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Show PITCHING RECORDS DON'T TELL IT ALL According to the official averages of the American league given to the public. ; it makes lit tie difference whether a pitcher wins or loses his games, just so ' long as he is "effective." His efficiency is based upon the number of earned runs ! charged against him. This is Ban John-i John-i son's own pet idea and he is one of the few men in baseball who is more in-1 in-1 terested in a pitcher's effectiveness than 1 in the number of games he wins. Clark ! Grit tith of the Wash inc con club. a : niivhiv foy pitcher himself in his day, : s.t he caVes netting hcut "effeotivc-I "effeotivc-I ness." What lie wants is victories, and 1 he does not care what the scores are. ; nor how hig t !iey ai e. Many tor notch i pitchers lik- Wa; ter Johnson ease off ! when they have a :e;nl. so they do not appear to be m "enectlve" as pitchers ! of inferior ability, who work at top speed : ah the '''ay. A pitcher with a light hit-' hit-' tuii tni behind him is obliged to pitch I his hf-A'i cff. and often he is beaten by j ."ne 'nn. The records will show that he ' verv "effective." e en if lie does not i win mam." games. Kvcn his one run de-' de-' feats heir his record. T.ie fans want 1 to know how nuniy games a pitcher wins j and !".-:s. bCt. they ' an't get tnat infor-! infor-! matii'-n h o: the li craues of the Amer-! Amer-! ican :;. |