Evening journal., 1912-10-05
BOSTON HAS
GIANTS BEAT
ON TWIRLERS
So Critics Expect American
LeaGuerS to Clean Up
Nationals in Series
ALL In READINESS
FOR OPENING GAME


illustrate the remarkable effective
ness Of the Red sox pitchers this year
npon which they base the confident
belief that the coming worlds series
will be captured by the American
League champions. The Boston fig
ures include the game played by the
Red Sox in Washington last Satur-
day
smoky Joe Wood. the Hubs star
boxman. won 33 games and lost 5,
percentage Of .S75 for AZ games, hav-
ing come to the relief Of Hall, Bedi-
ent. OBrien, Collins and Cicotte. He
gave so bases on balls, hit 13 bats
men. struck out 253 and made four
wild pitches. He was taken out OF
two games
Ray Collins, the crack southpaw.
won IA games and lost FIVE, coming
to the rescue of O'Brien. Hall and
Pape, and being Withdrawn eight
times His percentage OF victories
was 1877. with "a passes, two hit bats
men and 72 strikeouts.
Charley Hall. Boston's best relief
pitcher. won II and lost nine, with
two ties He relieved other boxmen
IN 12 instances and was taken out
Of 1S games His winning percentage
was 65l for "a games, in which he
handed out Il free tickets, hit four
and famed S2
Hugh Bedient, who is finishing his
first year in major league company,
won 10 and iost 9, with a percentage
OF $40 for 35 games, having been used
as relief pitcher IL times and
Al ~ h1 In
games He gave 53 passes, hit two
men, famed ia. made a wild pitch
and balk
Buck OBrien. the noted spitball
artist. won IL an lost 10. with a per-
centage of .567 In 35 games. He re-
lieved three and was knocked out nine
times. He passed SO. hit 10, famed
107 and was credited with seven wild
pitches.
Corresponding figures setting forth
the work of the Giants leading pitch
ers are equally interesting and af-
ford material for deep thought among
fhe Hub rooters.
Jeff Tesreau, a spitball pitcher,
heads the list, with IL victories and
six defeats, having a winning per-
centage of .739 for 32 games. Tesreau,
including the game he pitched last
Saturday. gave 95 bases on balls. hit
II men. famed 102, and had three
Wild pitches. He relieved fiye men
and was taken out Of 10 games.
Rube Marquard, who won 1g
straight, has a record OF 26 wins and
10 losses, 1922 for 40 games, having
relieved Teereau and Ames once each
and Wiltse twice also being taken ou'
Of 10 games lie handed out "a
passes, hit two, struck out 16S and
made six wild pitches.
Christy Mathewson showed that he
wasn't all IN by any means, by win
ming 20 and losing IL, also taking
part In one tie. a percentage OF ,6S4
As a relief pitcher he was called OF
in seven games and was supplanteS
in eight He gave 8S bases oh balls
hit two. struck out l32 and had tw'
wild pitches.
Otis CrandaIl, the Giants5 star res
cuer, won ~ and lost six, and re
lieyed Marquard three times, Tes
reau four. Ames fve, hathewson iVe
and Wiltse six. He was removes
from the mound on three occa
sions. His winning percentage wa
.G67, with S6 bases on balls, three hi
batsmen and 6s strikeouts.
Leon Ames relieved nino and wa
removed from IA games. lie wol
nine and was beaten IN fve, per
centage Of .64a for 81 games, In which
ne gave 50 passes, hit three men an
struck out "A, also having seven wll
pitches.
Hooks Wilise relieved seven an
~ae taken out IA times, winning eigh
and losing FIVE, a percentage Of .6lI
Twenty-seven bases on balls wer
charged against him, one hit batsma
and be made 81 carve the air.
LIE UP OF THE TEAMS,
The games will be played In Ne
York and Boston on alternate day
SO that the schedule will be; Ne
York. October s; Boston, October
New York, October 10; Boston, o.
fober IL; New York, October 1.
Boston. October IA, II the sixth gan
is necessary.
The umpires for the series will
Billy Evans and silk OLoughlin Il
the American League, and Billy kle
and Charley Rigler, for the Nation
League. The official scorers will
T.. c. Richter. Philadelphia, and Ia
1or Sphinx, OF st. Louis.
The lineup by positions viii
as follows:
NEW YORK. BOSTON.
tGiants) Pitchers Cred Sox)
Tcsreau ........-....--.... Wo'