George Leclair has allowed the most earned runs in a complete game, with 20 earned runs versus the Indianapolis Hoosiers on August 16, 1914.
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most earned runs allowed in a regular-season complete game by a player| NAME | ER | CG | DATE | TM | OPP | DEC | GS | ERA | SO | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | HR | BB | HBP | GF | IBB | TBF | WP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | G. Leclair | 20 | 1 | 8/16/1914 | PTF | @ | IND | L | 1 | 22.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 24 | 21 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 0 | |
| 2 |  | J. Bracken | 16 | 1 | 9/15/1901 |  CLE | @ |  DET | L | 1 | 20.57 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 24 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 49 | 1 | |
| 3 |  | S. Castleman | 15 | 1 | 6/9/1936 |  NYG | @ |  CIN | L | 1 | 16.88 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 18 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 1 | |
| 4 | | J. Katoll | 15 | 1 | 9/12/1902 |  BAL | vs |  WSH | L | 1 | 15.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 23 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 0 | |
| 5 |  | J. Hughes | 15 | 1 | 8/20/1902 |  BKN | @ | CIN | L | 1 | 16.88 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 21 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 0 | |
| 6 | | A. Maul | 15 | 1 | 9/5/1901 | NYG | vs |  PIT | L | 1 | 15.00 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 22 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 0 | |
| 7 |  | C. Patten | 15 | 1 | 7/24/1901 | WSH | @ |  CWS | L | 1 | 16.88 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 20 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 0 | |
| 8 |  | A. Jurisich | 14 | 1 | 6/28/1947 |  PHN | @ | NYG | L | 1 | 15.75 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 0 | |
| 9 |  | C. Dean | 14 | 1 | 9/28/1940 |  PHA | @ |  BSA | L | 1 | 15.75 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 19 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 2 | |
| 10 | | H. Lisenbee | 14 | 1 | 9/11/1936 | PHA | @ |  CWS | L | 1 | 15.75 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 26 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 1 | |
| 11 |  | T. Lyons | 14 | 1 | 7/21/1924 | CWS | @ |  WSH | L | 1 | 15.75 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 18 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 0 | |
| 12 |  | B. Phillips | 14 | 1 | 9/24/1901 | CIN | vs | BKN | L | 1 | 14.00 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 21 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 0 | |
| 13 |  | R. Miller | 14 | 1 | 6/24/1901 | DET | @ | BAL | L | 1 | 15.75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 22 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 50 | 0 | |
| 14 | | D. Parker | 14 | 1 | 6/21/1901 | CIN | @ | BKN | L | 1 | 15.75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 26 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 1 | |
| 15 | | R. Patterson | 14 | 1 | 5/5/1901 | CWS | @ |  MIL | L | 1 | 14.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 25 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 0 | |
| 16 | | L. Hamlin | 13 | 1 | 9/4/1944 | PHA | @ |  NYY | L | 1 | 14.63 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 0 | |
| 17 | | F. Marberry | 13 | 1 | 5/30/1932 | WSH | @ | PHA | L | 1 | 14.63 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 0 | |
| 18 | | J. Berly | 13 | 1 | 5/30/1932 | PHN | @ |  BKN | L | 1 | 14.63 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 0 | |
| 19 |  | B. Sherdel | 13 | 1 | 7/3/1929 |  SLN | @ | PIT | L | 1 | 14.63 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 21 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 0 | |
| 20 |  | P. Jones | 13 | 1 | 8/24/1925 |  CHC | @ | BKN | L | 1 | 14.63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 2 | |
| 21 |  | C. Mays | 13 | 1 | 7/17/1923 | NYY | @ |  CLE | L | 1 | 14.63 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 20 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 0 | |
| 22 | | H. Ehmke | 13 | 1 | 6/13/1921 | DET | @ | NYY | L | 1 | 14.63 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 0 | |
| 23 | | M. Watson | 13 | 1 | 5/2/1919 | PHN | @ | NYG | L | 1 | 14.63 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 0 | |
| 24 | | B. Sherdel | 13 | 1 | 6/25/1918 |  SLN | @ |  CHC | L | 1 | 14.63 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 0 | |
| 25 | | E. Myers | 13 | 1 | 8/21/1917 | PHA | @ | CLE | L | 1 | 14.63 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 21 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 1 | |
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for earned runs going back to the 1923 season.
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