who had the best era in the al in 1961

Dick Donovan had the lowest ERA in the AL in 1961, with an ERA of 2.40.

Interpreted as:
Who had the best era with a minimum of 1 IP per team game in the al in 1961?
NAMEERASEASONTMGWLW%GSSOCGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAERA-FIPFIP-H/9PRAA
1Dick Donovan
D. Donovan
2.40
1961
23
10
10
.500
22
62
11
2
0
168.2
138
45
60
10
35
3
0
3
671
0
3.31
1.87
1.77
0.53
9.2
5.2
1.03
.228
3.20
61
3.29
82
7.36
13.7
2Bill Stafford
B. Stafford
2.68
1961
36
14
9
.609
25
101
8
3
2
195.0
168
58
65
13
59
5
6
4
796
1
4.66
2.72
1.71
0.60
12.7
7.4
1.16
.251
3.00
71
3.39
88
7.75
9.8
3Don Mossi
D. Mossi
2.96
1961
35
15
7
.682
34
137
12
1
1
240.1
237
79
97
29
47
0
1
3
981
1
5.13
1.76
2.91
1.09
14.0
4.8
1.18
.271
3.63
71
3.59
84
8.88
17.8
4Milt Pappas
M. Pappas
3.04
1961
26
13
9
.591
23
89
11
4
1
177.2
134
60
67
16
78
7
3
5
736
7
4.51
3.95
1.14
0.81
12.1
10.6
1.19
.216
3.39
79
4.18
107
6.79
-6.5
5Juan Pizarro
J. Pizarro
3.05
1961
39
14
7
.667
25
188
12
1
2
194.2
164
66
73
17
89
4
8
1
832
5
8.69
4.11
2.11
0.79
22.6
10.7
1.30
.275
3.38
77
3.21
80
7.58
17.5
6Ralph Terry
R. Terry
3.15
1961
31
16
3
.842
27
86
9
2
0
188.1
162
66
74
19
42
1
2
0
751
0
4.11
2.01
2.05
0.91
11.5
5.6
1.08
.237
3.54
83
3.66
95
7.74
3.5
7Hal Brown
H. Brown
3.19
1961
27
10
6
.625
23
61
6
3
1
166.2
153
59
62
14
33
1
3
0
668
3
3.29
1.78
1.85
0.76
9.1
4.9
1.12
.249
3.35
83
3.55
91
8.26
6.2
8Jim Bunning
J. Bunning
3.19
1961
38
17
11
.607
37
194
12
4
1
268.0
232
95
113
25
71
9
1
3
1,110
2
6.51
2.38
2.73
0.84
17.5
6.4
1.13
.255
3.79
76
3.23
76
7.79
30
9Jim Archer
J. Archer
3.20
1961
39
9
15
.375
27
110
9
2
5
205.1
204
73
99
11
60
5
7
6
879
2
4.82
2.63
1.83
0.48
12.5
6.8
1.29
.278
4.34
76
3.15
74
8.94
24.8
10Whitey Ford
W. Ford
3.21
1961
39
25
4
.862
39
209
11
3
0
283.0
242
101
108
23
92
1
0
3
1,159
8
6.65
2.93
2.27
0.73
18.0
7.9
1.18
.263
3.43
85
3.14
82
7.70
22.7
11Don Schwall
D. Schwall
3.22
1961
25
15
7
.682
25
91
10
2
0
178.2
167
64
76
8
110
6
0
1
786
6
4.58
5.54
0.83
0.40
11.6
14.0
1.55
.278
3.83
77
4.09
96
8.41
3.7
12Frank Lary
F. Lary
3.24
1961
36
23
9
.719
36
146
22
4
0
275.1
252
99
117
24
66
6
0
2
1,127
6
4.77
2.16
2.21
0.78
13.0
5.9
1.15
.258
3.82
77
3.43
81
8.24
25
13Steve Barber
S. Barber
3.33
1961
37
18
12
.600
34
150
14
8
1
248.1
194
92
102
13
130
2
1
4
1,040
9
5.44
4.71
1.15
0.47
14.4
12.5
1.30
.243
3.70
87
3.64
94
7.03
6.4
14Bill Monbouquette
B. Monbouquette
3.39
1961
32
14
14
.500
32
161
12
1
0
236.1
233
89
106
24
100
0
0
1
1,030
4
6.13
3.81
1.61
0.91
15.6
9.7
1.41
.281
4.04
81
3.80
89
8.87
12.1
15Bennie Daniels
B. Daniels
3.44
1961
32
12
11
.522
28
110
12
1
0
212.0
184
81
90
14
80
3
1
8
876
5
4.67
3.40
1.38
0.59
12.6
9.1
1.25
.254
3.82
87
3.57
89
7.81
10.4
16Camilo Pascual
C. Pascual
3.46
1961
35
15
16
.484
33
221
15
8
0
252.1
205
97
114
26
100
3
1
1
1,056
7
7.88
3.57
2.21
0.93
20.9
9.5
1.21
.254
4.07
84
3.39
81
7.31
22
17Jack Kralick
J. Kralick
3.61
1961
33
13
11
.542
33
137
11
2
0
242.0
257
97
101
21
64
3
0
1
1,023
4
5.10
2.38
2.14
0.78
13.4
6.3
1.33
.296
3.76
88
3.40
81
9.56
20.8
18Ken McBride
K. McBride
3.65
1961
38
12
15
.444
36
180
11
1
1
241.2
229
98
114
28
102
7
2
4
1,038
8
6.70
3.80
1.76
1.04
17.3
9.8
1.37
.279
4.25
84
3.94
89
8.53
13
19Chuck Estrada
C. Estrada
3.69
1961
33
15
9
.625
31
160
6
1
0
212.0
159
87
91
19
132
10
1
0
924
8
6.79
5.60
1.21
0.81
17.3
14.3
1.37
.232
3.86
97
4.24
109
6.75
-9.3
20Billy Pierce
B. Pierce
3.80
1961
39
10
9
.526
28
106
5
1
3
180.0
190
76
85
17
54
1
5
3
764
2
5.30
2.70
1.96
0.85
13.9
7.1
1.36
.295
4.25
96
3.54
88
9.50
9.4
21Mudcat Grant
M. Grant
3.86
1961
35
15
9
.625
35
146
11
3
0
244.2
207
105
118
32
109
3
0
3
1,037
8
5.37
4.01
1.34
1.18
14.1
10.5
1.29
.234
4.34
98
4.45
111
7.61
-12.5
22Joe McClain
J. McClain
3.86
1961
33
8
18
.308
29
76
7
2
1
212.0
221
91
105
22
48
4
3
7
893
4
3.23
2.04
1.58
0.93
8.5
5.4
1.27
.268
4.46
98
3.94
98
9.38
1.5
23Jim Kaat
J. Kaat
3.90
1961
36
9
17
.346
29
122
8
1
0
200.2
188
87
105
12
82
11
3
1
865
10
5.47
3.68
1.49
0.54
14.1
9.5
1.35
.276
4.71
95
3.53
84
8.43
14.5
24Jack Fisher
J. Fisher
3.90
1961
36
10
13
.435
25
118
10
1
1
196.0
205
85
104
17
75
4
7
3
853
10
5.42
3.44
1.57
0.78
13.8
8.8
1.43
.294
4.78
102
3.71
95
9.41
3.6
25Paul Foytack
P. Foytack
3.93
1961
32
11
10
.524
20
89
6
0
0
169.2
152
74
81
27
56
2
4
0
702
1
4.72
2.97
1.59
1.43
12.7
8.0
1.23
.237
4.30
94
4.62
108
8.06
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