who had the best era in the nl in 1942

Mort Cooper had the best ERA in the NL in 1942, with an ERA of 1.78.

Interpreted as:
Who had the best era with a minimum of 1 IP per team game in the nl in 1942?
NAME ERA SEASON TM G W L W% GS SO CG SHO SV IP H ER R HR BB HBP GF IBB TBF WP K/9 BB/9 K/BB HR/9 K% BB% WHIP BABIP RA ERA- FIP FIP- H/9 PRAA
1 Mort Cooper
M. Cooper
1.78
1942
SLN SLN
37
22
7
.759
35
152
22
10
0
278.2
207
55
73
9
68
5
1
1,100
5
4.91
2.20
2.24
0.29
13.8
6.2
0.99
.229
2.36
53
2.53
72
6.69
30.2
2 Johnny Beazley
J. Beazley
2.13
1942
SLN SLN
43
21
6
.778
23
91
13
3
3
215.1
181
51
67
4
73
3
15
890
7
3.80
3.05
1.25
0.17
10.2
8.2
1.18
.246
2.80
63
2.87
82
7.57
15.3
3 Curt Davis
C. Davis
2.36
1942
BKN BKN
32
15
6
.714
26
60
13
5
2
206.0
179
54
62
10
51
7
5
840
1
2.62
2.23
1.18
0.44
7.1
6.1
1.12
.237
2.71
70
3.31
94
7.82
4.8
4 Johnny Vander Meer
J. Vander Meer
2.43
1942
CIN CIN
33
18
12
.600
33
186
21
4
0
244.0
188
66
78
6
102
1
0
1,017
4
6.86
3.76
1.82
0.22
18.3
10.0
1.19
.252
2.88
76
2.48
74
6.93
23.6
5 Bill Lohrman
B. Lohrman
2.48
1942
TOT
31
14
5
.737
19
47
12
2
0
170.2
154
47
55
11
35
2
4
692
5
2.48
1.85
1.34
0.58
6.8
5.1
1.11
.240
2.90
73
3.36
95
8.12
3.2
6 Bucky Walters
B. Walters
2.66
1942
CIN CIN
34
15
14
.517
32
109
21
2
0
253.2
223
75
101
8
73
5
1
1,054
2
3.87
2.59
1.49
0.28
10.3
6.9
1.17
.250
3.58
83
2.89
87
7.91
12.6
7 Ray Starr
R. Starr
2.67
1942
CIN CIN
37
15
13
.536
33
83
17
4
0
276.2
228
82
88
10
106
3
2
1,136
0
2.70
3.45
0.78
0.33
7.3
9.3
1.21
.233
2.86
83
3.47
104
7.42
-4.6
8 Claude Passeau
C. Passeau
2.68
1942
CHC CHC
35
19
14
.576
34
89
24
3
0
278.1
284
83
116
13
74
3
0
1,177
4
2.88
2.39
1.20
0.42
7.6
6.3
1.29
.272
3.75
83
3.22
95
9.18
4.7
9 Whit Wyatt
W. Wyatt
2.73
1942
BKN BKN
31
19
7
.731
30
104
16
0
0
217.1
185
66
82
9
63
7
1
900
1
4.31
2.61
1.65
0.37
11.6
7.0
1.14
.245
3.40
81
2.97
84
7.66
13.3
10 Lon Warneke
L. Warneke
2.73
1942
TOT
27
11
11
.500
24
59
13
1
2
181.0
173
55
67
10
36
0
3
739
0
2.93
1.79
1.64
0.50
8.0
4.9
1.15
.257
3.33
82
3.08
89
8.60
7.3
11 Max Lanier
M. Lanier
2.96
1942
SLN SLN
34
13
8
.619
20
93
8
2
2
161.0
137
53
55
4
60
2
11
657
3
5.20
3.35
1.55
0.22
14.2
9.1
1.22
.267
3.07
88
2.74
78
7.66
13.8
12 Al Javery
A. Javery
3.03
1942
BSN BSN
42
12
16
.429
37
85
19
5
0
261.0
251
88
106
8
78
3
2
1,108
1
2.93
2.69
1.09
0.28
7.7
7.0
1.26
.260
3.66
93
3.10
92
8.66
7.9
13 Hal Schumacher
H. Schumacher
3.04
1942
NYG NYG
29
12
13
.480
29
49
12
3
0
216.0
208
73
81
12
82
3
0
926
3
2.04
3.42
0.60
0.50
5.3
8.9
1.34
.251
3.38
90
3.87
110
8.67
-8
14 Tommy Hughes
T. Hughes
3.06
1942
PHN PHN
40
12
18
.400
31
77
19
0
1
253.0
224
86
105
8
99
0
5
1,069
1
2.74
3.52
0.78
0.28
7.2
9.3
1.28
.244
3.74
93
3.39
100
7.97
0.3
15 Paul Derringer
P. Derringer
3.06
1942
CIN CIN
29
10
11
.476
27
68
13
1
0
208.2
203
71
83
4
49
4
0
872
0
2.93
2.11
1.39
0.17
7.8
5.6
1.21
.266
3.58
95
2.78
83
8.76
13.1
16 Bob Carpenter
B. Carpenter
3.15
1942
NYG NYG
28
11
10
.524
25
53
12
2
0
185.2
192
65
73
13
51
1
2
790
3
2.57
2.47
1.04
0.63
6.7
6.5
1.31
.266
3.54
93
3.60
102
9.31
-1.4
17 Bob Klinger
B. Klinger
3.24
1942
PIT PIT
37
8
11
.421
19
58
8
1
1
152.2
151
55
69
6
45
3
9
657
4
3.42
2.65
1.29
0.35
8.8
6.8
1.28
.266
4.07
96
3.11
89
8.90
6.9
18 Kirby Higbe
K. Higbe
3.25
1942
BKN BKN
38
16
11
.593
32
115
13
2
0
221.2
180
80
89
17
106
2
3
929
3
4.67
4.30
1.08
0.69
12.4
11.4
1.29
.237
3.61
96
3.84
109
7.31
-7.5
19 Harry Gumbert
H. Gumbert
3.26
1942
SLN SLN
38
9
5
.643
19
52
5
0
5
163.0
156
59
67
3
59
1
12
695
5
2.87
3.26
0.88
0.17
7.5
8.5
1.32
.264
3.70
96
3.12
89
8.61
7.2
20 Rip Sewell
R. Sewell
3.41
1942
PIT PIT
40
17
15
.531
33
69
18
5
2
248.0
259
94
117
13
72
2
7
1,067
4
2.50
2.61
0.96
0.47
6.5
6.7
1.33
.270
4.25
101
3.44
98
9.40
2.4
21 Hi Bithorn
H. Bithorn
3.68
1942
CHC CHC
38
9
14
.391
16
65
9
0
2
171.1
191
70
93
8
81
0
14
744
2
3.41
4.25
0.80
0.42
8.7
10.9
1.59
.310
4.89
113
3.68
109
10.03
-6.2
22 Si Johnson
S. Johnson
3.69
1942
PHN PHN
39
8
19
.296
26
78
10
1
0
195.1
198
80
96
6
72
1
8
834
2
3.59
3.32
1.08
0.28
9.4
8.6
1.38
.284
4.42
112
3.14
92
9.12
5.8
23 Elmer Riddle
E. Riddle
3.69
1942
CIN CIN
29
7
11
.389
19
78
7
1
0
158.1
157
65
74
7
79
4
5
700
2
4.43
4.49
0.99
0.40
11.1
11.3
1.49
.282
4.21
115
3.58
107
8.92
-4.6
24 Rube Melton
R. Melton
3.70
1942
PHN PHN
42
9
20
.310
29
107
10
1
4
209.1
180
86
95
7
114
3
9
903
8
4.60
4.90
0.94
0.30
11.8
12.6
1.40
.257
4.08
113
3.51
103
7.74
-2.4
25 Bill Lee
B. Lee
3.85
1942
CHC CHC
32
13
13
.500
30
75
18
1
0
219.2
221
94
99
4
67
1
1
939
3
3.07
2.75
1.12
0.16
8.0
7.1
1.31
.274
4.06
119
2.90
86
9.05
11.6

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TEAM W L PCT GB
Cubs Cubs
17
10
.630
Reds Reds
13
13
.500
3.5
Brewers Brewers
13
14
.481
4.0
Cardinals Cardinals
11
15
.423
5.5
Pirates Pirates
11
16
.407
6.0
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sat
4/26
MIL MIL
@
STL STL
2:15 PM
Sun
4/27
MIL MIL
@
STL STL
2:15 PM
Mon
4/28
STL STL
@
CIN CIN
6:40 PM
Tue
4/29
STL STL
@
CIN CIN
6:40 PM
Wed
4/30
STL STL
@
CIN CIN
6:40 PM
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NL East W L PCT GB
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.692
Phillies Phillies
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.500
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.630
Reds Reds
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Wed
4/9
LAA LAA
@
TBR TBR
11-1
Wed
4/9
TOR TOR
@
BOS BOS
3-4
Thu
4/10
KCR KCR
@
CLE CLE
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Thu
4/10
PIT PIT
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CIN CIN
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Thu
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NYY NYY
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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sat
4/26
TOR TOR
@
NYY NYY
1:05 PM
Sat
4/26
BOS BOS
@
CLE CLE
1:10 PM
Sat
4/26
BAL BAL
@
DET DET
1:10 PM
Sat
4/26
LAA LAA
@
MIN MIN
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Sat
4/26
MIL MIL
@
STL STL
2:15 PM