The Detroit times., 1914-06-05
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RECORD BROKEN
in SIX WEEKS
American Leaguers Have En-
gagged in Thirteen Such Bat
ties This Year
WALTER JOHNSON DOESN'T
FIGURE IN SINGLE ONE
Every Club in Circuit Has Help
ed to Smash Precedents of
Many Seasons

III the excitement incident 10 tue
war between organized ball and the
Federals. II has possibly escaped the
attention OF the fan that they have
witnessed In the American league this
year more l TO . battles than ever
before. In the first six weeks OF the
campaign last year the Johnsonites
reeled on only two such passages
alarms; in the same time this year
they have played IL contests OF this
character. During the entire season
OF 1913 the junior league had 81 / TO
0 games, SO IL looks as IL the John.
sonites' record for ! TO D games
would be smashed 10 inhnitesimal
smithereens during 1914
One odd feature OF the / too games
played In the American league this
season with Walter Johnson hasn't
figured In one OF them. In 1913 the
Idaho phenom got mixed up In no less
capturing five and dropping two, both
10 Ray Collins OF the Red Sox.
Joe Leonard OF Boston and Eddie
Cicotte OF Chicago have acquired
Johnson's 1913 habit OF getting into
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OF winning them The fastener and
the westerner each have figured In
three | TO battles, the verdict be-
ing for them once and against them
twice. Artillerists who have pitched
a brace OF | to 0 engagements are
Earl Hamilton OF the Browns and
Jim Scott OF the White Sox. Death
Valley jim" beat the Yankees, / TO D,
T.. -. L. 10
tors, to o. in 10 frames. though he
denied Griff's gladiators hit until
the one overtime session. Scott Is
the second American league boxman
to be euchered out OF a no-hit game
because his mates could not supply
him with a tally in the regulation
rounds. The same unfortunate ex-
perience happened to Tom Hughes OF
the Yankees in a game with the Maps
in 1910.
Every American league team won
one or more ! TO 0 games in the first
six weeks OF the campaign this year
and every club save Washington lost
at least one contest OF this kind The
White Sox have figured In eight l TO
0 games, the Red Sox In five, the
Maps in three and the Senators,
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Browns each in two. Boston and Chi
cago have won the most l TO games
each three; Chicago has lost the
most-fve. On May IA no less than
three l To games were played IN
the American league and two OF these
contests ran into overtime; Philadel-
phia downing Cleveland in 13 innings
and Washington conQuering Chicago
In 10 sessions.
Here is how the L to games play
ed in the American league this year
have been decided
Chicago.
April 16-CleVeland defeated on Col
lins's two-bagger off Banding.
May 10-Detroit defeated on Col
lins's single off Dubuc.
May 25- New York defeated on
Collins's sacrifice fly off-Warhop.
Boston.
April 1S-Philadelphia defeated on
Lewis's double off Shawkey.
May 14-St. Louis defeated on
Wares's tumble OF Engle's grounder
off Hamilton.
May 22--Chicago defeated ON Black
burne's tumble of Speakers grounder
off Cicotte.
washington.
April 17-Boston defeated on Hen.
rvs hit of Leonard.
May 14-Chicago defeated in 10 In
nings on Shankss double off Scott.
Cleveland.
April 25-Chicago defeated on
Lajoie's single off Benz.
Philadelphia
May I4-Cleveland defeated in 13
innings on Hagerman's wild throw OF
Plank's bunt
Detroit.
April 29-Chicago defeated in IL In
nings on Dubu's sacrifice off Clcotte.
New York.
April 29-Boston defeated on
Walsh's home run off Denoard.
st. Louis.
May Chicago defeated on Aus
tins single off Benz.
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