who had the best era by a pitcher who won a ws mvp

The St. Louis Cardinals have the lowest ERA by an MVP in wins in a season, with an ERA of 1.38 in 1968.

Interpreted as:

Who had the best era by a pitcher who won a ws mvp in a regular season?

	TEAM	ERA	W	MVP	SEASON	L	W%	G	GS	SO	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	R	HR	BB	HBP	GF	IBB	TBF	WP	K/9	BB/9	K/BB	HR/9	K%	BB%	WHIP	BABIP	RA	H/9
1	Cardinals	1.38	97	1	1968	0	1.000	97	97	601	53	27	32	904.0	652	139	158	33	175	15	44	13	3,485	12	5.98	1.74	3.43	0.33	17.2	5.0	0.91	.233	1.57	6.49
2	Giants	1.49	91	1	1933	0	1.000	91	91	346	59	22	15	842.0	642	139	168	20	205	13	32		3,307	15	3.70	2.19	1.69	0.21	10.5	6.2	1.01	.228	1.80	6.86
3	Tigers	1.77	88	1	1944	0	1.000	88	88	363	70	20	8	810.0	671	159	184	13	193	8	18		3,212	9	4.03	2.14	1.88	0.14	11.3	6.0	1.07	.250	2.04	7.46
4	Dodgers	1.79	99	1	1963	0	1.000	99	99	700	49	20	29	913.0	675	182	191	45	198	16	50	30	3,578	21	6.90	1.95	3.54	0.44	19.6	5.5	0.96	.241	1.88	6.65
5	Tigers	1.82	88	1	1945	0	1.000	88	88	354	60	19	16	798.0	652	161	202	25	259	8	28		3,214	14	3.99	2.92	1.37	0.28	11.0	8.1	1.14	.244	2.28	7.35
6	Tigers	1.82	103	1	1968	0	1.000	103	103	739	54	16	29	950.0	658	192	210	67	277	21	49	16	3,732	23	7.00	2.62	2.67	0.63	19.8	7.4	0.98	.225	1.99	6.23
7	Cardinals	1.88	106	1	1942	0	1.000	106	106	455	65	18	15	973.0	750	203	244	27	291	12	41		3,900	21	4.21	2.69	1.56	0.25	11.7	7.5	1.07	.232	2.26	6.94
8	Cardinals	1.90	101	1	1967	0	1.000	101	101	632	40	13	44	935.0	719	197	223	48	219	18	61	26	3,692	19	6.08	2.11	2.89	0.46	17.1	5.9	1.00	.242	2.15	6.92
9	Cardinals	1.90	101	1	1985	0	1.000	101	101	499	36	17	44	923.0	744	195	226	49	243	13	65	26	3,660	19	4.87	2.37	2.05	0.48	13.6	6.6	1.07	.243	2.20	7.25
10	Yankees	1.91	103	1	1942	0	1.000	103	103	383	74	18	17	934.0	757	198	234	34	271	8	29		3,720	12	3.69	2.61	1.41	0.33	10.3	7.3	1.10	.239	2.25	7.29
11	Cardinals	1.92	105	1	1944	0	1.000	105	105	428	77	26	12	967.0	753	206	225	28	263	16	28		3,821	8	3.98	2.45	1.63	0.26	11.2	6.9	1.05	.235	2.09	7.01
12	Cardinals	1.92	105	1	1943	0	1.000	105	105	423	76	20	15	960.0	751	205	230	17	274	10	29		3,799	10	3.97	2.57	1.54	0.16	11.1	7.2	1.07	.239	2.16	7.04
13	Dodgers	1.93	94	1	1988	0	1.000	94	94	629	27	15	49	862.0	662	185	203	41	228	15	67	17	3,423	21	6.57	2.38	2.76	0.43	18.4	6.7	1.03	.247	2.12	6.91
14	Rangers	1.96	84	1	1974	0	1.000	84	84	468	49	16	12	763.2	596	166	191	38	187	16	35	9	3,008	17	5.52	2.20	2.50	0.45	15.6	6.2	1.03	.243	2.25	7.02
15	Athletics	1.96	101	1	1971	0	1.000	101	101	660	50	15	36	947.0	675	206	230	65	283	15	51	22	3,708	16	6.27	2.69	2.33	0.62	17.8	7.6	1.01	.227	2.19	6.41
16	Pirates	1.96	94	1	2013	0	1.000	94	94	765	3	0	55	866.0	627	189	203	38	252	31	91	7	3,421	36	7.95	2.62	3.04	0.39	22.4	7.4	1.02	.252	2.11	6.52
17	Yankees	1.97	104	1	1963	0	1.000	104	104	648	54	17	31	954.0	722	209	239	55	290	13	50	13	3,790	19	6.11	2.74	2.23	0.52	17.1	7.7	1.06	.240	2.25	6.81
18	Giants	1.99	95	1	1965	0	1.000	95	95	606	36	11	41	879.0	664	194	218	63	214	19	59	20	3,490	23	6.20	2.19	2.83	0.65	17.4	6.1	1.00	.232	2.23	6.80
19	Yankees	1.99	96	1	1955	0	1.000	96	96	487	46	18	35	871.0	614	193	226	48	382	16	50	11	3,520	13	5.03	3.95	1.27	0.50	13.8	10.9	1.14	.219	2.34	6.34
20	White Sox	2.02	87	1	1972	0	1.000	87	87	547	30	11	42	799.0	642	179	204	38	211	13	57	11	3,185	19	6.16	2.38	2.59	0.43	17.2	6.6	1.07	.254	2.30	7.23
21	Indians	2.02	97	1	1948	0	1.000	97	97	397	59	23	30	896.0	669	201	216	29	363	11	38		3,609	10	3.99	3.65	1.09	0.29	11.0	10.1	1.15	.228	2.17	6.72
22	Nationals	2.02	83	1	2015	0	1.000	83	83	757	3	3	41	761.0	582	171	194	49	155	21	80	12	2,991	17	8.95	1.83	4.88	0.58	25.3	5.2	0.97	.265	2.29	6.88
23	Yankees	2.03	98	1	1943	0	1.000	98	98	432	65	14	13	914.0	698	206	241	33	269	6	33		3,614	11	4.25	2.65	1.61	0.32	12.0	7.4	1.06	.231	2.37	6.87
24	Athletics	2.03	103	1	1990	0	1.000	103	103	561	11	7	64	945.0	733	213	241	60	271	15	92	4	3,765	24	5.34	2.58	2.07	0.57	14.9	7.2	1.06	.235	2.30	6.98
25	Giants	2.03	97	1	1954	0	1.000	97	97	457	43	17	31	898.0	701	203	226	53	365	23	54		3,679	9	4.58	3.66	1.25	0.53	12.4	9.9	1.19	.233	2.27	7.03

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