, 1922-11-20
AMERICAN MORE
EVENLY MATCHED
HAN NATIONAL
Total Of Overtime Games In
Veteran Circuit Falls off
to Low Mark

BY /. e. sANBORS.
National league teams were not as
evenly matched this veal as in pre-
vious pennant races u the decrease
I'm the number OF extra inning games
can be accepted as proof thereof.
while the same brand o. dope wouic
indicate that American league outfits
were more nearly on n par In fight
Ing strength than IN recent years
The total % overtime pastimes IN
tho veteran circuit fol- OFF from sixty
three IN 1891 TO nfty-six this season.
and that is the lowest mark fer many
years In tho majors. The Junior cir
cult had sixty-fivc extra inning bat
tics In 1892. which Is an Increase OF
five over last season, although
nowhere near tho total OF some pre-
Vious campaigns.
No approach was made IN either
big league to their records for over
time. which is twenty-slx innings for
the National and twenty-four for tho
American. The longest game OF tho
year was enc Of eighteen rounds be
tween New York n Pittsburgh. and
ended IN n triumph for the Giants.
. to s. The Americans longest game
this year went only sixteen innings,
with St. louis and Detroit as the
contestants.
Chicago's two teams led their re
81 ective circuits in tho number OF
extra INNING games they were mixed
uii in. The White Sox got tangled
Uo in t~wenty-eight Of them. which is
ten more han any other team in
either league. Tho Gleason tribe
proved its gameuess by winning six
teen out Of the twenty-eight overtime
trays. Tho Cubs took part in eighteen
such games. winning eight and losing
ten.
Brooklyn proved the best long dis
tance fighting club by capturing ten
out OF fifteen extra inning games.
The Yankees were next in hi re-
spect. with eleven victories out OF
eighteen overtime struggles. The
Giants belied their gameness by losing
ten extra inning games and winning
only five.
The 1929 list OF extra inning con
tests follows;
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Eighteen Innings.
July New York. o; Pittsburgh. S.
sixteen Innings.
Sept 4-Philadelphla. Z; Brooklyn.
Fifteen Innings.
Aug. Chicago. :; Philadelphia, Z
tiel.
Fourteen Innings.
May e-New York. 8; Philadelphia.
June 1~s-Brooklyn. G; Pittsburgh, 5.
July 4~-Brooklyn. 8; New York. 5
ltie).
Aug. ls-st. Louis. .; Philadelphia.
Thirteen Inningz
May 22-Boston. S; st. Louis. c.
July 2-Philadelphia, 5; Cincinnati.
Twelve Innings.
May 16-Boston. Z; Pittsburgh, s.
May 2o-Cincinnati. .; Philadelphia,
Tune l6-chicaso. I; Boston. 8.
Juno est. Louis. 9; Cincinnati. 8.
July 13-Chicago. 8; New York. =
July 2O-Pittsburgh, 2; Philadel.
Phia. !.
July 2s-chicago. 7; Philadelphia, 8.
Sept. 9~--Brooklyn. 6; Boston. 5.
Eleven Innings.
June 25-Brooklyn. 8; Philadelphia.
Aug. 1s-Chicago. ?: New York. /.
Aug. 26-Philadeiphia. 3: Chicago. o.
Aug. 2s-Pittsburgh. 4; Brooklyn. 3.
Sept. pittsburgh. 2; Chicago. 0.
Sept. 22-ChionEo. z; Philadelphia, s.
Ten Innings.
April 26-Chicago. 4: Pittsburgh, 3.
May 11-Phnadeiphia. IL: Chicago.
May 12-st. Louis. I. New York. o.
May 14-New York, s; Chicago. 4.
Nay 15-Pittsburgh. G; Boston. s.
May 23-Cincinnati. G: New York, s.
May 27-Pittsburgh. 3: St. Louis, 2.
May 27-Brooklyn. 7; Philadelphia,
June i5-st. Louis. 4; Brooklyn, 3.
May 3o-Philadelphia. .: New York,
June list Louis. b; Brooklyn, 8.
June l7-New York, ?; Pittsburgh.
June al-BrOoklyn, Is; Pittsburgh.
June 2a-Phlladelphla, 10; Boston,
July 1-Brooklyn, l; Boston. o.
July 15-Pittsburgh. 3: Brooklyn. ?.
July 17-Cincinnati. s; Boston, 7.
July 20-St. Louis. 8; Boston, 4.
July 25-Cincinnati. 10; Philadel-
ihia. II.
July 2e-1oston. 2; Chicago. 0.
July 27-Boston, s; Chicago, :.
Aug. 5-Brooklyn. 3; Cincinnati, :.
Aug. 6-chicago, 10: New York, J.
Aug. S-Cincinnati. 7; New York, 3.
Aug. 15-Cincinnau, 8; Pittsburgh.
Aug. 2O-Cincinnati. 4; Brooklyn. ..
Aug. 30-St. Louis, g; Chicago, 4.
Sept. 1-Brooklyn. 8; New York, Z.
Sept. s-Pittsburgh. S; Chicago, Z.
Sept 1s-Broollyn. /; Chicago. O..
Sept. 25-New York, 8; St Louis. 1.
Sept. . 27-Philadelphia. ); New
FORK. 3.
Sept. So-Pitisburgh. I; Cincinnati.
(ue).
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Sixteen Innings.
May 30-St. Louis. 2: Detroit, /.
EnlIrtnnn Inrlnnn