Evening journal., 1920-04-10
INV FnEpERcK G. LIER.

Hy FREDERICK q. LIEB.
The Boston Red Sox are the life
time kings OF the American League, as
are the Chicago Cubs OF the National
League. In fact. the Red Sox have
The greatest record in baseball. MOI
only have the Rcd Sox an edge on
every team in the American League
but they have won six championships
In 10 years, averaging almost one pen
nant for every three years.
But more remarkable stll is the
fact that the Red Sox met National
League rivals In Ave worlds series,
and emerged each time with the VIC
tors crown The only time that the
Red Sox did not follow their Ameri-
can League championship with a
worlds championship was in 1904, when
McG-aw's Giants declined TO play jim
my Collins famous team which had
mauled the Pirates in the previous
year
Boston's i9-year percentage In the
American League Is 54S The stat s.
tics comp led by AL Munro Elias do
not include games played with clubs
LEAGUE Boston won over 200 games
from every club in the league. with
the exceetion OF the Yankees. New
York. however. did not come into the
lcagIe until 1908 two years after Bos-
ton.
The outft which has furnished tn,
Rcd Sox with the TOUGHEST opposi-
ton has been, It's white stockinge,
ri.5ls from Illinols-the White Sox
R9ston only has a nlDe-game margin OF
C..cau winning POI games against f9'
70 tie White Sox
- addition 10 six nrsts. three Bos-
,o9 teams have finished second. two
have 11'shcd third and three fourth,
2 ing the Red Sox "a nrst divis on
teams in 10 years. only once has the
Rel Sux aggregation finished last That
wss in 1906 when both Chicago teams
Were FIRST and both Boston clubs We're
last The Ped Sex lost % straight
games that year and the White Sox
wor ~ straight.
Chicago has given Boston a pretty
race for the lfc-time supremacy Of The
american League. Chicago enjoys The
distinction Of being charter member
OF both the National and American
Lesgues OF the eight clubs that frst
started In to buck The National League
in 1900 only Chicago, Detroit and
Cleveland still possess American League
franchises.
The Efc time perecntage Of The
White sox is only two points below
that OF Boston-5ic. but while Boston
has an edge on every club in the league,
the White sox have had to bow their
heads to both Boston and Detroit How
ever. Chicaeo's 20-year record with De-
troit has been remarkably close. the
margin Of the Tigers being only three
games Detroit has licked The White
sox 2is times. while the pallid Sox
have twisted the tail Of The Tiger on
200 occasions
Win the exception Of Boston,
against whom Chicago won t9S
games. the White sox have won over
200 games from all its rivals The
White son have piled up more VIC
sorics thsn any team in their leagae-
1874 The two Sox teams are the only
American League outfits who have won
more than 1900 games.
Chicago ranks third In number Of
pennants with fve, two OF which were
followed by worlds championships. No
series were played in 1900 and 1901,
when Chicago xon its first two Ameri-
can League flags. The White Sox also
have two seconds. four thirds and four
Tourths giving Comiskey IS nrst di-
VISION teams in % years. No White Sox
team ever has finished last Chicago
has truly remarkable record in that
respect Through "a National League
campaigns and 20 in the American, tho
Windy City never has produced tail
summing third in the American
League are the Detroit Tigers. with the
crcditahle percentage OF .o2S for 20
yca's. The Tigers have won three
championships two seconds. four thirds
and four fourths. giving them 10 first
DIVISION clubs. They have the edge on
Chicago. Cleveland, New York, Wasf-
in~ion and ST. Lous.
The Philadelphia Athletics trot along
IN fourth place Despite the wretchfd
showing OF this club in the last five
years, it still has managed to retain its
life-time percentage above 800. Not
w.thstanding fve successive ta'lenders,
the Mackian standard formerly was so
high that the club has managed to re-
tain percentage Of 5i7 and holds the
edeEe on every club but the two Soxes
The collapse or the Athletics Is base
ball tragedy. Prior to 1915 the club
had been in the second division only
twice, finishing fifth in 1904 and sixth
IN 1908. had won three worlds
championships, six league pennants,
three seconds. one third and two
feurths. From 1901 to 1914 inclusive.
the club won 1916 games against sif
oefeats for the remarkable 14-year per-
<entaee Of -59l
Ard fhsn the Athletics fell upon evil
WeSA The breakup Of the famous old
wcpidt ehanpiops has resulted 10 cve