Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-20

nOtabte also Tor the effectiveness OF. the
p~itchers-Young and Pastorius-in holding
the scoring to a low ratio to the batting.
There was only one run IN the game-made
by Pittsburg-bUt a total of twenty base
hits. Pittsburg made eleven hits and one
run. On the same day the ChicaEos made
eleven hits and one run. The Chicagos,
however, were worsted, as the Bostons
made three runs and fifteen hits. Here
was a game therefore, IN which twenty
six hits were made and only four runs
also only three e~rrors-pretty nifty pitching
ty Messrs. Tuckey and Brown.
Great Day for whitewaah.
There was high quality of play on Au.
gust %. The C~hicagos twice shut out the
Brooklyns by a score OF 2 TO o. Cincinnati
shut out Philadelphia 2 to 0. and Boston
shut out st. Louis, 10 to o. Both OF the
Chicago-Brooklyn encounters were error
less; Boston played two games on the same
day with only one misplay, and there were
only two errors in the Cincinnati-PhiladeL
phia melee. New York made eleven hits.
but only one run, off Rucker on September
8, but shut Brooklyn out. The next day
Pittsburg made ten more runs and ten
more hits than Cincinnati. the Pittsburg
totals being II and II and the Cincinnatis
l and Z. Each side was guilty OF two
errors. so that only three numerals figured
in this otherwise diversified battle.
There were nineteen runs and thirty hits
in a game on September IS. in which New
York trimmed Pittsbgrg. There were nine.
teen runs and thirty hits on the same day
in the game in which Cincinnati beat Bos.
ton. The losers in each case made twelve
hits to the winners eighteen, and the re.
spective scores were II to 7 and 10 to 6.
Anrfl IA the apaafNa da.s q, 4hx ..x-ta..
league, was one of extremes. one extreme
was represented by the New York-Athletic
contest. II was a twelve-inning joust and
was captured by New York, 1 to 0. The
other extreme was the Chicago-DetroIt con-
test. won by Chicago. Is to 8. There was a
replica of these happenings on the 18th. 81.
Louis beat Chicago 1 to o n Cleveland
beat Detroit IL to 8. The New York-wash-
inBton game of April 21 was the widest,
weirdest scramble Of the year. The High
landers made sixteen hits, fourteen runs
and seven errors; the washinEtons made
thirteen runs. ten hits and seven errors.
Peculiar Combinations.
The Detroits and C~levelands each made
three runs ana ten hits on April rs and the
game lasted ten innings. There were more
pitchers than errors in the Philadelphia
st. Louis game of May IS. There were two
errors and seven pitchers: vickers, schlIt-
GER Maxwell, Dygert, Petty, Dineen and
Criss. It was a merry-go-round OF twenty
W hits and twenty-four runs.
Although the Browns pelted the ball for
fourteen hits to Cleveland's nine on May
30 and didn't make an error, they were
beaten 6 to A. The New Yorks pounded the
Boston pitching for fourteen hits on June 2
to eight for the Bostons, but lost. washing
ton laid against the leather for fourteen
hits to the Browns eight on June 9. but
the Browns finished with four runs to
Washington's three. despite the fact that
the latter had the fewer errors. The Browns
assembled the imposing total OF nine err
rors in their game with Boston on June 16.
and just to be in line the Bostons gathered
nine runs.
Three teams-New York, Chicago and
Cieveland-made eleven hits apiece on June
is, while three more-St. Louis, Boston and
Washington-were busy for twelve hits
apiece. June 81 found great minds running
In the same channel in error making. In
the st. Louis-New York game each side
supplied three errors; in the Chicago-Bos-
ton game each made one; in the Detroit
washington game each made two. There
was a maximum of hitting and a minimum
- SNNAhAb ohu tiIOI milking IN the game
of June rs between Boston and Washington
and It must have been a fine one to watch.
Boston made two runs, fifteen hits. one
error; Washington made one run. ten hits
two errors.
Some Figures In One Game.
W~ashington's totals on July Q were 3. .
and 2, to Chicago's 5. 8 and ?. That was
one instance of the same figures, but with
all tho AfffarannA - a. -.z-sa -
they were grouped. The worst drubbIng
OF the year was administered by the De-
troits to the Athletics on July II. The
score was 21 to 2. The Detroits fIayed the
Athletic pitchers for twenty-seven safe
drives. Sevens were conspicous in the New
~York-Detroit fracas OF July IS, but weren't
lucky sevens for the New Yorks. They made
one run. seven hits n seven errors: De-
troit made seven runs, seven hits and no
errors-one run for every New York mis-
play.
August II came to the front with two tie
games and with six hits each by three of
the c~ontending clubs and seven by the
fourth. August % was prominent because
Of four undertakings. New York BANKED
the White Sox and the Detroits did likewise
to the Athletics. The Washingtons did
PAOdu ny WNlNtN dSilnk lne
Clevelands twice. Four games were played
between't he New Yorks and White Sox on
August 2S and 20, and three of them were
notable for their cIoseness. New York won
one, 1 to 0. n Chicago won the two others,
2 to I and i to 0.
In four games on September IS the losing
teams made the scant total Of three runs
and ten hits. an average OF two and a half
hits each and less than one run each. In
the three games of September 20 the three
losing teams made a total OF two runs and
ten hits. The White Sox harvested twelve
runs off eight hits against the New Yorks
on September %, and on the same day the
Detroits could raise only a meager three
runs from twelve hits made off Plank OF
the Athletics.
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