Evening journal., 1904-06-03
Remarkable RECORD
Of JOE M'GINNITY
The "Iron" Man and Happy
lack" Chesbro Pitching
Great Ball

Iron Man Joe Mciinnity, TOT lNc
Giants. and Hapoy Jack chssn9o, foS
the Highaadsrs, have hSsn The MAIN
stays for their respective teams IN the
pitchers box so far this season. Both
are working in grand form against the
heaviest hitters Of both the Natona
and American Leagues, aud bid tair
TO equal. II not surpass, IN 1904 tho
great records they made IN previous
seasons.l
McGinnity's record this season up to
date Is a remarkable one, and 1t is
doubtful whether It has ever been
equaled Up to Wednesday last the
Iron Man had pitched in ten fun games
and won all Of them. besides twice GO
ing into the box to check opposing
teams that were taking liberties with
the curves of other pitchers on the
Giants staff.
In the ten full games pitched by Me-
Ginnity only twelve runs have been
scored against him, an average Of one
and one-fifth to a game. The highest
number Of runs made by any team
was three made last Wednesday by
Brooklyn. Beginning with the game
Of May IN st. Louis the Iron Man
established a record for the season Of
pitching thirty-one consecutive Innings
without a run being scored against him.
The Cardinals failed to get a run over
the plate IN the last four innings of the
game. In his next three games the
Iron Man retired without run the
Cincinnati Reds, the Pittsburg Pirates
ana the Chicago Cubs. Last Wednes-
day the Brooklyns scored IN the first
inning, breaking the string of goose
eggs.
The Iron Man does not look for
strike-out records. In the 10 full games
pitched he has famed only twenty
seven men,
Strength in Variety.
His strength lies in the great variety
Of balls he can pitch to the batters.
His cross-hre curve his famous rise
ball, his outshoot and his slow and fast
straight balls can all be hit But usu-
ally the victims cannot init them
where the felders amt" and send the
ball to where the foxy Iron Man has
placed his ielders in advance.
Manager Selee. Of the Chicago Cubs
tells Of an instance of McGinnity's ex-
treme confidence in his ability to force
a batter to hit In certain direction.
Says Selee: In a game in Chicago
with King at the bat. McGinnity
placed Mertes near the left foul line
King usually hits to right centre.
was astonished at McGinnity's move
but more so when King a minute later
hit the ball directly into Sandow's
hands,"
During his comparatively short serv-
ice i'm fast company no pitcher has
surpassed McGinnity's work. In l90l
he received the credit for saving thS
championship for the Brooklyn clui
when the Pittsburg Pirates were in no
pursuit of the superbas and the othei
Brooklyn pitchers were up i'm the air.
Won Three Double Headers.
The Iron Mans great record of las
season, It is predicted, will stand 70
many years. He pitched I'm double
headers against Boston. Philadelphia
and Brooklyn and won them all.
Chesbro is known as a slow beginner
who has not heretofore been at his yer!
best until the season is we'll advanced
This year he opened up by beating tn
Boston worlds champions I'm the open
ing game Of the season. He has VOL
eight games and lost three. Chesbr
is a great repeater and always want
TO come back after being beaten by
team. on May IA the ClevelInd slug
gers led by the mighty Lajoie, VIII
Wuo ARiiNNNA ny AaA lAANaf AAtNfAA4ieAA ~
Flick and others, hammered Chesbro'
curves for seven runs. Two days late
he tackled the "ball breakers" agai
AID held them down to six hits an
one run, made on a triple by Flick an
an infield scratch by Turner
Happy Jack" also has a remarkabl
performance TO his credit Pitching 70
the Pittsburg Pirates in 1902, he pitch
ed forty-one consecutive innings with
out a run being scored against hin
Beginning with eight blanks agains
one of the Western teams, he mike
the whitewash in nine innings eac
for Brooklyn, Philadelphia and Ne
York. After completing the run wit
six goose eggs for Boston the Beaneai
efs scored one run. Chesbro then wer
on and shut out Boston in two inning
Chicago In nine and ST. Louis in twi
making in all a record OF ffty-thre
goose eggs out Of fifty-four inning
8 pitched.
There are Others.
Other pitchers Who are living up
their great records Of the past this sea
son are Rube Waddell. the Philadelphi
Athletics great left-hander an
Charles O<ld) Nichols. Of the st. Lou
Cardinals. Nichols shares the evel
green honors with Cy Young. Of III
Boston worlds champions. whose gres
feat of shutting out the Athletics n
Gently without a hit or ran or ma
getting to first has caused q gener
digging up of pitchers past perform
ances."
Rube Waddell is known as the grea
est tanner" of them all Last seasC
he made what has been termed a PHI
non email record. In SO games he stru,
ont e9l men. an average or nearly eigl
to the game.
This season Rube is making hero
efforts 70 equal or surpass his recoi
OF last year. Un to date ne has pltcl
ed IL games, Of which he has won
4 apd lost 3. He has struck out 20 ba
ters, sn average Of 6 4-11 10 the gam
His record for the season IN one gan
is in tanning l6 Of the Highlanders
l2-inning game on April 2l. He %
u OF the Detroit Tigers away by hi
q ting the air route last Thursday.
Kid Nichols made his rcappearan
81 in major league company this seas,
as manager of the 81. Louis Cardina
So far the veteran has pitched S
games, Of which he won five. 7
holds the grand record OF having pitc
ed $50 games during IL years servi
with the Boston National League teal
or these be won 331. lost $50 and tied
81 a winning percentage OF 6S7. fgtr
that the great majority of pitche