38 pitchers are tied for the best ERA in a game with an ERA of 10.00 or worse, with an ERA of 10.00. The first three are Mike Norris on September 26, 1980, Ralph Branca on June 25, 1949 and Lum Harris on August 22, 1942.
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lowest era by a player minimum 10 regular-season games| NAME | ERA | DATE | TM | OPP | DEC | GS | SO | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | HBP | GF | IBB | TBF | WP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | M. Norris | 10.00 | 9/26/1980 | vs | L | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 1 | ||
| 2 | | R. Branca | 10.00 | 6/25/1949 | @ | W | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 0 | |||
| 3 | | L. Harris | 10.00 | 8/22/1942 | vs | L | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 0 | |||
| 4 | | L. Mills | 10.00 | 8/24/1939 | vs | L | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 0 | |||
| 5 | | O. Hildebrand | 10.00 | 4/21/1937 | vs | W | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 0 | |||
| 6 | | J. Wade | 10.00 | 9/9/1936 | vs | L | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 0 | |||
| 7 | | E. Caldwell | 10.00 | 7/24/1936 | vs | L | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 1 | |||
| 8 | | G. Rhodes | 10.00 | 7/19/1936 | vs | L | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 0 | |||
| 9 | | B. Newsom | 10.00 | 7/18/1936 | vs | L | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 0 | |||
| 10 | | T. Thomas | 10.00 | 6/27/1936 | vs | L | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 1 | |||
| 11 | | D. Coffman | 10.00 | 5/22/1936 | vs | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 0 | ||||
| 12 | | P. Gallivan | 10.00 | 7/15/1934 | vs | L | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 0 | |||
| 13 | | P. Collins | 10.00 | 6/23/1932 | vs | W | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | |||
| 14 | | W. Hudlin | 10.00 | 6/10/1932 | vs | L | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0 | |||
| 15 | | E. Vangilder | 10.00 | 9/29/1928 | vs | W | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 0 | |||
| 16 | | J. Ring | 10.00 | 8/4/1928 | vs | L | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0 | |||
| 17 | | R. Ruffing | 10.00 | 7/4/1927 | vs | L | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 0 | |||
| 18 | | L. Stoner | 10.00 | 9/11/1926 | vs | L | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 2 | |||
| 19 | | B. Sherdel | 10.00 | 7/13/1926 | vs | W | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0 | |||
| 20 | | D. Leonard | 10.00 | 7/14/1925 | vs | L | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 0 | |||
| 21 | | E. Wingard | 10.00 | 5/31/1925 | @ | W | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 19 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 0 | |||
| 22 | | S. Gray | 10.00 | 7/19/1924 | vs | L | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 48 | 0 | |||
| 23 | | L. Stoner | 10.00 | 6/30/1924 | vs | L | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 17 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 | |||
| 24 | | J. Morrison | 10.00 | 4/25/1924 | vs | L | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 0 | |||
| 25 | | B. Hubbell | 10.00 | 5/8/1923 | vs | L | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 19 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 1 | |||
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