The Washington times., 1913-12-08

Nauonal League pllcniIlS Averages
published today show Christy Mathew
son, the Giants premier hurler. tc 1e
the best in the circuit, almost as much
20 in the old league as Walter Johnson
is In the American The oM master
stands head and shoulders above the
other old ones and newcomers. Com
I,iled on the latest method of showing
the average earned rum Matty leafs
with 2.e6 per contest.
Babe Adams, the Pirates mainstay.
proves to be next to Matty. Adams
pitched in more games than the veteran.
and averages e-15 per battle. Big JEFF
Tesreau, the Ozark Mountain bear hun
ter. is third among the huTlers. with
mark of 217, while his running mate,
al De,naree, the artist hurler, is fourth.
One noticeable thing about the averages
published is the fact that four of Johnny
McGraw's stars are in the first ten.
Rrbe sIarquard. who is featuring in
a home-week revival in vaudeville in
New York at present. is eighth. The
left-hander is 2.54 runs per game. Gro
Yer Alexander, the Phillies star pitch
or, is we'll down the list Alexander
tops the circuit in sfutouts en- having
blanked the opposition no less than
seven times during the season.
Larry Cheney, the Cubs pride. proved
so he the iron man of the circuit
Cheney pitched in fifty-four games dur
Ing the season. and lead the leag.!e in
wild heaVeS. beinE credited with nine
teen In contrast to this is Matty's re
markable record of having three wil6
pitches and no hit batsmen- In this
respect Jimmy Lavender led. having
thunpedr thirteen batters who opposed
MIN.
SeaIon. the Phillies' pitcher. famed 1S>
batsTEen during the Campaign, Just on"
more than Jeff Tesieau. The widest
hurler in the circuit proved TO be Sea
ton, with 49, marked contrast to
Matty's smooth performances, in which
'le gave but twenty-one free passes dur
:Tg the season. other wild men were
esrcau, 1le: Tyler, los, AMI Cannitz,
Io7
WiItse. the Giants relief pitcher. led
those who tgTred in many games. blIc
failed To finish them out, or went to
the 3id of a struggling pal. Wilisa
averages LIE per contest in having runs
scored off him in the seventeen games
IN which ne took part. Do Crandall
is next, with 2.S.
Chicago averaged 3.-7 bases on balls
per game its pitchers being the wild
men of the circuit. The Braves. aided
by Tyler's loose-jointed arm. gave 3.1T
famed more oatters than any other
club. averaging 3.2i per game.
Matty is the best of the National
League hurlers. His record during the
past campaign is approached by Adams,
OF the Pirates. and comparison of the
twoshoTs the Pittsburgh star to be but
behind. Adams pitched in forty-three
gaines. while the old master took part
in forty. Matty won TWENTY-FIVE and
Adams got twenty-one; Matty lost
eleven and Adams ten.
In allowing base hits Adams proved
70 be better. the opposition getting 10
him for but 81, Tn.le Matty Tvds
touched up for twenty more. In control
however. the famous fadc-away artist
hasNt all over his younger rival. Ma
theWson allows but tEenty-one bases
on balls during the entire season, while
-Adanls passed forty nine batters In
strikeouts Adams has 1H TO his credit
While Matty got but ninety-threc.
comparison Of the National League
leader with the pitching Of Walter
Johnson is not amiss. although the rec
ordS OF the two are not as close as
might be supposed. In the sum total of
inc seasons work as Inquired in the
Nerase earned runs per game. Matty is
far Dehlnd Walter in this respect
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J"hTson during the season in forty
seven Games allowed lO9 earned rrrrs
per game. - "ontrasted with the 20
Tor the McGraw pitcher. Zach hurI..r
Ia" ihirty-"iEht bases on balls. wber,,
Mhtt, tno%ed but twenty one 1t n,ust
De remembered. though. that WaItC:
pitched i: forty more, inning. th.r
Matt' o. nearly four more c4rlrs.
MatlY -lo"inc "a, hits ~ less ca5nc.
Inan J"hnacn tops aim ~ the. pride NJ
%Si'inrtoH shut off the opposing bat<-
mon with nut 30 hits
pui1n= the ~h"le season AIatr. .as
gotten 10 fer .eyrnty c;.Tne,, f.. 9
while Ea>icr !1hnsons p.,chj,tc w.s
enough ~ SOP the opposition WIN i.r.
iortN-two earned runs. In fact. .Ioi,rs,n
allowed bat hfty-four runs earreI 90.
presented. during the whole car,,,af.,,
Maty failed 10 hit a single bats, g.,
during the season. while johnson ...,.
ing loose with his terrific specl.
loucned up the batsmen nine times.
Mathewson's nipety-three striie-out..
Ior the year are more than doubled by
Johnson 3 80. In fact, johnson str,,ci,
cut seFenty-five more batters than
seaton. the Phillies' star. who Was tho
ieader FOR the National League,
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