New Britain herald., 1923-12-28
NATIONAL LEAGUE PITCHERS
 ALL ARE HEADED BY LUQUE
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Following are the UHlClal feCofdS Of National league pitchers for the season of 1923:
 In arranging the National league pitchers Of 1928, in the order Of their effectiveness, it was found eNpedient to classify them into three groups, the same arrangement as the past six years. The first group embraces all those who bore the brunt Of the cam paign and pitched at least ten Go) complete games; the second, those who participated in a minimum of ten (101 games, regardless of the length of same; the third, comprises all others who took part in cham pionship contest
 The percentage Of games won and lost is given. with notation of the rel ative position of each pitcher. this special record being supplied in or der that comparison may be made with the official earned run rating.
 Adolfo Luaue, Cincinnati, has the title of leading pitcher, with the low est average Of 1.93 runs earned per game. This is the lowest figure since 1920. when Grover Alexander com piled an average of 1.91. Luque also leads in percentage Of games won and lost, with 27 victories and de- fsats, for a pitching percentage of .77l. LuQue won the most games, 27, Wilbur Cooper. Pittsburgh, lost the most games, l9. A tic exists for lead CT in most games pitched in, as Will fred Ryan and Claude Jonnard, New York, both took part in 45 games. Burleigh Grimes, Brooklyn, pitched the most complete games, 3S, and also pitched the most inninfgs, S27 Claude Jonnard, New York, finished the most games, 25.
 Luque leads in scoreless victories with 6 ehutouts. Arthur Vance, Brooklyn. leads in strikeouts, with 1s7, Vance led in 1922 with 1Sf. James Ring, Philadelphia, as In 1922, allowed the most bases on balls, 1l5, and Grover Alexander, Chicago, d. lowed the least, 80. Charles Adams Pittsburgh, allowed only a5 bases on balls, but Adams pitched in only half as many innings as did Alexander. James Ring, Philadelphia, made the most wild pitches, "A. Vance and Grimes, Brooklyn: Cooper, Pitts burgh, and Tony Kaufmann, Chicago, hlt inc most batsmen II each, and Alexander. Chicago, and Jesse Barnes. New York and Boston. hit no bats men. Grimes allowed the most hits, sss. and Howard Keen, Chicago. nl- lowed the least. t69. Grimes pitched ta the greatest number of batters.
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 Grimes, Brooklyn, allowed the
 III FsA }entlcy, New York, and kautmann, chicago, allowed the least, 1i each. Grimes allowed tho most runs 10 be scored. 1e5. aud Keens, Chicago, the least, 70. Ring allowed the most earned runs. 1si, and Keen allowed the least. 5e.
 None of fhs National league pitch CTS achieved a no-hit game in 1923, | although Arthur Nehf, New York, Er- l nest Osborne and Howard Keen, Chi- ] eago; Arthur Vance. Brooklyn and John Morrison, Pittsburgh, each pitched a one-hit game. Osborne, ] after allowing Cincinnati but one hit in seven innings May 2, retired in favor of a pinch hitter, and Keene, who succeeded him in the box, al- 1 flowed no hits in the last two innings, | esmuel Bohne made fhe hit for Cin- | cfnnati. Boi1ne also spoiled a no-hit 1 game for Arthur Vance, June IT, 1 when he singled in the ninth inning, l after two hands were out. Norman 1 Boeckel, Boston, made a two-bagger l for the only hit off Arthur Nehf, April l zs. Andrew woehrs, Philadelphia, 1 ty making hit on September 2s, de- 1 prfved John Morrison Of a no-hit I game.
 James Ring on August 25. set l record for the season by striking out 1 1s Chicago batters in s innings. Ring 1 had the best record in 1922, striking 1 out II New York bstters in 8 in- i nings.
 Arthur Vance struck out the most i batters in a game, . New York bat ! ters striking out in 10 innings, May 2 l
 Those ia 10 Games. roilswinz ts g record of National Irsrua . rltehsrs who pitched at least 10 c0rplsfe ] games in 19zs. bsssd on lowest sntags