Evening journal., 1915-04-26
MATTY needs NO
BOOST IN OLD CAME
Glance at Records for Ten
Years Proves His
Ability
HAS WON 20
GAMESEACH RACE

sheets from leOb 10 lJl4 are CohSulNcu'
these showing that annually the New
York star has turned in 20 or more
victories for his aggressive boss
John ]. McGraw.
''Big Six" did not wait until the
earlier named year TO acquire the
habit of getting by the one score mark
in wins, but the figures from 1905 on
were taken for the reason that 10
year result could be obtained. Matty
now has won 90 or more games for IL
successive years, and when he fails
70 produce a score of triumphs in a
campaign that fact will be as widely
chronicled and commented on as Hans
Wagner's late fall out OF the Society
of the Three Hundred.
In 10 seasons in the American and
National Leagues and one in the Fed
eral League, 73 pitchers have man
aged to win 20 or more games during
one or more campaigns. Three men
Walter Perry Johnson, Mordecai
Peter Centennial Brown and George
Joseph Mullin-turned the trick five
times and the first-named may pos
sibly equal Matkewson's wonderful
record. Vic Willis, Addie Joss. Ed
die Plank and Ed Walsh. between 1905
and 1914, figured on the Pitchers
Honor List four times, while men
who have been on Il thrice are Larry
Cheney. Howard Mamitz, "Ruhe'
Marquard, Grover Cleveland AleXan-
der, Vean Gregg. Frank (Piano-
Mover Smith, Russell Ford and Jack
Coombs.
some Southpaws On II.
On the honor list Of the 73 success
ful slabmen are 19 lef,handers. those
still in major league captivity being
Plank, MarQuard. Gregg, Packard,
Rucker. Hess. Covaloski. Russell and
Collins. Any manager who has a
southnaw who can win 20 games n
year ought 10 be more than satisfied.
anc probably is. In the last 10 years
the greatest number Of triumphs
registered by a portsider in a season
ls 27. "Rube" Waddell got this
mark in 1905. when the White
Elephants won their second banner,
and Guy Harris White OF the White
sne eoualed IL two years later.
ianis. in the National. and the
OK. in the American. have had
afest number Of consistent
slab-winners. In ten seasons twenty
Of McGraw's moundsmen have won
twenty OF more games for him. while
in Chicago Old Roman Comiskey has
paid salaries 10 fourteen athletes who
have done similarly In the camp Of
the St Louis Americans there hasn't
been a pitcher since 1903 who has been
able 10 register twenty victories in
any one pennant pursuit. The Car
dinals. in ten years. have had Only ore
man capable Of turning such q trick.
He was Bob Harmon. now a Pirate.
Those Who Won Thirty.
Records OF the last ten years show
THAT Mathewson. in the National, and
Walsh. Johnson. Coombs and Wood. in
the American, are the only men who
have succeeded in winning thirty OF
mere games in a year Walsh and
Mathewson each had their best sea
sons when their teams just failed "a
win championships. Chicago's Big Reel
piling up forty triumphs in 1905 and
New York's big Six" registering thir-
ty-seven successes the same campaign
Mathewson, in 1905. won thiriy-one
combats. Walter Johnson. like
Mathewson. has skipped by the fhirty
mark twice-in 1913. when he landed
thirty-siX contests, and in 1912. wher
he brought home thirty-two. Joe Woos
captured thirty-four tussles in 19i.
and Jack Coombs thirty-one in 1910
Claude Hendrix. Mordecai Brown and
George Mullin. all now in the Fedora
League. are crediated with having
won twenty-nine games during Z
championship running
These figures show the men in IN,
majors who have succeeded in winnin,
twenty-five or more games in a sea
son from 1905 70 1914 and also IN,
number OF years each National. Amer
lean and Federal Lacquer has lande,
twenty or more contests:
Forty Nictories-Nalsh, White Sol
in 1905
Thirty-scven Victories - Mathewsnr
Giants. IN 1908
Ihirty-six Niciories-Johnson. sena
tors. IN 1913
Ihnty-fo1r Victories - Wood. Re
b0x. in 1912.
Ihirty-tuo Nieiores-Johnson. Sen'
tors. in 1912.
IhirtF-one Victories - Mathewsol
Giants, ~ 1906 Coombs. Elephants.
1910.
Trcnty-nine Niciories-B Brown. Cub
IN 1907 Nullin. Tigers, in 1909; Hei
oriT CHiieds. IN 1914
Twenty eiCnf hiCtOrice-C Coomh
White Flepnsnts, 10 1911; Alexande
Phillies. in 1915 johnson. Senators,
1914
Iaenfy-sevcn Victories - Whit
White Sox, ir 1857. Walsh. White S.
IN 1911 and 1912. seaton phillics.
1913; Alexander. Phillies. in 1918; n
Ginnify Giant. in 1906; Mathew so
fiaats. IN 1910. Rudolph. Braves.
1914; Brown. CthF. in 1910. joss. NaI
in 1907; Orth. Yankees. in 1906; Wa
deli. White Elephants IN 1905.
TWcnty-siy Nicfories Quinn. Bal
more Feds. In 1914; James. Braves.
1914: Brown. Cubs. in 1906; Chens
Cubs. IN 1912. Mathewson, Giants.
1911; Marquard. Giants. IN 1912; II
reau. Giants, in 1914; Ford, Yankees
1910. Plank White Elephants. in l9l.
twenty-five Victories -Falkenberg.
dianapolis Feds, in 1914; Seaton Broo
lyn Feds. in 1914; Donovan, Tigers
1907; Kilian, Tigers. in 1907; Smi
White Sox. in 1909; johnson, Senators.
1910; Matheweon. Giants, in 1913 a
1914; csmnitz. Pirates, in 1909; Brow
Cubs, in 1910.
Pitchers Honor List.
Ten Seasons-Christy Mathewson
Five Seasons-Walter Johnsc