
9:38 PM
Wed
9/24
KCR KCR
@
LAA LAA
9:38 PM
Thu
9/25
KCR KCR
@
LAA LAA
9:38 PM
Fri
9/26
KCR KCR
@
ATH ATH
10:05 PM
Sat
9/27
KCR KCR
@
ATH ATH
10:05 PM
Last Game
KCR Royals

78 - 78

5

Final

8

TOR Blue Jays

90 - 66

Sun 21 Sep 2025

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MLB 2025 Division Standings

NL East W L PCT GB
Phillies Phillies
92
64
.590
Mets Mets
80
76
.513
12.0
NL Central W L PCT GB
Brewers Brewers
95
61
.609
Cubs Cubs
88
68
.564
7.0
NL West W L PCT GB
Dodgers Dodgers
88
68
.564
Padres Padres
85
71
.545
3.0
AL East W L PCT GB
Blue Jays Blue Jays
90
66
.577
Yankees Yankees
88
68
.564
2.0
AL Central W L PCT GB
Tigers Tigers
85
71
.545
Guardians Guardians
84
72
.538
1.0
AL West W L PCT GB
Mariners Mariners
87
69
.558
Astros Astros
84
72
.538
3.0

MLB 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
9/6
SEA SEA
@
ATL ATL
18-2
Sat
9/6
CWS CWS
@
DET DET
6-4
Sat
9/6
NYM NYM
@
CIN CIN
2-3
Sat
9/6
PHI PHI
@
MIA MIA
4-5
Sat
9/6
WSH WSH
@
CHC CHC
6-3

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Mon
9/22
WSH WSH
@
ATL ATL
7:15 PM
Mon
9/22
MIL MIL
@
SDP SDP
9:40 PM
Mon
9/22
STL STL
@
SFG SFG
9:45 PM
Tue
9/23
TBR TBR
@
BAL BAL
6:35 PM
Tue
9/23
DET DET
@
CLE CLE
6:40 PM