Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-10
CAN LOSE ONLY Is
AND EQUAL RECORD
New Workers Had ITO Wins
and A. Losses in 1927
A. L. Flag Race.
BY JOHN b. FOSTER.

n JEW YORK. August s.-The
N Yankees won 10 games IN
the American League race n
l. ' 1927 and lost A. That u the
record for that circuit.
The assertion has been made that
is not true. Cincinnati lost - games
In 1919 but won oe, and the schedule
ras 140 games instead of 154-to the
unspeakable misery of all major league
owners who found too late that they
had pulled bone.
There is speculation now 81 to
whether the Athletics this year can
equal the record that the Yankees
made in 1927. II the Athletics had
they would have been sure 70 equal It
and better II, but. like too many teams
that are strung out for the pennant,
they chop their double-aeaders in two.
That would be very disastrous for them
if the race we're close. A real cham
pionship team wins it's doubls-headers
and makes life easy for itself
Must Set Faster Pace.
The Athletics can lose only IS games
to make their record Of this year as
good as that Of the Yankees in 1927,
and that means not more than about
two defeats a week from nov until the
erd Of the season They do not seem
TO be good enough to do II. They
should win the pennant hardily With
the lead they have now because they
are two weeks ahead Of any other team
in the race, and tuo weeks means that
they will be lolling along comfortably
by September IS II they maintain their
present pace.
There Is no apparent reason WIN
they should not do so. They may get
cold feet between nov and the end
of September, but II doesn't seem prob
able Serious physical injury might
put them back. but serious injury Is
something against which no team Is
safe. however we'll il may think that
it has insured itself.
the ITO victories Of the Yankees
are a high-water mark In the Arriert-
can League. Pittsburgh did as well as
that in the National League In 1909.
but the total record for victories in
the National League is held by Chi
cage with its 116 games won in 1906.
That wasn't such a great achieve
ment as it may seem to be, because the
Cubs caught an awful weak National
League that wear The only team. that
had been looked upon as seriously
threatening when the race started was
the Giants. but the New York team
disintegrated before II had become
threat.
Matty iii That Year
That uas the year in which Matty
was Ill. Bresnahan got hit in the head,
Donlin and McGann broke bones, and
other members Of the team fell over
horseshoes and forgot TO pick them up.
Chicago crewed lot about It's win
nings. but q team With any strength
whatever could have won the National
League race that year. When the
Giants slumped all of the league
slumped With them.
Comparisons are made In National
League records which are not sound.
Those who try to make comparisons on
victories and defeats must remember
that the National League In It's early
years did not play 1874 games In q
season. The cities we're too small 70
get out crowds for l54 games. and play
ers' salaries we're so many per cent less
than they are nov that the percentage
| vas slephantine In size. Crack pitchers
and catchers PLAYED then for 81 500 as
against $4,000 now and were glad to
/ get Job.