Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-09-16

ViCtors Joe Woood ana JhIi MAYS uiu
the slabwork. the veteran going the
greater part OF the route.
The highest shutout score thus far
recorded is IS to 0. The White Sox
COPIED in this fashion from the
Browns on April IS. Urban c. Faber
opposing Harry Hoch, Key Prettyman
and George Baumgardner None Of
the men who toiled on the mound for
Branch Hickey on this date now is
drawing salary from Robert Lee
Hedges. though Baumgardner still Is
the property Of the one magnate In
the American League who is willing
10 help Hughey Jennings pennant
chances by selling him box material.
Detroit on June 9, overwhelmed
Bnston. is to 0. and three games
marked by the tallying figures OF IL
to are also on the records-two IN
the National and one in the American.
Chicago clubs have figured In all
these controversies. The White Sox
won over the Yankees in this fashion
on June 9 and the Cubs we're beaten
in this manner by the Phillies on
June 10 and by teh Superbas on Au-
gust 9. George Hilbert Pierce start
Cd in both these lopsided skirmishes
for Bresnahar charges.
Five Games Of Double Figures.
Five other games have been played
In which teams reached double fg-
ures in markers while bathing their
opponents In the whitewash tub.
They vera as follows.
June 5-pirates. IL: Superbas, O.
Mamaux and Dell-Cadore.
July Bred SoX. IL; White Ele-
plants. 0. WoodGregg and Wyckoff-
Haas-K nowlson.
May 15-Giants 10; Cubs, 0. Mar
guard and el-Pierce-Adams
August 24-Braves, 40: Pirates 0.
Raglan and Cooper-Hill
September Cardinals. 10; Cubs,
%. Doak and HUMPHREYS.
The scores Of the other shut-out
games In the major leagues have been
as follows. / to 0 events being most
fashionable in the American League
and 2 to 0 settos having the call in
the National
Q to games-American 1; Ma
tionaI. 8.
s to 0 games-American, 4; Ma
tionai, 4.
z to 0 games-American. 4; Ma
tional, g.
to games-American. 6; Ma
tional, s.
to 0 games-American z; Ma
tional. 9.
to 0 games American, s; Ma
tional, Is.
to games American. IA; Ma
tional, Is.
to games-American, IA; Ma
tional. 26.
/ to o games-American 81; Ma
tional. IS.
0 to American, 0; Ma.
l tional. o
The teams easiest to blank thil
year have been Chicago. in the Ma
tional. and Washington. In the Amer
lean. Bresnahan's men have gon
runless on 10 occasions. Griffith's o.
IS. Walter Perry Johnson has bee
IA Senator'S gunner I'm six games 4
which they haven't Tailed, the onl
other twirler who has had the sam
misfortune being Pete Schneider, o
the Reds Pitchers who have not ha
run made behind them in FIVE con
tests are HUMPHREYS. OF the Cubs
Tesreau. of tho Giants: Morton. O
the Indians, and Wyckoff, OF tn
White Elephants.
Ruth Not Yet Blanked.
Among the steady workers VIII
haven't yet gone down 20 runless defea
are Ruth and Wood, of the Red Sox
Russell and Benz. of the White Sox
Boland. of The Tigers; Tyler. Of IN
Braves. and Demaree, Of the phlre
Charles Bartholomew Adams of the p
rates, has had the misfortunc TO twirl i
foui games against his old team 81
Louis and be denied runs. He wa
beaten by Peidue on April 20. 3 20 o: b.
Doak on June 80. 20 0. and by Sallel
on September ! 4 10 o. getting a run
less draw with Griner on May %
The one pitcher who has blanked
team three times this season Is Scot
If the White Sov Death Valley Jii
has treated she White Elephants in thi
fashion. he also owns two ahutout
over the Red SoX So docs Foster. d
She Rcd SoN. over ST. Louis and Wash
ington; Wood. of the Red Sox. owe
Cleveland, Morton. OF the Indians. on,
Philadelphia and st. Louis; Dlbuc.
the Tigers. over Washington; johnson
ot the Senators. over New York an
Philadelphia; Ayers. of the Senator
, over st. louis Rudolph. of the Brave
over Chicago. pfefler, OF the Superba
over Cincinnati; label. of the Cub
! over Cincinnati. Humphries, Of the Cub
, over New York; Vaughn. Of the Cut
a over Brooklyn; Schneider. Of the Red
over Pittsburgh; Tesreau. of the Giant
over Cincinnati; Alexander, of the Phi
: lies over Chicago. Cincinnati and Ne
q York; Demarce, Of the Philles o.,
. New York. MamauX. of the Pirates. or
$ Brooklyn, Cincinnati and philadelphi
h Harmon, Of the Pirates. over ST. Lou
B. and Grincr. Of the Cardinals. over Pitt
10 hurch