Salt Lake Telegram | 1912-09-28 | Page 16 | Pirates Best Club in Either League

PIRATES BEST CLUB IN EITHER LEAGUE The Pirates stand National a or American leagues when out the as the greatest baseball team In either r the present on are considered The Pirates have for tho eleven years earl prIor to the second twice third four times i and fourth WO wOn tour four pennants tn In that time finished fin nn- divIsion once never dropping out of ot tho the first Below will wl bo be found a unIque unlue two major leagues for lor eleven table showing the standings of ot all the tho clubs In the theare are arc now since the seasons f prior to f 1912 1112 These leagues eu have havo been they fall fail o of 1902 I In that tha a and d th the tho as P preceding C n was the thc year yr cd L American composed compo of eight clubs with league Baltimore and Milwaukee With the tho the organization New w v York M Mk k and ad ot of the St. St L Louis s held hela In the declaration ot of peace It dropped national commissIon and these league and Milwaukee l the American me two clubs Baltimore Joining the eastern cities can association and established clubs In the other Pittsburg Is far and a away Q the greatest team a according to the cold finished he 1 those eleven type It has the city Is years with a grand average e ot of The closest competitor or of Chicago In the National league with Giants come a. a ot of The third with PhIladelphia's with while Brooklyn St. St Louis and Is next hIghest at Ove Cincinnati Is the greatest los Boston are In the tho order named The hub finishing AU All In all just ono one season 1902 above the tho mark these records hereto show many strange e things to the tho tan fart and are aro appended NATIONAL LEAGUE Clubs 1901 11 11 Yr 1902 1903 1904 1104 1905 1906 1006 1907 1301 1 1909 1910 1310 1911 Ave i 7 S 8 2 1 1 2 4 2 3 2 1 Nc york lork ISO 30 Got 6 62 67 G 6 fi 5 3 2 3 1 1 1 Chicago 97 70 60 2 1 2 I 1 1 1 of 4 2 3 1 a 3 i 1 3 S Pittsburg 45 6 60 0 6 1 60 62 68 j 7 7 S 4 4 3 4 5 4 4 Philadelphia u. u 64 53 44 lilO 4 6 5 6 7 1 S 8 X S 7 7 St SL Louis s 1 41 31 6 S 4 4 1 3 z Ii I 6 6 I 5 4 5 6 Cincinnati 75 i 45 2 ij 6 8 5 S 5 7 1 6 s 8 7 Brooklyn 51 fU 41 5 2 6 i 7 i 8 7 6 8 8 8 Boston oo sa 3 9 35 87 32 31 t AMERICAN LEAGUE U Clubs Club 1902 1903 1004 IO 1906 1907 1309 1910 1911 Ave 4 1 2 5 1 4 2 6 2 1 1 I Philadelphia 54 U 3 3 5 7 I 6 1 1 1 l' l 3 2 D Detroit ero t It 40 40 77 6 65 8 7 7 s 5 3 4 5 3 4 2 6 CI Cleveland eve I an d 37 55 4 6 55 58 62 1 4 7 3 3 2 1 3 3 f 4 I 6 4 Chi Chicago cao 1610 S bs 44 51 2 3 3 1 1 1 4 8 7 1 5 J 3 4 5 Boston 31 63 29 63 4 4 6 6 5 8 S 6 2 6 New NewYork orA 1 GIG 4 CiO S S 7 7 S 8 j 7 8 7 j 7 Washington u 18 14 41 6 6 6 8 6 5 6 4 7 1 8 I 8 St. St ouis oui's 5 3 4 S S 6 8 I Baltimore I more 5 5 Milwaukee e io