Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-07
WIN MOST GAMES
BY ONE RUN
White Sox Did the Trick, but
Lost Championship by
Solitary Game.

1t isn't always the team that gets mo
breaks in luck that wins the pennant.
By breaks In this instance, Is meant the
team that wins games by the least posi-
BILE margin-one run. A team that wins G
big bunch Of games by one run Is surely
having the breaks.
During the past season in the American
League exactly oil games were won by
the narrow margin of one run. an excep-
tionally arge number. The Chicago
White Sox evidently had tie most breaks.
al least they won the largest number OF
the pennant. However. they made a gal
liant fight for the flag and were not nosed
out until the final game OF the year, which
Detroit wen with ease.
The White SoN won thirty-fte or the
one-run margin games. The Maps were
second with thirty such victories. and La
joie's boy.s also made d strong bid for the
dag finishing only one-half game behind
the pennant winning Detroit team.
1t was the Tigers. however. vino upset
body naturally claimed they had the
breaks. They may have had the best OF
it in other branches. but surely they did
not compare with the White SoN and
Maps in annexing victories by the small!
margin of one run
Detroit won twenty-seven of the close
games. being third in this respect but
II made up Tor its deficiency in this
line by cloutiag the ball hard In other
games and winning by wide margins.
s.. Louis was next in line with twenty
six victories which proves that the teams
that win the close score games are gen
orally Up in the race. The four western
teams had it on their eastern rivals In
winning games b. one run and all finished
. in the first division.
Phi adelph;a won twenty five. New York
twenty -four. Washington twenty-three
and Boston twenty-one. The Red Sox
/ however managed to finish in fifth place
/ while the Athletics, Nationals and High
! landers followed in order named.
! OF the PHI games decided by one run
! forty-five of them ran into extra innings
/ There were eighteen ten-innng games
. fourteen lasting eleven innings. sever
! twelve-round contests. three OF ,brteef
/ innings one of fourteen innings and two
! lasting for sixteen rounds.
! OF the extra inning games Chicago
: again led with nine victories by one
run and three defeats Boston followed
| with four and two Then comes Cleve
,ard with nine and six: Detroit with 81,
| and four: ST. Louis with six and six
| New York with three and five: Philadel
phia with FIVE and twelve. and Washing
| ton with three and seven.
| OF the ten-inEing games Chicago wor
| Ave and lost one: Boston won one, De
| ;roit and ST. Louis each won and los
! three: Cleveland won two and lost three
Philadelphia three and Eve. and Washing
! ton one and three.
; ST. Louis won three and lost one eleven
inning games By one run: Detroit. Chi
caxo and Boston each won two and los
one: Philadelphia won one and los
| one: Cleveland won two and lost three
| Washington and New York each won on,
and lost three.
| Cleveland lad the cali In twelve-in mini
games by one run. coping three ant
losing none. Detroit won its onl!
twelve-inning game: New York won tw'
and lost one: Philadelphia won one ant
| lost four: Chicago and st. Louis each los
! one.
| Cleveland, Chicago and Boston we're TIL
winners of thirteen inning games by on
run. and Boston. Philadelphia and Wash
inzton the losers. Cleveland won tn
only fourteen-innng game hy one rul
from New York Chicago and Washing
ton won the siSteen-inning games from
Philadelphia and ST. Louis, respectively.
Forty TO q games were played fou
running to ten innings. two to eleven ant
one to twelve. There were 1fty-nin
scores OF :, To l. eight being ten-innin,
two thirteen and one sixteen. The +
= games numbered forty-tive. three re
curing ten innings, two eleven. on
twelve. one thirteen and one fourteen
Twenty-seVen games were decided by Tn
score OF ( TO 3 two being ten-inning a.
fairs. Two eleven and three twelve. Tn
) to 4 finals numbered fifteen, two O
which We're eleven-inning games and on
sixteen. The 6 to ) scores tota led four
teen, one being a teninning game an
another eleven. Only six games resulte
in a : 70 score. one going to eleven in
'lingS and another ending after twelv
, rounds. The to : score games NUM-
5ercd i've. ali ending in the re.ulatio
nine rounds No games were decided b
| ,nc run with a larger score than ) TO I.