How Low Can He Go?

Greg Maddux is on pace to post the ninth-lowest earned-run average since the dead-ball era ended in 1920, which would give him three of the 10 lowest ERAs since then:

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PITCHER, YEAR, TEAM W-L ERA Bob Gibson, 1968, St. Louis Cardinals 22-9 1.12 Dwight Gooden, 1985, New York Mets 24-4 1.53 Greg Maddux, 1994, Atlanta Braves 16-6 1.54 Luis Tiant, 1968, Cleveland Indians 21-9 1.60 Greg Maddux, 1995, Atlanta Braves 19-2 1.63 Spud Chandler, 1943, New York Yankees 20-4 1.64 Dean Chance, 1964, Angels 20-8 1.65 Carl Hubbell, 1933, New York Giants 23-12 1.66 Greg Maddux, 1998, Atlanta Braves 15-6 1.67 Nolan Ryan, 1981, Houston Astros 11-5 1.69 Sandy Koufax, 1966, Dodgers 27-9 1.73

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Research by HOUSTON MITCHELL / Los Angeles Times