The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-12-23
Only Athletics, With D. Runs
Per Game, Are Able to In
crease Record
CARDS AND BROWNS ARE
WEAK OFFENSIVE SISTERS
Tigers and Maps Are Tied For
Third Place, With IL Runs
Per Game

Major league ball clubs did not have
as much success making runs during
the 1913 campaign as they did IN
1912. Last year only one club In
creased its run-getting powers over
the season before The worlds cham
pion Athletics OF Connie Mack were
the only ones able to turn the trick
All the others fell short of the 1912
mark by goodly margin.
In the National league the Cardin-
ais were last in the league pennant
race and also in run-making. Miller
Higgins crew counted US ta1f1Gs III
1853 battles. an average OF 30 per
contest Thanks To the White SoN,
the Browns did not land In the A. l..
Teh Sox had the weakest scoring ma
chine Of any club. but just the same
they finished in fifth place. although
they counted 30 less tallies than the
Browns. The Browns averaged 3.S
per game, while the Sox had 80.
Both local teams fell below their
1912 marks. with the Cardinals being
the worst sueffrers. In 1912, the local
National league counted an average
OF "a TALES per battle. while last
year II was only 3.5. The Browns
dropped from S.5 the year before 10
! 3d.
The sluggers of Connie Mack made
things merry for their competitors
during the 1918 campaign. and when
the season wound up they had
counted 161 more TALES than the
Maps. their nearest competitors
That's one reason why Connie Mack's
men stood out head and shoulders
above all the other clubs when the
final battle of the campaign was
played. Mack's men counted an aver
age OF So TALES per game. while the
year before 1t was 81. Their total OF
runs wos 794.
The slgging Mackmen were the only
ones able to chalk up an average OF
hve tallies per conflict during 1913.
The year before four clubs, the Red
Sox. Athletics, Cubs and Giants were
able 10 turn this trick There's no
telling what II was in 1913. but one
thing is certain. Either the batters
OF all the other clubs were weaker,
or the pitchers hurled better ball.
Which II was, well not try to deter
mine.
As far as that goes. only one other
club was able to count 700 tallies dur
ing the campaign No. the Giants
were not the lucky ones. Instead.
tn eCubs piled up total of 72l. and
topped the National league, averaging
4.7 counts per bsttle. The Giants had
684 in 1876 games for an average of
a.. The Phillies tied with the Ma
tional league champs for second place.
Here's one of the peculiar features
Of the run-scoring OF the major
league clubs for 1913. Both the Car
dinals and Browns sent 52S runners
over the pay-off station during the
1913 campaign. but the Cards aver
age per game was 35 and that of the
Browns 49, This happened because
the Browns took part in two more
conflicts than their National league
rivals for eighth-place honors.
The downfall OF the Red SoX was
one OF the disappointments during
the season. The 1912 worlds cham /.
pions did not fail only in the pen
nant race. but also in run-getting per
game. This was cut down just one
whole tally per battle during 1913 (
But the Sex were second 20 the Mack |
men. with a percentage of 43 counts !
each conflict. The Maps and Tigers |
tied for third with Al
Here are the figures.