The sun., 1919-09-28
COOMBS TOPS Big
SERIES TWIRLERS
Jock Won 5 Worlds Cham
pionship Games-Ruth Pitched
80 Scoreless Innings.
BENDER HAS FINE RECORD
Has Played in Five Series and
Has Mark of Six Victories
and Four Defeats.
BENDER HAS FINE RECORD
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been the most successful worlds series
pitcher. Coombs went through three
worlds series without meeting defeat.
In two others he also shared in the
spoils but did no pitching.
Coombs has won FIVE worlds series
games and lost none. However he has
had a lot of luck with him. as heavy
scoring by the Athletics made Jacks
work rather easy for him in 1910. when
he won his greatest glory, defeating the
Chicago Cubs In three games
The collapse of the Cub twirlng staff
enabled Coombs to walk home to three
easy victories, as the Athletics scored
twenty-eight runs in the three games he
pitched. He won by scores of . to 3,
IL to and to 2.
Coombs's greatest worlds series game
was pitched on the Polo Grounds in the
third game Of the 1911 series. Mathew
son led, / to o. up to the ninth inning.
when Baker tied the score for Coombs
with a home run. Jack then won in the
eleventh inning by a score Of to 2.
Coomb, permitted only three hits In the
eleven innings
Coombs pitched another masterpiece
the next time he faced the Giants, but
injured himself internally while putting
all his strength into a pitch. Mack kept
Coombs in despite his better judgment,
and the Giants were able to tie the score
on Jack in the ninth inning. Strunk ran
for Coombs after he opened the tenth
with a single. and in the second half
Plank was touched up for New York's
winning run. The defeat was charged
to Gettysburg Eddie.
Beat Mays In 1910.
In 1915 Coombs then a National
Lacquer, opposed Carl Mays, the only
Red Sox pitcher the Dodgers got friendly
with in their i'll fated series three years
ago. With his team ahead, A to 3, Jack
felt himself slipping in the seventh after
Gardner had hit him for a home run,
and relinQuished his post to Pfeffer. who
held the one run lead to the end. That
was Brooklyn's lone victory.
Next to Coombs the worlds series
pitchers with the besl records are the
two Babes-Adams of Pittsburg ana
Ruth of the Red Sox. Both Babes have
three victories and no defeats. Adams
won his three in one series, while Ruth
won his in two. Adams defeated the
Detroit Tigers three times in the worlds
series of 1909. and practically won the
worlds title for Pittsburg single handed,
as the series went the full seven games.
At the time Adams was a kid in his
early teens and was putting in his first
year in the major leagues.
Ruth was the most disappointed man
in Boston when Bill Carrigan failed to
use him In the 1915 series with the
Phillies. Babe led the American League
in games won and lost that year. but
Carrigan got along so well with shore.
Foster and Leonard that he had no occa-
sion to No his big Babe.
Babe Gets His Chance.
Ruth got his chance in the second
game OF the 1916 series with Brooklyn.
Hi Myers hit him for a homer in the
FIRST inning, but thereafter Babe pitched
twenty-nine consecutive worlds series
innings before another run was shaken
out of him, breaking Mathewson's former
record of twenty-eight scoreless worIoS
series innings. Ruth won the game from
Brooklyn in fourteen innings, beating
Sherrcd Smith, 2 to 1.
He won the first game of the 1918
series between the Cubs and Red Sox
last fall, defeating Jim Vaughn in
pitchers battle, l to 0. Ruth also pitched
most of the fourth game of this series.
IS While his team led to in the ninth ne
was taken out with two men on the bases
and none out. Bush came in and saved
the game for him, Ruth having shifted
TO left field. Chicago scored two runs
on Babe in the eighth inning of this
game, breaking his wonderful scorel, IS
streak. 1t is a singular fact, however,
that while Ruth has pitched twenty-nine
consecutive scoreless worlds series in
nings (two innings over three full
nine inning games) he has only one
worlds series shutout to his credit.
Pitchers who have won two worlds
series games without meeting defeat are
ed Walsh, formerly of the Chicago
White Sox Dick Rudolph and Bill James
Of the Boston Braves and George Foster
and Dutch Leonard Of the Red Sox.
Walsh won one two hit shutout In the
1906 series between the White Sox and
Cubs, but in the next game he worked
he was knocked out OF the box with the
White Sox ahead. Doc White saved the
game for him, which was won by the
White Sox, to 6.
Work of Braves Pitchers.
Both Rudolph and James pitched the
Braves to two victories over the sup
posedly invincible Athletics in 1914.
Rudolph pitched so sSilfully against the
mACkmen Lnat Iney scored only TWO runs
IN eighteen innings, one In each game.
James was even more spectacular, al
lowing only two hits and no runs in
eleven innings. He won the second
game, to 0. from Eddie Plank, and in
the third game relieved Tyler, with the
score to 4, at the end of the tenth in
ming. This game was won by the Braves.
to 4.
Dutch Leonard pitched two spectacu-
lar worlds series games. beating the
great Alexander, 2 TO l. in. a pitchers
battle in 1915, and downing Marquard.
6 TO 2. In Brooklyn In 1916. Foster de-
feated the Phillies twice in the 1915
series by scores OF 2 TO / and 4 to 4.
Joe Wood, Bill Dineen. Ernie Shore,
Big Orvie Overall and Urban Faber each
won three out OF four games. Wood de-
feated the Giants three times In the
worlds series OF 1912 and Faber licked
McGraws bunch three times in 1917.
Dineen made his great record in the
hrst worlds series between the National
and American leagues when he hurled
back the Pirates three times In four
games. winning two games by the shut
out route.
Bender Has n Great Record.
Chief Bender has a great worlds Sc.
Ties record. running through FIVE differ
ent series, during which he won six
games and lost four He won five OF
his victories from the Giants and one
from the Cubs. New York beat hin
twice and the Cubs and Braves each