Salt Lake Telegram | 1929-08-11 | Page 15 | Alxeander Takes Place as Time's Greatest Winner in Senior Loop

Ai i Tl ni va Takes I ages Place riace as as Times Time's I ime s Greatest Winner Wier i in Senior Seno Loop Old Pete M Betters Mattys Matty's Mark Mk rk by PoW Downing ng P Phillies or for 36 3 3rd rd Triumph PHILADELPHIA Aliff Aug 10 10 lAP over Cleveland Alexander l took 1118 ils place at sunset sunse as a tho greatest time all winner In the l c history of the tho league Old Pete Pelo jot got credit redl for r the ho H 1 to 9 victory bt ot the Cardinals over tho the Phillies s in the second g game me o of oa i a doubleheader ando and so 50 o t o victory of his year nineteen year en-year career ate f tl to displace tIle the former mark oC o of the the late Christy y MathO ot Th The gangling recruit of who wh s 's single blended pitched cc tho tho into fourth place In of or his debut held the Current r of hla first major league eague alleg lanCo to just two hits hits' hUt in th the last four round of or tho eleven Inning second game and br breezed hom byart bYan by byart an art Irish i wl when en the C Cardinals tc scored red two for him Iii in the second extra session n. n The rhe Cards trailed by one ohe run when Alex entered entered entered en en- the box boz in Ill the home homB eighth but tied ted up the game gOmo In lit in tho the ninth The cheers bC of r tho the home fans tan rang rangin in iii Alexs Alex's cars as s h lie marched off oC tho fJ field J. J STARS FIRST YEAR Breaking lit In with the Phillies In 1911 Alexander amazed tho the league e eby by winning twenty eight twenty games gamel while losing ony thirteen It I was only tile tho third season of ot a a pr Ces- Ces creer which had begun with wih the Gal Galesburg lea team 1 of the tho class D D' Missouri Illinois league The curve curyo ban ball marvel p perfected tho tile ho art ot of of knowing just was s going to throw throw- throW cm em after two seasons seasons in tn Philadelphia anti and nd from froni that time Ume on th the announcement of ot his hla name nim name as as tile tho starting pitcher picher became beeam be became be- be came eam v very rr bid bad news newa to t opposing batsmen became commonplace for rot Alex AIex lex Ho the major maor league mark for thirty eight thirty complete games In In a a 2 season aon is as e well as n the record fur leading D major a circuit In InC Incomplete C complete ll J sa games VOA and ad d' d J lost six 1 v 5 5 5 wi 5 54 4 5 e i I c t h i l times Umes Alex Mex tops the the majors with Ith sixteen shutouts for tor the season season of eason or 1916 and heads d the National with 90 in his cae career r. r f. f Alexander reached reach his ills greatest effectiveness In In the years the years years' Immediately Immedi tely preceding the w war r. r when hen the Pills Phils cither winners or o ser serious set set- er- er lo iou ious a co contenders but the great m mo moment moT ment or of his career caie came In 11 n tho 1926 world worl series Alex Jt It will 1 be re- re re recalled recalled called caled entered the game with two out In In tho event seventh l the tho th C Cards J lending leading n b by 3 3 t to 2 and t the e bass bases full of oC Yankees He fanned Jh with his his' gr great nt curve cur and nd the tho game gamo and tho the C championship champion ship for St. St L Louis ls SHARES OTHER OTHER MARKS 01 OW Pete Pete- who ho then was not ao so 80 old sh shares res with Cy Youn Young and Chris Chrisy Mathewson the honor of ol Ji having won thirty or more more games gme a season in three s 's earn earn- For Alex Alec 1 X th the the- h years were were er ll 1915 1916 and 1917 A Alexander's Alexanders ders der's lifetime r record now no nois is 33 and 03 03 defeats fo a a percentage percenta e o of 64 M Matty Matty 1916 with a mark of or 37 yon won and nd 1 1895 lost Jost for won U games In hf the American p league Vor fo for the tho highest st mark maric jn In one ono circuit but Cy Young Toung Avon on n fill U ij dividing two twenty two twenty seasons aason between be be- tween tween the tho Noton 1 and tho Ameri d can S an