The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-06-04
ODD ANCLESsTO
WALSH'S RECORD
CHAMPIONS AND TAILENDERS
ARE TWO TEAMS HIS SLANTS
DID NOT BOTHER.
TIGERS HIT HIM FAIRLY WELL

Premier TwirIer of American League
Usually Beaten Out by Detroit Last
season-Boston and New York
Proved Soft for Him-How Other
Teams 'Fared.
Little wonder that Chicago folks
call Ed. Walsh of the White Sox, who
recently signed again for the season,
the premier pitcher of the American
league. This fellow Walsh is marvel
among pitchers. He allowed but 339
hits during the season, and as 1,675
players were charged with Eat bats"
while they were securing that num-
Der of bingles Walsh held the Ameri-
can league batters to a POP average.
Exceptionally effective was Walsh
against both Boston AID New York,
the former batting only .165 and the
latter .178. The Boston batters were
at bat 273 times, and secured but As
hits. George Winter, the spitball
pitcher, who became a Tiger late in
the season, headed the Red Sox in
batting against Walsh. However, he
only faced him three times, securing
two hits, an average of .667.
Gessler was the real nifty hosiery
against Walsh. In the nine games in
which he faced Walsh he hit safely
in seven, securing two hits in two of
the seven sessions.
The lowly Highlanders made 81
hits in 303 times at bat, Laporte top
ping the list with an average of 1873,
securing one safety in three trials.
Harry Niles and Jack Kleinow were
the mighty WALLPAPERS among those
who played in several games, each
having an average of .30S. The for
mer made eight in 26 times at bat,
while Kleinow's hits and at bats were
just one-half those of Niles.
The hard-hitting Athletics and Maps
were almost as helpless before Walsh
as were the Red Sox and Highlanders,
the former securing Sc hits in 274
times at bat, an average of .204 and
the lateer making SO safeties in 244
trials, a mark of .205.
Although Big Chief Bender is
credited with the best average among
the Athletics against Walsh, still he
was only at bat twice, securing one
hit, 500 mark, while to Danny Muir
ply the real crown belongs. Murphy
was not only the classiest of the Ath-
letics, but also was the leading batter
of the American league when opposed
to Walsh. Danny was at bat q times
and walloped the horsehide for IL
safeties, 444 mark. Eddie Collins
also travelled at a merry clip against
the great splitter, having seven hits in
81 visits to the plate, 1888 average
Charley Hickman Of the Maps had
the unique distinction of facing Walsh
just one time, being sent to bat in a
pinch, and succeeded, in connecting
safely, giving him a perfect average
Dusty Rhoades followed with 1873
mark, making two hits in six times
up. ~
Walsh was used repeatedly in the
Philadelphia, while Cleveland drew
him a fair number of times. On the
other hand, Manager Jones was a lit
tie gingery about working him against
Washington and Detroit, as the big
fellow never was any too successful
against either team. The breaks Of
the game always appeared to be
against Walsh when opposing the
Tigers and Nationals. However, he
managed to hold the latter to PA
mark and Cobb, Crawford & Co. to
.223.
Jesse Tannehill of the Nationals
shared with Charley Hickman of the
Maps, the honor of having a perfect
average against the spitball artist.
George Mcbride was the real National
leader, however, and If he could clout
the sphere against all pitchers as he
did against Walsh, he would surely
lead the league. In Is times up he
made seven hits for an average of
.467.
OF the Tiger crowd, Davy Jones,
Perry and O'Leary each batted 500,
the two first named each making two
hits in four times up, while O'Leary's
figures were just one-half those of the
pair. Bill Coughlin proved that he
was not down and out when facing
Walsh, making three hits in, eight at
tempts. Schmidt was classy to the ex.
tent of five hits in ID times up, a 1857
mark, while Cobb made seven hits in
81 visits to the rubber, 1893 mark.
Although he was called to work in
more games against the Browns than
any other team, being called to the re.
lief of his teammate twirlers on sew
eral occasions, Walsh managed to pull
out with debit mark of .243, Nc
Aleer's men batting him harder than
any other team. They made 65 hits
in 266 times at bat. Joe Yeager and
Sid Smith each made one hit in two
times. up, a 500 mark. but the real
leaders were two outfielders, George
Stone and Danny Hoffman, whom
rumor has placed on the market.
Stone made II hits in 33 times at
bat and Hoffman seven in 81 times.
q 1888 average. Pitchers Graham and
Bailey had the same average. Big
Dode Criss hit 1856 against Walsh,
making both his bingles when sent to
bat in the pinch.
All in all Walsh did very well
against all of the teams. The high
water batting mark of .243 to the
Browns credit might win a pennant
now and then, but 1t would have to be
backed up by number of other
things.