The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-08
BEST WORK IN
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Addie loss Did Not Lose Series
During Season and Holds
the Record.

joss WAS the only American league
pitcher that did not lose a series dur
ing the season recently ended. The
nearest that the Stat" came to los
ing was with Washington, with whom
he broke even in four games. He did
not work at all, however, against the
Athletics.
There were five star twirIers that
lost but one series. Walsh's only re-
verse was i'm the Cleveland series.
which he lost ; 20 3. Bill Dineen
pitched three games against Washing
ton and Lost Two Bill Donovan was
unable 10 win either game he hunrs
against Boston. Washington was also
I'm Dusty Rhoades' way. winning both
of the games that Dusty worked.
George Mullin managed 20 break even
or better with every club except
Cleveland. TO whom he dropped four
out Of six games.
Lefty Graham of ST Iaufs
pitched four games against the White
Sox and lost them all.
Nick Altrock won but six games ali
season. Three of them were from Bos-
ton. one from the Athletics and two
from Washington.
Crisis. the demon Texan OF the
Browns. figures as having pitched only
letics. He relieved a pitcher in the
ninth inning and giving about six
passes. lost without trouble.
The White SoX took four falls out Of
Cicotte OF the Red SOx. The Boston
man, however, was very effective
against Cleveland, winning all his three
games.
vickers pitched ten games against
Cleveland, winning four and losing
six.
Jimmy Dygert of the Athletics
was easy for Cleveland, losing four
straight. He also lost four out o. five
to Detroit. New York. Washington
and Boston. however, we're easy for
him.
Eddie Plank took three straight
from New York. and lost FIVE out OF
seven to Detroit "A team composed
largely of left-handed batters
InvincibIe Against Three Clubs.
Summers was mighty effective
against Philadelphia. Washington and
New York. winning seven from the
Athletics. four from the Nationals and
two from New York without dropping
game to any of the three
Cleveland won four games from
Summers and four from MuIlin. while
st. Louis also took four falls out Of
Summers.
wild Bill Donovan was unable to
win either of his games from Boston
He also dropped four TO Philadelphia.
The Maps won five games from
Walsh and the same number from Har-
~ Howell.
Frank Smith of the White Sox and
Harry Howell We're easy for Detroit.
each of this pair losing four games to
the Tigers
Boston was Addie Joss Jonah this
year. the tall boy losing three games Ia
the Red Sox
Liebhardt was pie for the Browns.
who took five games from the Cleve-
land splitter
DOC" White was called upon to go
against Washington and Detroit In
nine games. He won five out of nine
from Detroit and seven out of nine
from Washington.
FaIkenberg's Peculiar Record.
Falkenberg won both of the games
he pitched for Washington against the
Maps. While with the Nationals kS
won three out Of four from Boston. but
when with the Maps he lost each OF the
two games he pitched against the Red
Sox.
Washington pitchers had their hoo
doc clubs. Charley Smith lost four
straight TO St Louis, Burns lost four
straight to Chicago, while Hughes
dropped five in a row TO Detroit.
Chesbro managed to win two out
Of seven from Detroit and two out of
six from st. Louis.
Hogg was unable to win two games
from any one club In the league. He
did break his long standing Cleveland
hoodoo. however. winning for the first
time in four years from the Maps.
Tom Hughes worked eight times
against the Athletics and broke even.