The state herald., 1921-01-07

hurler of the champion Cleveland
team, was second with an earned run
average Of 2.4S. Coveleskie appeared
in II battles, worked 315 innings and
allowed 81 runs. Urban Shocker, st.
Louis, followed the Indian star with
2.71 average gained in 3S games, 248
innings, in which opponents counted
"A times.
Edwin Rommel and David +. Keefe,
two young stars of the Athletics, were
fourth and sixth with averages of 2.S4
and 297 respectively. James C. Bag
by, the Cleveland veteran who led the
league in number of games won 81.
CLEANED 2.S9 runs per game from his
deceptive delivery In $40 rounds. Bag
by pitched in more games-4S-than
any other hurler, and also in more
innings
Carl Mays of New York appeared in
40 contests, winning 26 and losing II,
/ finishing second to Bagby on the basis
of games won and lost Mays pitched
3i2 innings and gave 306 earned runs
per game. Coveleskie was also sec
ond in games won and lost. being vic
tor "a times and losing II. Urban
Faber of Chicago was fourth In the
won and lost column, winning 90 and
losing IL. standing seventh In the
earned run table with an average of
2.99 In 40 games. Faber was second
to Bagby in innings pitched, 319.
Kerr OF Chicago was third to Bagby
and Mays in the won and lost record.
winning 81 and losing 0.
Besides Rommel and Keefe, Walter
Mails OF Cleveland, William Burwell
and william Bayne OF st Louis. War
rem Collins OF New York. Jose Acosta.
Washington, Harry Courtney, Wash
ington, and Bryan Harris OF Philadel-
phia were other newcomers who per-
formed brilliantly, Elmer Myers.
transferred from Cleveland to Boston
In mid-season. closed the year with u
run OF nine straight victories.
Fielding Records
'Stuny" Mclnnis. Boston. led the
first basemen In fielding with the
splendid average OF .96G. ninety-onc
OF his 1877 accepted chances being as
sists. and Sisler 1917 of which 1i0
were assists.
Eddie Collins of Chicago Is first
among the second bascmen with n
percentage OF .97G. and for the fourth
time In his career In the American
League he leads all In the number OF
accepted chances. this years record
reading 920.
Larry Gardner OF the champion In
dians has an average of 976 at third
base. with 52s accepted chances,
while Everett Scott is first among the
shortstops with s26 accepted chances
for an average Of 973. This is the
/ nth consecutive season that Scott hns
finished first among the deldera OF his
/ position
| When sam Rice accepted i1s
chanoes-i5l putouts aud "a assists
I for an average OF $50, he established
new major league record. The near
est approach to this phenomenal per
formance Is Max Cary, Philadelphia
i6S, 1917. Oscar Felsch, Chicago, iGi.
1917, and Iris Speaker Boston. i55.
1914.
This season Rice In far In advance
OF his nearest rival. william Jacob
son. 81. Louis. who handled 39i put
outs and IS assists. Felsch, Chicago.
is third with 3s5 putouts and 2b as.
sists. and leads In percentage with an
average OF .9si. being charged With
but 4 errors.
For the eighth consecutive year Ray
schnik OF Chicago. leads In putouts
among the catchcrs with ISL. Tho
Little Cracker" also set new record
the past season by working behind the
plate In i5i games. Steve o'Neill OF
Cleveland wore the mask and pad In
i4S games. while Ralph Perkins, the
young star Of the Athletics, gave tho
signals In iiG contests, Perkins lcd
the Tongue IN assists with 40, Char
rity Of Washington being second with
ltis o'Noill third with i2g, and sey.
crold fourth with III