The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-25
PINCH LETTERS INI 1922 WON GAMESI FOR THEIR TEAMS

Compiled by Irwin RI. Howe, Chica- go, American League Statistician)
 American league managers called on 104 players during the season to act as substitute batters, either to hit in pinch. Only 55 made hits at any time, but most of the 49 who failed were called upon only once or twice and of these, six were each re- changing the result of any game in which they acted as pinch hitter.
 Of the 55 who hit safely, Manager Speaker of Cleveland was the most successful, the Indians leader having worked the opposing pitcher for four bases on balls and ten hits in 21 ap- pearances as substitute batter.
 Leading BackstOps.
 Larry Woodall, Detroit, was at bat 12 times in 11yfgames and made five hits, while Hauser, Philadelphia; Me nosky,, Burns, Foster, Leibold. Bos ton; Mcclellan, Mostil and Strunk, Chicago; Uhle and Gardner, Cleve- land; Gagnon and Mansion. Detroit; ODoul and Schang, New York; 'Welch, Young. Hauser and McGowan, Philadelphia Robertson, Vangilder and Durst, St. Louis, all hit 300 or better. Walter, Boston; Uhle, Cleve- land, were up twice and delivered 1000 per cent, while Blue. Detroit, Judge, Washington, and Witt, New York, each drove out single in their one effort.
 Pinch hitters often created inter- esting situations and occasionally won games outright. Some of the more notable, that had an influence on the final standing of the teams, follow:
 Notable Bingies.
 On July 2, Joe Harris tied the score with the Browns in the sev enth inning with a double, in the ninth Burns tied it again with an other double, and in the thirteenth Boston won. This was the worst blow the Browns suffered during the season from pinch hitters. It will be recalled that St. Louis lacked only one game of tying New York for the championship.
 July F, Amos Strunk scored Falk with a two-base hit, and won from New York in the eleventh round. Harvey Mcclellan went to the plate five times as pinch hitter and made good on four occasions. Three times he started ninth inning rallies. but nOl III u SlnBle luSldnCe was tlc lc- suit of the game changed.
 Larry Gardner made two hits in the eighth inning of the game of August 16 against the Athletics and Cleveland scored seven runs, but the lead of the. Maekmen was too long to be overcome. Guisto beat Detroit in the final innig April 20 after the Tigers had led Cleveland for eight rounds.
 Nunamaker's Double Won.
 Nunamaker's double was a potent June 19, when Cleveland counted three times In the eighth. Nuna- maker also helped down Washing ton in the tenth inning of the game August 19. Speaker and Stephenson also had much to do with the vic- tory of September 15 oyer Washing ton when the Indians scored three runs in the last inning. It is ob- vious that timely hitting had much to do with landing Cleveland in the first division.
 Danny Clark. pinch hitting for Detroit in the ninth round of the Philadelphia game. May 22, drove out home run with two men on, which tied the score. the game being called in the eleventh with the count still even. July z, Detroit was seven runs behind Washington when the ninth inning opened. Woodali, pinch hitter, led off with a safe drive and before the side was retired he came up again, made another hit, and de- troit won, 11-9.
 Skinner Bent Sox.
 Camp Skinner beat the White Sox in the tenth round, May 9. with a single which was the best pinch hit ting performance of the year for any Yankee player,
 One of Manager Milan's four pinch hits came in the ninth inning of the game with Boston. May 31. and aided