Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-16
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came the duty of Eddie Plank to in
struct Danforth how to pitch the curve
Danforth had much trouble trying to
master that style of delivery. Sadly
Baltimore club in the International
League. He did pretty well for Dunn,
but he couldn't get his curve to break
ing in big league style. When Dunn
was forced to withdraw from Baiti-
more because of Federal League oppo-
sitiop he sold most of his players,
Danforth being among them. He went
to the Louisville club.
During his first season at Louisville
he met with pretty fair success. This
year he started off in fairly good style,
but his work didn't cause any of the
scouts to offer fancy prices for his
services. He showed a pretty good
curve, far better than the average
with varying success. About the mid
die of the season Danforth began to
show the association batters something
new in the way of a fast ball. Strike
outs began to feature every game he
worked. In a few weeks he was the
most talked about pitcher in the or
ganization. His winning streak start
ed about July %. Here are just few of
the pitching feats he turned In during the
last two months of the season:
Allows Only Three Hits.
July 23-Worked six innings against
Cleveland, allowed only three hits and
struck out nine men. His team lost
because of the big lead Cleveland had
taken off the pitcher who started the
game.
August Allowed Kansas City nine
hits in six innings, in which time he
also struck out seven men. Won his
game, to Z.
lowed Milwaukee three hits and struck
out eleven men; the game was lost,
8 to Z.
August 11-Beat st. Paul, IA to 4, in
game in which he was never forced
to show his best stuff. In eight in
nings his opponents made eight hits,
while he struck out seven.
August 18-In seven innings he al
lowed only six hits and struck out
ten men. yet he was beaten by Kansas
August 25-Relieved Pitcher Hoch
after Milwaukee had taken a three-run
lead. In six innings he allowed only
two hits and struck out six men. The
three-run lead was enough to beat him.
3 to 2.
August 31-on this day he got the
credit for two wins over Cleveland.
Went in as relief pitcher in the eighth
to 8. In three innings he struck out
four men and permitted only one hit.
In the second game of the double
header he beat Cleveland, to 0. in a
siX-inning game. In the abbreviated
affair he allowed one hit and struck
out eight.
Struck Out Ten.
September BEAT Indianapolis, to
1, in which game he was found for
only four hits while ten of the oppo-
sition went out on strikes.
September s-Despite great exhi-
bition he lost to Minneapolis to 4, a
three-run rally in the final inning de-
Gliding the contest. In this game fifteen
strike-outs scored against the Millers
were wasted. He allowed nine hits.
September 10-He relieved Pitcher
Hoch in the seventh inning of the
game with Minneapolis, his team lead
ing to 5 at the time. He held that
advantage by striking out Ave of the
six batters who faced him.
September 12-Had an easy time beat
lead he travelled at top speed. his oppo-
nents making only two hits, while
eighteen of them went out on strikes.
September dedicated st. Paul / to
0 in a pitchers battle. Struck out
sixteen and allowed five hits
September 19--Held Milwaukee to a 1
to ] tie. a seven-inning affair in which
he struck out nine men and was found
for five hits.
Great Strike-out Record.
A resume of those figures gives one
some idea of what wonderful pitching
Danforth was doing at the close of the
season. In fourteen games IN which