who had the best era in the al in 1965

Sam McDowell had the lowest ERA in the AL in 1965, with an ERA of 2.18.

Interpreted as:
Who had the best era with a minimum of 1 IP per team game in the al in 1965?
NAMEERASEASONTMGWLW%GSSOCGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAERA-FIPFIP-H/9PRAA
1Sam McDowell
S. McDowell
2.18
1965
CLE CLE
42
17
11
.607
35
325
14
3
4
273.0
178
66
80
9
132
6
5
7
1,116
17
10.71
4.35
2.46
0.30
29.1
11.8
1.14
.262
2.64
63
2.08
58
5.87
45.4
2Eddie Fisher
E. Fisher
2.40
1965
CWS CWS
82
15
7
.682
0
90
0
0
24
165.1
118
44
51
13
43
2
60
8
647
10
4.90
2.34
2.09
0.71
13.9
6.6
0.97
.210
2.78
74
3.27
97
6.42
1.3
3Sonny Siebert
S. Siebert
2.43
1965
CLE CLE
39
16
8
.667
27
191
4
1
1
188.2
139
51
58
14
46
5
5
2
742
3
9.11
2.19
4.15
0.67
25.7
6.2
0.98
.257
2.77
70
2.27
63
6.63
27.4
4George Brunet
G. Brunet
2.56
1965
CAL CAL
41
9
11
.450
26
141
8
3
2
197.0
149
56
64
9
69
3
7
8
798
3
6.44
3.15
2.04
0.41
17.7
8.6
1.11
.243
2.92
78
2.78
82
6.81
13.8
5Pete Richert
P. Richert
2.60
1965
WSH WSH
34
15
12
.556
29
161
6
0
0
194.0
146
56
64
18
84
2
3
7
794
9
7.47
3.90
1.92
0.84
20.3
10.6
1.19
.242
2.97
74
3.39
94
6.77
4.8
6Milt Pappas
M. Pappas
2.60
1965
BAL BAL
34
13
9
.591
34
127
9
3
0
221.1
192
64
81
22
52
3
0
3
891
5
5.16
2.11
2.44
0.89
14.3
5.8
1.10
.247
3.29
77
3.41
97
7.81
2.2
7Denny McLain
D. McLain
2.61
1965
DET DET
33
16
6
.727
29
192
13
4
1
220.1
174
64
73
25
62
2
2
1
881
3
7.84
2.53
3.10
1.02
21.8
7.0
1.07
.248
2.98
75
3.12
86
7.11
12
8Mel Stottlemyre
M. Stottlemyre
2.63
1965
NYY NYY
37
20
9
.690
37
155
18
4
0
291.0
250
85
99
18
88
7
0
3
1,188
5
4.79
2.72
1.76
0.56
13.0
7.4
1.16
.252
3.06
78
3.24
92
7.73
8.6
9Jim Perry
J. Perry
2.63
1965
MIN MIN
36
12
7
.632
19
88
4
2
0
167.2
142
49
57
18
47
3
3
2
679
4
4.72
2.52
1.87
0.97
13.0
6.9
1.13
.237
3.06
74
3.76
102
7.62
-1.1
10Steve Barber
S. Barber
2.69
1965
BAL BAL
37
15
10
.600
32
130
7
2
0
220.2
177
66
79
16
81
2
1
5
897
8
5.30
3.30
1.60
0.65
14.5
9.0
1.17
.241
3.22
79
3.41
97
7.22
2.1
11Jim Kaat
J. Kaat
2.83
1965
MIN MIN
45
18
11
.621
42
154
7
2
2
264.1
267
83
121
25
63
5
2
6
1,115
3
5.24
2.15
2.44
0.85
13.8
5.7
1.25
.279
4.12
79
3.35
91
9.09
9.9
12Dave McNally
D. McNally
2.85
1965
BAL BAL
35
11
6
.647
29
116
6
2
0
198.2
163
63
69
15
73
6
1
6
824
3
5.26
3.31
1.59
0.68
14.1
8.9
1.19
.241
3.13
84
3.52
101
7.38
-0.6
13Joe Horlen
J. Horlen
2.88
1965
CWS CWS
34
13
13
.500
34
125
7
4
0
219.0
203
70
88
16
39
3
0
9
890
8
5.14
1.60
3.21
0.66
14.0
4.4
1.11
.264
3.62
88
2.90
86
8.34
11.2
14Marcelino Lopez
M. Lopez
2.93
1965
CAL CAL
35
14
13
.519
32
122
8
1
1
215.1
185
70
79
12
82
4
2
6
901
10
5.10
3.43
1.49
0.50
13.5
9.1
1.24
.254
3.30
89
3.31
97
7.73
1.7
15Fred Newman
F. Newman
2.93
1965
CAL CAL
36
14
16
.467
36
109
10
2
0
260.2
225
85
94
15
64
1
0
10
1,044
6
3.76
2.21
1.70
0.52
10.4
6.1
1.11
.246
3.25
89
3.18
93
7.77
6
16John Buzhardt
J. Buzhardt
3.01
1965
CWS CWS
32
13
8
.619
30
108
4
1
1
188.2
167
63
69
12
56
7
2
9
761
4
5.15
2.67
1.93
0.57
14.2
7.4
1.18
.268
3.29
92
3.20
95
7.97
2.9
17Tommy John
T. John
3.09
1965
CWS CWS
39
14
7
.667
27
126
6
1
2
183.2
162
63
67
12
58
2
4
6
752
8
6.17
2.84
2.17
0.59
16.8
7.7
1.20
.271
3.28
95
2.97
88
7.94
7.8
18Dean Chance
D. Chance
3.15
1965
CAL CAL
36
15
10
.600
33
164
10
4
0
225.2
197
79
86
12
101
9
2
10
950
6
6.54
4.03
1.62
0.48
17.3
10.6
1.32
.279
3.43
96
3.22
95
7.86
4.1
19Joe Sparma
J. Sparma
3.18
1965
DET DET
30
13
8
.619
28
127
6
0
0
167.0
142
59
69
13
75
3
1
5
713
7
6.84
4.04
1.69
0.70
17.8
10.5
1.30
.261
3.72
91
3.41
94
7.65
3.8
20Whitey Ford
W. Ford
3.24
1965
NYY NYY
37
16
13
.552
36
162
9
2
1
244.1
241
88
97
22
50
1
1
2
1,000
7
5.97
1.84
3.24
0.81
16.2
5.0
1.19
.286
3.57
96
2.99
85
8.88
14.1
21Mudcat Grant
M. Grant
3.30
1965
MIN MIN
41
21
7
.750
39
142
14
6
0
270.1
252
99
107
34
61
0
0
2
1,095
8
4.73
2.03
2.33
1.13
13.0
5.6
1.16
.254
3.56
93
3.78
103
8.39
-2.3
22Wally Bunker
W. Bunker
3.38
1965
BAL BAL
34
10
8
.556
27
84
4
1
2
189.0
170
71
79
16
58
4
3
2
778
2
4.00
2.76
1.45
0.76
10.8
7.5
1.21
.250
3.76
100
3.71
106
8.10
-4.7
23Al Downing
A. Downing
3.40
1965
NYY NYY
35
12
14
.462
32
179
8
2
0
212.0
185
80
92
16
105
2
2
2
902
5
7.60
4.46
1.70
0.68
19.8
11.6
1.37
.282
3.91
100
3.32
95
7.85
4.1
24Mickey Lolich
M. Lolich
3.44
1965
DET DET
43
15
9
.625
37
226
7
3
3
243.2
216
93
103
23
72
12
5
2
1,015
7
8.35
2.66
3.14
0.85
22.3
7.1
1.18
.283
3.80
98
2.92
81
7.98
18.6
25Luis Tiant
L. Tiant
3.53
1965
CLE CLE
41
11
11
.500
30
152
10
2
1
196.1
166
77
88
20
66
3
4
3
812
2
6.97
3.03
2.30
0.92
18.7
8.1
1.18
.256
4.03
102
3.35
94
7.61
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74
.543
Tigers Tigers
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75
.537
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82
80
.506
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70
92
.432
18.0
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60
102
.370
28.0
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3/28
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SEA SEA
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3/29
CLE CLE
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SEA SEA
4:10 PM
Mon
3/30
CLE CLE
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LAD LAD
4:00 AM
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3/25
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@
SFG SFG
8:05 PM
Thu
3/26
ATH ATH
@
TOR TOR
4:00 AM
Thu
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HOU HOU
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NYM NYM
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LAD LAD
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