Evening journal., 1914-09-22
No HITLESS CANES
IN worlds Series
Can be Established
This Fall, If Twirler
Blanks Opponents
REULBACH BEST
MAN ON MOUND

New records can be established for
the worlds series this fall without
endangering major league records.
All that a pitcher has 20 do to shat
ter a previous red letter mark for a
blue ribbon game is 20 dispose Of
his opponents without safety Ed
Reulbach Of the Superbas, has the
distinction of having pitched the best
game in worlds series. In 1906
while wearing the uniform of the
Cubs, Reulbach let the Whitesox
down with one safe smash. made by
"Jiggs" Donohue, who died about a
year ago. The Hiuess Wonders
scored a run in this controversy, but
Donohue's safety had nothing to do
With the tally
Men who have wirled two-hit
games in worlds series are Mordecai
Brown. Ed Walsh and Eddie Plank
Brown accomplished his feat against
the Whitesox. Comiskey's one-time
man of steel selected the Cubs as
his victims and the veteran southpaw
picked the Giants Brown and Walsh
whitewashed their opponents while
they were limiting them to q brace Of
hits, while Plank missed a shutout
lecause of an error by Frank Baker
and a piece of bone-headed baserun-
ming by Arthur Shafer, who, accord
ing to sarcastic member of the
Baseball Writer'S ssociatiOn Of
America, ought TO be awarded a
Chalmers car because he has done
more for the Braves than any other
player
The three-hit games reeled of in
the annual classic now number five.
Bill Dinneen pitched the first of these
In 1903 for the Red Sox against the
Pirates; JEFF Overall the second in
1903 for the Cubs against the
Tigers; "Chief" Bender the third in
1910 for the White Elephants against
the Cubs: Jack Coombs the fourth
in 1911 for the White Elephants
against the Giants. and Hugh Bedieni
the fifth for the Red Sex in 1912
against the Giants. or these stunts
by far the best was that performed
[ by COombs. for the IrOnmongel
Travelled II innings against McGraw's
cohorts.
The four-hit contests total 18
Christy Mathewson, "Chief" Bender
and Mordocai Brown each having
pitched two and these men each one:
Deacon Philippe, Bill Dineen. Ed
die Plank. Nick Altrock. Jack Pfeis-
ter, JEFF Overall and "Rube" Mar
! guard.
The record number OF strlkeouts
for a worlds series ussle is 70
4 Walsh Of the White SOX famed a
dozen Cubs the first time he faced
them, in 1906. and Bill Donovan OF
/ the Tigers duplicated the perform
/ apce against the Chance combina-
! tion the next season, having a dozen
innings, however, in which TO do
/ SC. Dinneen OF Boston whiffed II
/ Pirates in 1903 and 1911 and 1917
| IL Giants took the strikOeut count
| at the hands of Bender Of Philadel.
/ phia and Wood of Boston. Pitchers
/ credited with striking out 10 men in
/ contests for the championship of the
universe are Philippe Of Pittsburgh
Overall of Chicago and Mullin of
, Detroit
Considering the number Of games
/ Played, il is remarkable that ther,
is no very wild exhibition Of pitch.
ing on the records. The unsteadiest
stunt was uncovered by Jack Coombl
OF the Athletics in 1910, when he
handed the Cubs nine passes anC
beat them, nevertheless. to 3.
In order for a batsman to set q
new record for home runs in on,
game. it will be necessary for hin
to, hit for the circuit thrice. Patricl
Henry Dougherty. when he was
Red Sox in 1908, slammed out a
trace of four-baggers in the secont
game of the series, his first walloJ
being Off Sam Lever and his sec
ond off "Buclxy" Veil.
The greatest number OF hits tori
of in one contest by a batsman Il
four. seven men, two Of whom wer'
Chalmers car winners having turn
ed this trick. The best performance
was Frank Isbell's in 1906. all o
his smashes being doubles. Thes'
are the men who have made fou
hits in the worlds series games:
October 1. 19O3-Leach. Pirates
two songles and two triples of
Young Red Sox.
October s, 1903-Beaumont, Pirates
four singles off Dineen. Red SOx.
October 13. 1906-Isbell, Whit
Sex. four doubles Of Reulbach
Ffiester and Overall. Cubs.
October IA. 19O6-Hahn. Whit
sox. four singles off Brown anC
Overall. Cubs.
October 10, 19OS-Cobb, Tigers
three singles and one double of
Pfiester and Overall, Cubs.
October 25, 1911-Doyle. Giants
two singles and two doubles of
] Coombs and Plank, White Elephants
October 26. IBID. Murphy
White Elephants. three singles anC
no doubles off Ames. Wiltse an,
Marquard, Giants.