ERA Champs

I’ll ignore the Tigers offensive struggles for another day or so.  Now, it’s time to rejoice that the Tigers currently employee three of the top ERA pitchers in the American League.  Here’s the skinny:

• Jarrod Washburn (2nd): 2.63
• Edwin Jackson (3rd): 2.64
• Justin Verlander (7th): 3.15

That’s three Tigers in the top seven in ERA.  For the sake of making my upcoming research easier, that’s three Tigers in the Top 10 in the AL ERA leaders.  When is the last time a Tigers trio did that?  When is the last time any team did that?  Glad you asked…

• 2005: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim had Jarrod Washburn (4th), John Lackey (6th), and Bartolo Colon (8th).  That team won...
  
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