Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-11

V Youth now reigns where Wal.
" ter johnson was for years su.
I prcme. In the official stats
4 tics of the pitching in the
American League in 1927 80
year.old Irving HadIey stands as the
staff. while the veteran. leader in
many campaigns, is revealed as the
weakest u the regular hurlers used
by the club.
Hadley. taking part in 90 games.
yielded an average of only 2.s5 earned
runs per nine innings 10 take fifth
place in the standing Of the leagues
hurlers rated according TO such man
ner Of effectiveness. W.lcey Moore OF
the world champion Yankees. head
ing the circuits mound talent, was
better than Hadley b. but 81 Of a
run. Others aboye Hadley in the
list are Waite HOyt ~ the Tanks.
Ted Lyons Of the White Sox and
Urban Shocker. another Yank.
And the famous spitballins Shocker
was not so superior 10 Hadiey.
Shocker pitched 200 innings IN 81
games and Hadley 199 innings II g
games and Shocker's rating 3 only
2s4 against Hadleys. 2.55.
Fadley also is rated the Nationals
best pitcher on games won and lost
He scored Il Triumphs and lost times.
for a percentage OF .10v.
I.isenbee Hardest Worker.
Statistics reveal as the clubs hard
est worker during 1927 Horace Lissn-
bee. another youngsIer. Lisenbee took
part in 80 games, more than any OF
the other regular starters did, and
topped all OF his moundmares II num-
Der Of starts and innings pitched He
;oed the slab al the beginning OF -
games and hurled 242 innings Hor-
ace leads n the number OF complete
games pitched By National slabrnen. as
he went the route II L. His 1oo
strikeouts make another leading marx
for the staff. Lisenbee Won 3 games
and lost . and was the leagues leader
with shutouts.
Garland Braxton. southpaw -eIis.
hurler. though he did not pitch one
complete game, was i more games
,han any ether pitcher IN the league
when lie appeared IN - contests. AT
told. hs ps:ched only 15s innings 10 ar
earned run rating OF 90 Fred Mar
berry. generally used as relief
worker. was in IS games. OF which
he started His earned--ur rating Is
given as Isl.
Hollis Hhurston. sent TO the Pacific
Coast League since The close Of last
season. yielded more runs and hits
than any ether National hurlsr. He
was found for lis TALES ard e5i safe
ties in his - games.
Hadley. though the leading pitcher
Of the Nationals. also was the widest
His SIS passes. Mid pitches and > b,
ba,sgneE established club records.
Johnson in Bz IS Games.
johnson. kept Oh, o. action by In
jury until late in May. took part n
only IS games He started eight times
and pitched seven complete games.
The veteran wor games and lost s.
His earned run rating Is SOS. pcoTss.
OF the Nationals re-ular-turn crew.
In his las, season with the club John
son registered one shE.cuc 20 raise his
major league record fetal q such vic
tories 70 lis. and struck ont - 20 in
crease his all-t.nls figures 20 S.4s-. q
mark far ahead OF all other big show
counts.
Hcyr the Yankee ace. was the
leagues leader on a won-a-d-lc<-
basis He Iriumplled IN 80 games and
lost IN =. Lefty Grove OF the AlhieracS
was the strike-out king cf the year
He famed Ia hatts-S in The 80 II
rings he pitched. However. re allowed
$50 runs per nine innings Earl
Whitehill - the Tigers was the w!,3sS:
hurier OK them all giving -eS bases o.
halls N the SSs innings hs pitched
Lyons and Al Thomas horh % The
White Sox- dill The MOS. work during
the wear. Each was in SIS innings