Show I c u You'd Be I SURPRISED BY BILLY EVANS T 7 1 4 47 I I 7 f g r ROO I 7 1 7 BUT 18 fr c u l j jg 9 ft D C r- r IJ r ALt ALL J 2 bl NS ci ciR R GAHS G LAST S 41 WOM wO 20 AMP 1 ooT jJ SI Pitching records based on games won and lost do not always tell tella a l pitchers pitcher's true worth to his club and are not always an an Jon accurate line lineon lineon lineon on his real rest ability Some years ago it was argued that a pitchers pitcher's earned run average was a much better method to use In Judging ability That Isn't alto alto- altogether altogether gether sether true either On the surface it would seem sem that a low earned run average would Insure a pitcher a a. high mark in the matter of ot games won and lost That isn't always so 60 I In the National league last season such a condition worked out as asit asit I it seems it always should Kremer star right right-hander hander of ot the Pittsburg Pitts burl Pirates was the most effective pitcher in the league based on his earned run average He allowed only 2 61 runs per game Incidentally his 20 I games won and six lost gave him the best winning percentage Yet on the other hand consider what happened to Charley Chancy Root of the Chicago Cubs He ranked next to Kremer in the earned run aver aver- averages averages averages ages with yet the best he could do was win IS 18 games while losing 17 iT which was not so impressive George Uhle in 1923 was found for hits during the season the most ever made off a major league twirler twirler yet he was good enough to win 26 games Last year he allowed a run lees leu per game than In 1923 yet jet et could win only one more his record being 27 victories Getting the breaks mean much in winning or losing ball ban games by a pitcher Many M ny other things can enter cuter into the result aside from front his pitching |