Show 0 Released by Western Newspaper Union BASEBALLS BASEBALL'S honor and glory belonged be- be belonged JJ longed to the pitchers in 1943 1943 it was their greatest season since the first World war days of 1918 Official averages for the year proved that American league hurlers hurlers hurlers hurl- hurl ers dominated the competitive picture picture picture pic ture With dozens of heavy hitters in the armed services the strong arm boys had a succession of field days Twenty nine pitchers held opposing opposing opposing ing teams to fewer than three earned runs per game and that hasn't happened since 1918 when 33 pitchers had that distinction Last year the total was 20 and the year before only 7 pitchers were included in the list Not only was Spurgeon Chandlers Chandler's the tiie lowest run earned-run average xa i 1 4 h S J i I SPUD CHANDLER L in the American league since WaIter Walter Walter Wal Wal- ter Johnsons Johnson's brilliant performance perform perform- ance in 1919 but the Yankee hurler also led in the won-and-lost won division posting 20 victories against 4 de de- feats Effective Staff Stall The staff of the Yankees was by far the most effective in the league with Chandler and Ernie Bonham running two one-two among the circuits circuit's I starting pitchers The champions compiled a collective run earned-run average average average av av- of Bonham averaged Chandler is the thirteenth pitcher to lead the league in both depart depart- ments The only 2 clubs that beat him were Cleveland and Washington and each team beat him twice He had a winning streak of 7 games was in 30 games pitched innings innings innings in in- a total topped by only 3 pitchers pitched to batters allowed allowed al- al lowed owed hits and 62 runs of which 46 were earned He struck out batters matters and made 3 wild pitches Detroit placed second to the Yankees Yankees Yankees Yan Yan- kees with an average of three earned runs per game Paul Dizzy Dizzy Dizzy Diz zy Trout Tiger was the he only other game 20 winner inner of the he league He De rang rang up up No 20 on the he last day of the campaign losing only 12 games for a second division team eam His Dis run earned-run rating was The Cleveland Indians' Indians gave them third place and their stingiest pitcher was Vern Kennedy who allowed allowed allowed al al- lowed only earned runs per game while winning 10 and losing 7 Pitchers Pitcher's Year Although it was a pitchers year only two American league pitchers Chandler and Tex Hughson Hugh- Hugh son of Boston pitched as many as 20 complete games during the sea sea- son Three other pitchers Trout Orval Grove of Chicago and Charlie of New York worked 18 complete games Bonham pitched 17 Jim Bagby of Cleveland pitched 16 and Luman Harris of Philadelphia Philadelphia Philadelphia Philadel Philadel- phia and Emil Leonard of Washington Washing Washing- ton each pitched 15 Two of the leagues league's were contributed by Cleveland Indians Jim Bagby pitched the most innings and Allie Reynolds got the most strikeouts Reynolds' Reynolds record record record rec rec- ord was especially remarkable in that he pitched only innings as compared with for Chandler who was third in the strikeout de de- Last in the run earned-run records of pitchers who worked 45 innings or more was Al AI former Indian who finished the season with the St. St Louis Browns He gave up earned runs per 9 innings Bobo Newsom allowed The longest winning streak was run up by Orval Grove of the White Sox who won 9 in a row The longest losing streak was that of Luman Harris of the As A's who dropped 13 straight Harris lost the most games for the season too being being being be be- ing beaten 21 times SPORTS SHORTS Q L Synthetic rubber will replace balata balala balata ba- ba lata lala in the baseball that will be used in the big leagues next season C. C l Red Cochrane welterweight champion champion champion cham cham- pion is stationed at Pearl Harbor Q L Owners of the Baltimore franchise in the International league recently refused cash for a half in in- in terest Q L Joe McCarthy consumes a package package package pack pack- age and a half of chewing tobacco during an ordinary ball game and two packages the going is really really really real real- ly tough j t to h J I |