Show v Gene e e Bearden Heads fj Junior Loop Hurlers i.- i. t Y I a TA rA r d 1 Dec 14 UP UP- UP Bearden Cleveland Cleveland's s ds Gene handed knuckleball 1 t- t left left 1 J n f k y Vas was as pitching Itching perfection a during 19 1918 when he peppo d 1 American league hurl- hurl disclosed I averages e rs rr 0 official I iThe 28 old d year-old Bearden r regis regis- a gI s- s lowest earned run averin averi aver- aver d the was one oner th the a league i ig in three game 20 win- win r 1 loops loop's Ps of the a Lid and his won lost percentage nea second only y to the thea was WM of a Boston's i AW lurk mark compiled led by Jack k i Kramer who won on 18 and lost fi fire ve- ve er Bearden n who lost seven games r his important all-important d won against the Red Sox in inthe inthe e d ion playoff off game that gave the thed worked 15 the pennant Cle Poland veland Sete Q games a total of Ss and allowed 72 i 2 runs of s gs le S earned The good- good I gh hleb kh 6 62 2 were I Ind walked men southpaw l g land ad nd fanned 80 SO and staff with ith r Cleveland's mound a aI I y laW 1 l tir earned eased run average of vu u far fat and awa away the best in the ther league considerably to r I c Contributing nt Cleveland's fine showing was Bob Lemon Lenon Indian right-hander right who hid had a record of ot 20 victories and andIe 14 Ie defeats The converted in- in fielder outfielder t top topped o p P e c d the league in complete games 20 and andIn In shutouts with 10 In addition upon Union twirled the circuits circuit's only flit no-flit run no-run game against the Detroit Tigers beating them 2 0 pit on 1 June 30 His earned run average aver aver- I ale age of was second only to Burdens gardens E. E Top winner in the Am American I league e for the thc fourth time in his hiser career er was southpaw Hal New- New houser of ot Detroit with a record of apt 21 wins ins and 12 setbacks New New- Jef who won the most games I I in the loop in 1944 1945 and 1946 had the third best earned run average of Bob Feller of Cleveland Cle who won 19 and lost 15 led the league in strikeouts for tor the seventh time He struck out batters lowest figure with which he ever won the title whiffing 17 more batters than teammate Lemon who was in that department Joe Page New York Yankee southpaw appeared in the most games 55 and Lemon pitched the most innings Feller FeIler hit more freely than at ati I any time since he joined tho the Indians Indians Indians In In- in 1936 yielded the tho most hits It marked the third time that he has given up the most safeties in the league Lefty Bill Wight of the Chicago White Sox was the most charitable charitable charitable charit able hurler issuing bases on balls baIls four tour more than Phil Marchildon Marchildon Marchildon Mar- Mar of the Philadelphia Ath Ath- Big Al AI Gettel of the White Sox was guilty of the most balks 3 and Fred Porky Sanford of at the St. St Louis Browns lost the most games 21 Early Wynn of Washington Washington Wash Wash- Vash ington showed the lowest per per- His mark was after winning eight and losing 19 1 Kramer despite posting the highest percentage ranked among the first 20 pitchers in the matter of earned run average with witha a figure Poorest pitching club in the circuit circuit circuit cir cir- cir cir- was the St. St Louis Browns with a collective earned run average average average aver aver- age of per game I |