Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-10-09
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tBN FRED l4ANE.)
Too much good pitching inabil-
ity to hit. that, succlncdy. tells
why Brook yn took two games out
az three from the Cleveland team
on BroOklyn's grounds in the
,rAuTld's series now under way.
a. The series is net Yet oVer-not by
several gameS-and the two defeats
chalked up against one victory does
not necessarily mean that Cleveland
win lusa the big classic. The Dodg-
ers' pitchers vet are confronted
wl:h the task of holding down the
hardes. hitting team in either
league. 1t will take much more of
The same kind of pitching turned
in .bv the Brooklyn moundsmen
during the first three games to
turn the trick. The question is, can
they do il? II is the same question
that confronted fans before the Sc
rieS started.
Indians Looked Weak.
Rrooklyn's superb pitching staff
has made the Indian sluggers look
like a weak hitting aggregation
thus far Notwithstanding that
Cleveland won the first game OF
the series by timely work with the
bat.
Cleveland's pitchers have shown
ability to hold the Dodgers to low
scores in all three games but they
LOST TWO of these contests because
Brtoklyn's pitching was even more
cflective. The Indians will have II
lat more effectively if they win.
Both teams have fielded bril-
llantly and borne out advance dope
that there is comparatively little
difference between them in tnat
regard. If The fielding pace and
teamwork of the first three games
is maintained ii will be wholly
question OF pitching and batting
I'nless Cleveland can hit harder
] ifpsy cannot win unless Speaker $
pitehers twin air-tght games. Ana
intakes at least one run to WIN 10Y
an aip-tight pitcher.
Low scores 10 Prevail.
Tagting the first three games as
basis il seems that low scores
will prevail. The pitching strength
demonstrated on beth sides, thus
far, indicates that a fielding error
or an error Of judgment, mlshl DE
: enough to change the result
make certain victory CT deteat-lh
...axaat of the contests remaining 10 hf
played. -,.,.,,.
The oftec iyeness of Brooklyn
uitchers against the Cleveland SLUG
gers is forcibly demonstrated III
the team batting averages eli the
three games played. The Indians
have lit for a team average OF
lust .lG4. During the regular sea.
ION in their own league, they mt
3O9 The Robbinites have collect
"A n Team batting average OF .Zo'
..,s.s,,s.aiaG dleyelands pilch ..,e-,,
~ - NANCE. et7g during the regular
National league season
Bunchcd Hits Win.
Although Cleveland won me lln'
same because of ability to bunch
HIS coupled with sterling WORK ~
,l,e infield, while CoVeleSkle hau
he Dodgers at, his mercy the lact
stood ont that the Indians were NOT
able to garner many safe S"ats On
the three Brooklyn pitchers VINO
faced them. Five hits are enough
Ia win if punched properly-and
,he Indians did that very thing
hl,t they are not enough hits to WIN
in a majority of games IL taxes
cry tight pitching behind that k'hu
al hitting to win. Great credit was
due CoVeleskie on his gilt-edGed
work in battling the Dodgers pat
tiers who also gathered IN tlNe SAFE
swats which were scattered.
During the regular season cove
leskie generally was called upon 10
win his games by holding the oppo-
9yition to very few runs. somehow
the Indians were unable to garner
many hits against the pitchers VINO
opposed Covey. This jinX followed
him into the first game of the big
series but he was equal to the task
confronting him and the Dodgers
fell. 49,.
Grimes Ontshines Bagby.
~ ;. In the second game, Bagby pitch
ed the kind of ball that will win
about eight games OUT of ten dur
Eng a. regular season. Grimes, /
however. pitched still better. He
pitched air tight ball-the kind |
that cannot be beaten. The Indians |
seven hits were SO scattered as to |
be harmless so far as run getting |
tykts concerned. Both teams field"jI
brilliantly Bagby won thirty-ou" ,
games during the American league /
Reauon and in comparatively rev
of these contests was he called upon I
to hold the opposition battcrs to less i
than three runs. In other words !
in most of the thirty-one games |
Pagby won the Indians batted in |
more than three runs. Bagby lost |
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