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Show PITCHERS LED Bf ALEXANDER Had Least Runs and Won the IVhst Games. National League Records-Show Following arr the official pitching records of National league pitchers for the eeason of 1920: v In arranging the National league pitchers for 1020 In the order Of their effectiveness, it was found expedient to divide the pitchers into three groups as was done In 191?. L918 .ml 10U. The first groun embraces all those, who bore th brunt of the campaign and pitched at 'leas' ten complete games; the second, those who participated parti-cipated in a minimum of ten games, regardless of the length of same; the t!-.lrl comprising all others who took part In ? hamnionshlp contest The percentage of games won and lost is given, with notation of the rel-atlve rel-atlve pea im" oj each pttt lier. :hi' special spe-cial record being supplied in order that comparison may be made with the of" ' final earned run rating Grover Alexander, Chicago, has the title of leading pltchor. with on ner-' ner-' ngf- of lenst runs earned per game of l.M. Alexander held this honor fur the safon of 15 19 with an average of 1.72. Burleigh. Grimes. Brooklyn, has best percentage for games von and lost. .G76. Grover Alexander Chicago, won the most games, 2 7. Eppa Rlx-1 Rlx-1 ey. Philadelphia, lost the mon games, 1 33. William Sherdel, St, Louis, fin-! fin-! inhed In tin- most rramrs. "JJ. Jesjse Haines, St. Louis, pitched in the most games, 47. frover Alexander, 'hn-.i-co. Ditched In thf- most complete gamcsj 33. William Sherdel, St. Louis, finished the moet gunn's t'.rovcr Alexander, Chicago, pitchrd in the lUOSl Innings, 363. Charles B, Adams. Plttsbergi led In Vshotout games. S. Grover Alexander, t.'hlcngo. led In strikeout?, 173. Fcrd Schupp. St. Louis, I allowed th" most bases on balls. 127. I C harles K. I'onder. Plttsbui-g. made the j most wild pitches, 10. John Scott. Bos- ' ion. hit the most batsmen, 13 Grov-I Grov-I er Alexander. Chicago, allowed the i rr..tl rWn nitrlied to 1 he greatest number of batters, H A 7. Kppa j Rlxey, Philadelphia, allowed the most sacrifice hits. -if. John Scot'. Boston, allowed the most runs to tie scored, US. Joseph- Oeschger. Boston, allowed al-lowed the most earned runs. LIB, Grover Alexander, Chicago, enjoyed! the longest consecutive Wlrlnlng streak, I I IctorleS A tie exists tot longest consecutive; losing streak, four pitchers John Benton. Richard Rudolph, Elwood Martin and John fceotl losing seven -.raixht games apiece. I Charles, B. Adams. Pittsburg, gave u , marvelous exhibition of control by per-I per-I mitting but is of the 1 035 batsmen facing him to z i bases on balls, this i is In the 2t3 innlhgs he pitched. In 1019, Adams pitching .. like numbei i of Innings to 1.011 bSUltere, issued 23 ! bases on balls. ' |