Evening star., 1940-12-19
Mats Hudson Rookie
Star Of Year, Slab
Figures Attest
He, Chase, Leonard Shine
For Poor Club; FelIer,
Newson Best in Loop

Inc dig Lnree OF washington
1910 pitching staff officially was
cleared of all blame for the Ma
tional's seventh-place finish today
with the release of the American
League pitching records.
The threesome-Rookie Sid Hud-
son, Veteran Dutch Leonard and
Southpaw Kendall Chase-finished
we'll among the top starting pitch
ers in the earned-run averages and
won, among them, 46 Of the Ma
tionals' GA victories.
Only Hudson won more games
than he lost as he broke into the
major leagues and easily won the
laurel as the No. slab recruit OF
the year. This, however, was no
reflection on Chase and Leonard.
The left-hander won IS and lost II
with a club that lacked batting
power and fielding finesse. Leonard
was tied with George Caster OF the
AS for the unsought-for honor OF
losing most games. Both dropped
10. but, whereas Caster won only
with a team a single notch belo"
the Mats, Leonard won IA.
Chase Wild but Effective.
Chase was the widest pitcher IN
the circuit, replacing Bob Feller
in this respect by handing out l43
bases on balls. but Ken also was
Washington's most effective hurler.
He ranked ninth in the league
although three of those ahead OF
him were not starters-Wlth an
earned-run average of 3.23.
Leonard ranked nineteenth, with
349, and Hudson was fortleth, WIN
4.57. Sid's comparatively low rank
ing chiefly was due to his shaky
start The youngster, who made the
Jump from class D ball, lost 9 OF
his first II decisions but came back
to win Is of his next %.
The rest of the Washington pitch
ers. as they are called in polite
circles, did not fare so we'll. Young
Walter Masterson looked good until
June S, when he won his third ana
final victory Thereafter he dropped
II in a row, although his earned run
average was semi-respectable 49z
Alexandra Carrasquel, the Mats best
relief pitcher, who won six and
lost two games, ranked forty-flfth
with 488. and there were others
who tailed behind. Joe Krakauskas
ranked sixty-eighth with 6.44. He
won one game and lost six.
Feller Busiest and Best.
Two right-handers, a youngster
and a veteran, ranked one-two in
the league. Bob Feller opened the
season by pitching the first COM
plete no-hit. no-run game on open-
ing day in the history of the league.
With 2.62 mark. Bob led in earned
run average, although Rookie Ernie
Bonham of the Yankees was the
nominal leader with 1.9l. Bonham.
however, participated in only II
games to Feller's 43. Feller won ~
and lost II.
Buck Newsom of the Tigers fol-
lowed closely. Buck learned how to
get the ball over the plate and the
figures corroborate the claim. He
had an earned-run average OF 2.83
and he won 81 and lost only 5. Fell
Ter and Newsom were the only 90
game winners in the loop.
AS usual-for the third straight
year, in fact-Feller and Newso.l
were the strikeout leaders. Fell"
famed 261 and Newsom 164. The
workhorse of the year was Feller.
appearing in more games 43. an,
pitching more innings. 800. than
any other pitcher.
With Feller pacing the entire pack,
Cleveland's club leadership in pitch
ing came as no surprise. The In
dian hurlers had an earned-run
mark Of 1853. Second lowest were
the Chicago White Sox pitchers,
followed by the Yankees, Tigers.
Nationals, Red Sox, Browns and
Athletics