Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-18
WIN, LOSE OR
DNAW By FRANCIS sTANN
The Dying Breed

the 2Ogame winner There may only three such pitchers
IN the majors this seasonBy Pierce of the White sox
Warren SPAIN OF the Braves and Jim Burning Of the Tigers
If there three the number stl viii be six fewer
than last season and once upon time the good pitchers
set 20 victories as goal just hitters count 800
average. Having 20-game winners on the stan doesn't
necessarily guarantee pennant but 1t helps.
Pierce who failed in his quest of No 20 last night in
Baltimore isn't carrying the White Sox to the pennant but
then takes more than big winning pitcher As recent
y 1882 If you recall Early Wynn % games and Bob
Lemon and Mike Garcia won % apiece for the Indians
But Cleveland didn't win.
Seven times in the past SPAIN has been 2O-game
winner He is the Braves big stopper and he'd better
prove 1t In these stretch days Chances SPAIN will
post 20 or u before the out. But it's likely
to be close call with the veteran southpaw used
as Teiever
s4ss
THE BEST PITCHER in the American League, ac-
cordng to scouts IN Florida, Frank Larry Of the
Tigers NcwyCu don't hear of Larry Jim Burning team
mate Is the hot item Burning has 10 and his last
four efforts, all winning, less classics He
has an earnedrun average Of 2s which is the leagues
best
For while it looked as If Jack Sanford, brilliant
highlander Of the Phiies would be cinch to win 20
games IN his rookie year Sanford stil has chance
with possibly four more starts He's got l7-s record
and asking the young for three wins at this
late date is a large order.
Time is running out for Dick Donovan of the White
Sox and Tom Brewer Of the Red Sox They have l6 vic
tories each Donovan usually requires four days Of
between appearances while Brewer has failed to last in
his last three starts.
Last year Pierce and SPAIN we're 2O-game winners
Others who belonged to the fraternity Don New
cobe Of the Dodgers, Johnny Antoneli of the Giants
Billy Hoeft and Larry Of the Tigers, plus Wynn, Lemon
and Herb Score of the Indians
EXCEPT FOR PIERCE and SPAIN the 2O-game boys
Of 1856 haven't been doing very well Newcombe 1112
for Brooklyn. Antcne is only 1915 pitcher Hoeft and
Larry have lost q decisions between them. Wynn has
won IA times but lost II, while both Lemon and Score
have been put out of action with injuries.
The classic story in connection with 2O-game win
ners involves of course, Ed Rommel, American
League umpire When he pitching for the old PhIa-
delphia Athletics throwing that good knucke ball. Rom
mel won q games in 1922.
The Athletics that year finished in seventh place
The club escaped the cellar by 3h games.
THERE is EVIDENCE that things aren't going too
smoothly In the Brooklyn organization This has nothing
to do with Mr.. Walter oMalley who won't give an
answer as regards to moving to Los Angeles concerns
Duke snider the star center fielder and Manager Walt
Aston.
Seems that in Cincinnati the other night Aston
yanked snder for rght-handed pinch hitter The score
had been Ill., favor Of the Reds going into the ninth
inning The Dodgers scored four times and the bases
full, one out and Snider coming up
Birdie Tebbetts replaced Hal Jencoat his pitcher
and waved to the bull pen for Bill Kennedy sde-arming
lefthander In turn, Aston yanked Snider for Randy
Jackson.
Duke didn't like the idea. He Tipped his bats and
according to reports his way to the clubhouse
before Jackson got to the plate
When reporter found snider few minutes later
the Duke was in the trainers room, apart from the
dressing room. I'm Just sitting out here because I'm
afraid might say something out there" snider said
Duke had just hit his 38th home run and his re-
luctance to be removed understandable Only two
players In history have hit 40 home runs 1--WE
years in row. Babe Ruth and Ralph Kner and snider
properly wanted his shot at the goal He deprived
OF a chance at bat and he didn't like It,