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Show CHESBRO WON 41 GAMES IN SEASON Major League Record of All Time Was Made by Rad-bourne Rad-bourne of Providence. The modern National league record for games won in one season Is ,'i7. This murk was made by Christy Mulhewson of the Gianls during the season of !)(). Jack Chcshro of the Yankees set an American league record in !)()! when he scored a total of 41 victories. This also stands as a modern mod-ern major league mark. The major league record of all time is 00. This was made by Charles Radhourne of the Providence club in 18N4. In leading the league in pitching the highest number of complete games during dur-ing the season jf I2-1, Vance and Grimes each compiled a tolal of ;i0 contests, in ranking first so far as the number of earned runs allowed per nine-inning game is concerned, Vance had an uvegare of 2.10. Hugh McQuillan Mc-Quillan of the Giants ranked second in this respect with an average of 2.09. The National league record since 19(10 is .90. This was made by Ferdinand Sehupp of the Giants In 3910, and this murk also stands as a league record. The American league record of 1.01 was made by II. B. Leonard of the Red Soi in 1914. John Morrison of tlie Pirates and Ray Kremer, nlso of the Pittsburgh club, tied for first place so far as the number of games participated in is concerned. They each took part in 41 conl ests. This mark is far below the best figures fig-ures for previous years. The National league record of 75 was made by W. H. White of the Cincinnati club in 1S79, while the American league mark of 00 was hung up by Ed Walsh of the White Sox in 1008. , Burleigh Grimes allowed the most earned runs in the league last season. His total was 132. This is three below be-low his own major league record, established es-tablished in 1922. The American league record of 102 was made by Dickie Kerr of the White Sox in 1921. Grimes also led in allowing runs against him with a total of 161. This is 27 below tlie National league record made by II. M. Mclntire of the Brooklyn Brook-lyn club in 1905. |