| Show BEST HURLER IN A. A L. L Garland Braxton Was Most ost Effective in 1928 H. H Garland Braxton roxton whom ev everybody every everybody fY- fY body overlooked while admiring performances performances performances per per- of Crow Crowder der and Hoyt and Kobert Hobert Moses Grove e was tile the American American Amer Amer- ican leagues league's leading heading pitcher In 1028 While the hue angular Washington southpaw won only 13 games and lost 11 11 which isn't so impressive his earned carnell run average the n the best Jest thIng thins yet devised as us a n criterion of ot ofa a a pitchers pitcher's pitchers pitcher's pitchers pitcher's pitch pitch- ers er's worth worth was was only G per nine nine- Inning game same This means mean that any time the Nat went out and got gut three runs behind Braxton raxton provided ed they didn't kIckIn kick kickIn In a n few ew more they would win writes Gordon Cordon In the Cleveland eland News That he hue lost 11 decisions decisions de- de de dc- Is merely a n commentary on the Washington clubs club's ability to get three ru runs n s. s It was the second year In succession In which Braxton Draxton has hns yielded less than three earned runs a n game so he must be bc a n pretty fair sort of pitcher On the time basis of games won and lost Gen Gea Alvin ln Crowder of the St. St Louis Browns Drowns was the leading lending hurler lie won Jl l 1 find anti lost 0 G for a percentage or of SOS hut but he was well down dowa in the time earned run Iun column with un an average of ot per per game Waite Walte hoyt t mainstay of the Yankees Yankees Yan ran kees in their successful pennant dr drive ve j I r 1 f 4 41 E. E Garland Braxton was wa was was' wasn a n half Jump behind Crowder Crowde In victories and defeats with a 8 record of but he led the Brownies Brownies' ace nee acen i in n earned runs with The rhue official American lea league ue averages averages aver aver- ages made public recently reveal time the interesting fact that In n spite of the scarcity of ot good southpaws three men who dish them up with the left arm were at nt the top and practically In a 8 class by Jy themselves In effectiveness The They were Braxton Pennock 2 50 and Grove Crove Their nearest r rival ival among the right right-handers who pitched innings or more was old I Sad Sam Jones Braxtons Braxton's teammate a at t Washington who limited the opposition opposition s to earned runs per game The len leagues league's ues ue's biggest winners were Grove Gro and each of whom won 2 24 4 games and Hoyt who won 23 21 h It led d the Cleveland box men with i 14 victories I while had 13 and Uhl 12 the young rank Yankee right right- I hander I was the years year's Iron man mann lIe He pitched piti 01 innings of baseball the time equivalent of 33 complete games gumes He ile took look part port in 4 40 46 games gaines altogether which was only two Iwo less than Fred Marberry the famous Washington finisher her |
