worst era by a pitcher in one mlb game ever

Luke Hudson has the worst ERA in a game, with an ERA of 270.00 versus the Cleveland Indians on August 13, 2006.

Interpreted as:
worst era by a pitcher in one MLB regular-season game ever
NAME ERA DATE TM OPP DEC GS SO CG SHO SV IP H ER R HR BB HBP GF IBB TBF WP
1 Luke Hudson
L. Hudson
270.00
8/13/2006
KCR KCR
@
CLE CLE
L
1
1
0
0
0
0.1
8
10
11
1
3
0
0
0
13
0
2 Mark Redman
M. Redman
243.00
9/23/2006
KCR KCR
vs
DET DET
L
1
0
0
0
0
0.1
7
9
9
1
2
0
0
0
10
0
3 Jose Mesa
J. Mesa
243.00
5/28/2000
SEA SEA
@
TBD TBD
L
0
0
0
0
0
0.1
7
9
9
1
2
0
0
0
10
0
4 Lou Brissie
L. Brissie
243.00
6/18/1950
PHA PHA
@
CLE CLE
L
1
0
0
0
0
0.1
3
9
9
0
6
0
0
0
10
0
5 Fred Heimach
F. Heimach
243.00
7/17/1933
BKN BKN
@
PIT PIT
0
0
0
0
0
0.1
7
9
9
0
1
0
0
10
0
6 Paolo Espino
P. Espino
216.00
7/18/2023
WSH WSH
@
CHC CHC
0
1
0
0
0
0.1
7
8
8
0
2
0
0
0
10
0
7 Cody Bolton
C. Bolton
216.00
5/29/2023
PIT PIT
@
SFG SFG
0
0
0
0
0
0.1
6
8
8
1
2
0
0
0
9
0
8 Matt Shoemaker
M. Shoemaker
216.00
6/4/2021
MIN MIN
@
KCR KCR
L
1
1
0
0
0
0.1
6
8
9
1
2
0
0
0
10
0
9 Taylor Williams
T. Williams
216.00
6/4/2019
MIL MIL
vs
MIA MIA
0
1
0
0
0
0.1
6
8
8
0
2
0
0
1
9
0
10 Felix Hernandez
F. Hernandez
216.00
6/12/2015
SEA SEA
@
HOU HOU
L
1
1
0
0
0
0.1
5
8
8
2
2
0
0
0
9
0
11 Philip Humber
P. Humber
216.00
4/20/2013
HOU HOU
vs
CLE CLE
L
1
0
0
0
0
0.1
8
8
8
1
1
0
0
0
10
0
12 Philip Humber
P. Humber
216.00
9/4/2012
CWS CWS
vs
MIN MIN
0
0
0
0
0
0.1
7
8
8
1
2
0
0
0
10
0
13 Madison Bumgarner
M. Bumgarner
216.00
6/21/2011
SFG SFG
vs
MIN MIN
L
1
1
0
0
0
0.1
9
8
8
0
0
0
0
0
10
0
14 Jason Miller
J. Miller
216.00
6/4/2007
MIN MIN
@
LAA LAA
0
0
0
0
0
0.1
7
8
8
2
2
0
0
1
10
0
15 Jesse Orosco
J. Orosco
216.00
4/19/1996
BAL BAL
@
TEX TEX
0
0
0
0
0
0.1
6
8
8
1
2
0
0
0
9
0
16 Mark Langston
M. Langston
216.00
6/4/1995
CAL CAL
@
NYY NYY
L
1
0
0
0
0
0.1
6
8
8
0
2
0
0
0
9
0
17 Bryn Smith
B. Smith
216.00
5/16/1993
COL COL
@
CIN CIN
0
0
0
0
0
0.1
6
8
8
0
2
0
0
0
9
0
18 Mike Harkey
M. Harkey
216.00
7/25/1990
CHC CHC
@
STL STL
L
1
0
0
0
0
0.1
6
8
8
0
2
0
0
0
9
0
19 Andy Hawkins
A. Hawkins
216.00
9/26/1989
NYY NYY
@
BOS BOS
L
1
0
0
0
0
0.1
5
8
8
0
3
0
0
0
9
0
20 Jon Perlman
J. Perlman
216.00
9/24/1985
CHC CHC
vs
MON MON
0
0
0
0
0
0.1
6
8
8
2
2
0
0
1
9
0
21 Fergie Jenkins
F. Jenkins
216.00
7/10/1980
TEX TEX
vs
NYY NYY
L
1
0
0
0
0
0.1
5
8
8
0
3
0
0
1
9
0
22 Rick Reuschel
R. Reuschel
216.00
9/16/1975
CHC CHC
vs
PIT PIT
L
1
0
0
0
0
0.1
6
8
8
0
2
0
0
0
9
0
23 Bill Dailey
B. Dailey
216.00
6/9/1964
MIN MIN
@
DET DET
0
0
0
0
0
0.1
5
8
8
1
3
0
0
0
9
1
24 Lance McCullers Jr.
L. McCullers Jr.
189.00
5/10/2025
HOU HOU
vs
CIN CIN
L
1
0
0
0
0
0.1
3
7
7
1
3
1
0
0
8
0
25 Jhonathan Díaz
J. Díaz
189.00
9/15/2023
LAA LAA
vs
DET DET
0
0
0
0
0
0.1
7
7
7
0
2
0
0
0
10
0
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for ERA going back to the 1901 season.
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TEAM W L PCT GB
Tigers Tigers
28
15
.651
Guardians Guardians
25
18
.581
3.0
Royals Royals
25
19
.568
3.5
Twins Twins
23
20
.535
5.0
White Sox White Sox
13
29
.310
14.5
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Fri
5/16
STL STL
@
KCR KCR
7:40 PM
Sat
5/17
STL STL
@
KCR KCR
7:10 PM
Sun
5/18
STL STL
@
KCR KCR
2:10 PM
Mon
5/19
KCR KCR
@
SFG SFG
9:45 PM
Tue
5/20
KCR KCR
@
SFG SFG
9:45 PM
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25 - 19

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MLB 2025 Division Standings

AL East W L PCT GB
Yankees Yankees
25
18
.581
Red Sox Red Sox
22
22
.500
3.5
AL Central W L PCT GB
Tigers Tigers
28
15
.651
Guardians Guardians
25
18
.581
3.0
AL West W L PCT GB
Mariners Mariners
23
19
.548
Athletics Athletics
22
20
.524
1.0
NL East W L PCT GB
Mets Mets
28
15
.651
Phillies Phillies
25
17
.595
2.5
NL Central W L PCT GB
Cubs Cubs
25
18
.581
Cardinals Cardinals
23
20
.535
2.0
NL West W L PCT GB
Dodgers Dodgers
27
15
.643
Padres Padres
26
15
.634
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DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Mon
4/28
NYY NYY
@
BAL BAL
15-3
Mon
4/28
BOS BOS
@
TOR TOR
10-2
Mon
4/28
AZ AZ
@
NYM NYM
3-8
Mon
4/28
ATH ATH
@
TEX TEX
2-15
Mon
4/28
ATL ATL
@
COL COL
8-2

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Wed
5/14
LAA LAA
@
SDP SDP
9:40 PM
Wed
5/14
ATH ATH
@
LAD LAD
10:10 PM
Thu
5/15
WSH WSH
@
ATL ATL
12:15 PM
Thu
5/15
MIN MIN
@
BAL BAL
12:35 PM
Thu
5/15
CWS CWS
@
CIN CIN
12:40 PM