The Washington times., 1931-12-16
GOMEZ RATED
.. !. SECOND TO
:. AS STAR
BY GARRETT WATERS

Allowing but BAT earned runs
per game, the Philadelphia AS
pitching staff was decided
standout during the season OF
1891. This explains why Connie
Mack's team copped the Ameri-
can League gonfalon so easily.
An earned run average Of 3.<7
is excellent for a single pitcher,
let alone a large staff Of hurlerS.
Thus, Manager Connie Mack can
well afford to smile when be
thinks of Grove, Walberg. Earn
shaw. Hoyt and others of his
great pitching staff, and how
they might repeat for him in
1892.
Robert Moses Grove, the bean.
stalk lefthander. also the great
est Southpaw the American
League has ever known. prec-
tically pitched the AS into their
BAT earned runs per game aver
age. Grove, in Al games, won
81 and lost only four for a per-
centage Of 1861 the highest any
major league pitcher has achieved
since 1900.
Great Pitcher Grove
His earned runs per game aver
age was 2.05. This was SO runs
per game better than Vernon
Gomez of the New York Yankees
who finished second to the left
handler with an earned runs per
game average Of 1853. Grove
struck out IT'S batSmen, walked
62, hit one, uncorked but two
wild pitches, and hurled to 1893
batters in 289 innings. He al
lowed 249 hits and 81 runs.
To finish on Grove, this super
young man. in seven seasons with
the AS, has won 146 games and
lost 81 for an average of .705.
In this period he has hurled l33
complete games. During the last
four years he has won 103 cor
tests and lost only %. Truly a
great pitcher. this Mr.. Grove.
Vernon Gomez, the youthful
Southpaw Of the Yanks, pitched
24S innings in 40 games, winning
Il and losing only nine for q
percentage Of 100, to rank second
to Grove. His earned runs per
game average Of 2.63 already has
been mentioned.
Eddie Rommel, veteran right.
handler of Connie Mack's Phila-
delphia AS. ranked third in these
records, with an earned-run-per.
game average of 2.98. He pitched
118 innings in Is games.
Hadely Ranked Fourth
Irving Bump" Hadley, Griff
Singer, recently shifted to the
Chicago White Sox In the trade
which also sent Jackie Hayes and
Sam Jones to the Windy City for
Outfielder Carl Reynolds and
second BaSeman Johnny Kerr.
ranked fourth, with an average
Of sos. Hadley, used mostly in
relief roles by the Griffmen last
year, was in SIS games, pitched
-1SO innings. and won II and lost
10, for percentage Of .524.
Lloyd Brown, left-hander Of the
Griffs, ranked fifth. His earned.
run-per-game average was 800. He
hurled 259 innings in ~ contests.
won IS and lost IA. for, q mark
Of Sit.
Fred Marberry. leading hurler
for the Grffmen in 1881, in the
matter of most games won against
the least lost, ranked seventh in
these compilations with an earned
runs per game average of 3.46.
He won Is contests while losing
only four in his won-and-lost rec
ord last year.
Fame for Burke, Terrell
Dusty Rhodes Of the Yanks tops
Marberry by five points to rank
sixth in the earned runs per game
averages. In 18 games he pitched
81 innings. allowing 3.4l runs per
game. His won and lost record
was seven triumphs against five
losses for percentage of .583.
Two no-hit, no-run games were
registered during 1881. One was
hurled by Bobby Burke, slim
southpaw of the Griffs, who
turned back the Boston Red Sox
on August 8. The other was scored
by Yves Ferrell. Cleveland Indians
str. who bianked the st. Louis