The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-26
Shoeker Famed an EseH Fifty Yankee
 Eaters Last Year
Fly IRWIN M.=HOWE

Strikeouts, which have probably cre- Ated iniore disputes between player and umpire than has ever been caused by close decisions, were dispensed in large quantities by American league pitchers last year. Sonic twirlers were highly successful in whiting batters when cp- posed to certain clubs The most proini- nent instance of this is that of Shocker of St. Louis. who famed an even 5o New York hatsmen during the season Shawkey of New York finished second with the most individual strikesouts by flaming B StPhiladelphia players
 The speed and curves of Morton of Cleveland proved to be the greatest pug gle to sBoston. Speakers twirler set up the best record for the season against the Red Sox by striking out 2S men. Shawkey's arm. was an obstacle to sev- eral clubs. Besides his work against the Athletics, the New York pitching ace gained additional glory by whiting the most Chicago athletes. 20, and he tied with Faber of Chicago in setting down the most Detroit men, 2l Williams of Chicago performed his best work against Cleveland an1 St. Louis. Versus the for mer he put across 21 strikeouts, and he compelled tho latter to hit the air on 70 occasions. Sothoron of St. Louis was responsible for sending 31 dejected Wash ington batters back to the bench. His strikeouts ability, however, did not feaze the Senators, as they were able to beat the Brown slahman in all four games he faced them. Excepting Sothoron. the pitchers who established the most strike outs;f the year against their respective victims,4 likewise won a majority of the gamessagainst these opponents.
 STERLING BIT OF WORK
 A st9fling bit of pitching was per- fornleds bys Shocker in the St. Louis game agaihst New York, July 1s when he famed 14 of the hard-hitting Yankee be&ters. Harper of Boston ranks second for most strikeouts in a single game, having disposed of 13 Senator's This piecasof. .commendable heaving occurred in the. second game at Boston. September H. Walter Johnson experienced revival Of his 0ld-time speed when he cut down lO Red Sox players in a nine-inning tussle It Boston July i. It was in this game that the great Washington pitcher ac- Qulrcd his first and only no-hit no-run game of his career. Faber's air-tight twsrling in game with Detroit resulted in nine futile attempts by the Tiger ath- letes. Myers of Boston delivered an equai number of killings against the Athletics, shortly after his transfer by Cleveland to the Red Sox. Davis. St. Louis, struck out the most Chicago batters in an after ncor with seven; Leonard, Detroit. served seven invisible third strikes to Cleveland for their greatest number of whiffings in ono same; and Williams and Coveleskit each sent across weird curves which caused seven St. Louis batters to miss the agate.
 Paradoxical as it may seem, the clubs who had the star slabmen gracing their roster did not compile the most strike outs for the season. Heading the list of the largest total of whiffings attained by the combined efforts of the pitching corps is Detroit with 482. Boston Is second with 4e1, Cleveland ranks third with 40, whereas those whom the fans would ex- pect to head the column finished fourth. fifth and seventh, namely, Chicago. New York and philadelphia, with 40, 42s and 42s respectively. St. Louis tied for fourth place. and washington's artillery was last with l1S.