Evening journal., 1918-11-26
These BALLPLAYERS.
FAILED IN pinch.
Senators Unable to Score
for Johnson in 80
Games
13 GAMES LOST
BY | TOO SCORE

When Walter Perry johnson cele-
brated his thirty-flrst birthday this
month his Boswells came along with
stories about the Fire Bells Kings
prowess in shutouts. not striking into
new lanes In Copeland and informing
the populace how the Kanssn's string
Of defeats has been swelled by the fall
ure Of his supporting cast to make runs
fer him.
Stanley Coveleskle, OF the Indians,
suggested last summer, when he was
being buffered by Fate because his
teammates had forgotten the route TO
the home plate. that a story ought TO
be written about the men who had the
misfortune TO be on the wrong end OF
shutouts. For II a team can't make a
run for you" muttered the Cleveland
curver. how can you win a game"
over a space Of seven years, from
1912 10 1918, inclusive, Johnson went
down TO defeat 80 times because the
Senator'S couldn't score, no other pitch
or on Byron Bancroft's circuit dropping
as many runless games as Walter. In
i3 Of these defeats OF the Washington
wizard the score was 1 10 0, six OF these
conflicts getting into overtime. Babe
Ruth took Sir Walters measure In i3
innings and so did Joe Benz. men who
beat him In ti-round tussles In whclh
one run represented the scoring being
Scott Perry. Jim Bagby and the two
Rays-Caldwell and Collins.
There aren't a great many pitchers
who have been In the American League
for seven seasons. but Ray Caldwell has
been a curving contemporary Of John
sons since 1911 and so has Eddie Ci-
cote. The Yank has been beaten II
times because his team neglected 10
score, while the White Sock has been
charged with 10 defeats for the same
reason, nine OF them by the score 10
O. Clcotte and Caldwell. together, have
lost only three more runless battles
than the famous kansan.
Joe Bush and George Dauss reached
me Junior circuit late In 1912, the Red
Sock having been denied runs oftener.
IN a more limited space Of time, than
either Caldwell OF Cicotte. and the Tiger
having more defeats marked UP against
him because OF no tallying than the
former telegraph operator. Bush has
lost 20 shutouts and Dauss IS.
Pitchers who have been beaten &c
times because the other chap was dis
tributing ciphers are Jim Scott. who IS
IN the army; Jim Shaw, who ought %
be In the navy, because he once shot
himself while hunting; Hubert LEONARD,
who reached a cantonment via the ship
yards; Carl Weilman, who was a Tiger
tanner until appendicitis felled him, and
Joe Benz. Batesville's (lnd.) most IA
nous butcher boy.
All told, there are 22 American
Leaguers who, from 1912 20 1918. inclu-
eive. have lost 10 or more shutouts, and
n Jack Warhop and Walter Leverenz
had pitched as many games as Johnson,
II Is quite likely that Walter Perry
would not enjoy the double distinction
OF having figured in more runless re-
verses and victories than anyone else,
for these two hurlers certainly did not
get much encouragement from their
teams. Each lost a dozen games be-
cause their clubs could not procure any
runs for them, most OF Warhop's beat
ings OF this kind being marked by low
scores. He took the hot end Of half a
dozen 1 10 duels.
johnson Leads Pack.
This Is a list Of the American League
pitchers who have lost 10 or more shut
outs In the last seven years:
80 Runless Defeats.
Walter Johnson, 10 by 10.
20 Runless Defeats.
Joe Bush, four by 10
10 Runless Defeats.
Eddie Cicotte, nine by 10.
Is Runless Defeats.
George Dauss, three by 10.
Il Runless Defeats.
Pay Caldwell. three by 10.
i6 RunlesS Defeats.
Jim Shaw, three by 10; Carl Well
man, three by 10; Joe Benz, four by
30; Jim Scott. five by 10. and Hub
Leonard, six by 10.
i2 Runless Defeats.
Walter Leverenz, one by 10; Ray
Fisher, five by 10; Jack Warhop, six
by 10; Bob Shawkey, six by 10;
George Foster, two by 10, and Rob Rus
sell, two by 10.
II Runless Defeats.
Earl Hamilton. two by 10. and Guy
Morton.
10 Runless Defeats.
Harry Coveleskie. two by 10; Stanley
Coveleskie, four by 10; Bert Gallia,
three by 10. and Marty McHale. one by
10.
Johnson lost six shutout games this
year and six in 1915. five in 1916 and
1917, four In 1913 and 1914 and three In
1912. A few years ago. when managers
believed Walter 10 be at the zenith Of
his career and practically unbeatable, 1t
was the custom to send in a selling
platter against the Washington stake
horse, and two or three times the un-
known tumbled the famous person over
and spilled whitewash on him.
Rankin Johnson Recalled.
The one thing fans recall about Adam
Rankin Johnson is that he took Walter
Johnson's measure twice in shutout
games few years ago and was beaten
thrice by him in contests Of this type,
while about the only good games Al
Collamore and Ab Bowman pitched
during their brief Cleveland careers
were those in which they opposed the
Potomac Peril and gave him the treat
ment he generally gives the other
fellow.
These are the men who have beaten
Walter Johnson In shutout games In
the last seven years:
Three Times.
Babe Ruth TO 0 (three time).
Twice.
Ray Collins--i 10 0 (twice).
Rankin Johnson-i 10 0 and to 0.
Jim Bagby-i to o and 7 10 o.
Joe Wood 10 0 and 2 Ia %