The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-10-04
New York Has Hit for
More Bases and Runs
Scored.
HOLDS PITCHING EDGE
Pirates Excel in Fielding and
Behind Bat.
BY PAUL w. WHITE,


PITTSBURGH, Oct. 4.-The New
York Yankees should defeat the
Pittsburgh Pirates and become the
1927 world champions.
Unless one is a "hunch" bettor
and invariably inclines to the weak
er teams, boxer, golfer or what
have you," there is no other choice
but the men managed by Miller
Higgins.
True, the Chicago White Sox
should not have won the world
series from the Chicago Cubs in
1906, especially since the Cubs had
broken major league record by
winning 116 games to tuck away the
pennant The Boston Braves should
not have won four straight from the
Philadelphia Athletics in 1914. And
last years New York team should
not have lost to the st. Louis Car
dinalS
Power Usually Tells
But the series mentioned are eX-
ceptions and the stronger club usu-
ally triumphs in the abbreviated
series that decides the worlds cham
pionship.
On the basis of Sc" sons records
the Yankees are at least a 7 to 5
choice to win baseball's higest
honor.
The Pirates excel in fielding av-
erages and in total number of hits,
but in every other department of
the game the Yankees have the edge.
The Yankees lead in doubles,
triples and home runs, in pitching
records SO far as games won and
lost are concerned, in runs scored
and-most surprising of all-in
stolen bases
Somewhere the impression has
gained ground that the New York
club is much slower than the
Pirates. In fact one sports writer
spoke of "the phenomenal speed of
the Pittsburgh team on the bases"
To the contrary the seasons rec
ords show that the American League
champions have stolen fifteen more
bases than the Pirates and are espe-
cially better at such thefts now
that Hazen "Kiki" Cuyler, the speed
king of the Pirates, presumably is
on the bench for the duration of
the series.
Pittsburgh has more 300 hitters
than the Yankees, but the local
club, not even excepting Paul
Waner, has no sluggers comparable
to Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Tony
Lazzeri and Earl Combs. Any of
those stars Of the diamond is like
ly to break up a ball game on little
or no provocation.
Singles VS.. Extra Bases
The Pirates hit singles; the Yanks
hit for extra bases, and since the
Bronx lads lead Barney Dreyfuss'
employees by two percentage points
in unofficial club batting averages
the answer must be that the Yanks
are infinitely superior in hitting
strength.
AS to defense, the Pirates are
three points better in fielding and
have made considerably fewer
errors. Their catchers are better
throwers and are most likely to cut
off larcenies.
But pitchers, after all, are the
bulwark of defense and this cor
respondent cannot see how the
Pirate hurlers can excel those Of
the Yanks.
In Waite Hoyt, Urban Shocker,
Wiley Moore, Herb Pennock, Dutch
Ruether and George Pipgras, the
Yankees have tossers who have al
lowed their American League op-
ponents less than four runs game.
The Pirate pitchers, Renly Kremer,
Lee Meadows, Carmen Hill, John
Miljus, Vic Aldridge and Joe Daw-
son have permitted close to As runs
a game.
Thus the Yanks appear better
both on defense and offense, and
just how the Pirates are going to
get those hammering Yankees out
remains a mystery.
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