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...pitchers have been having a hard time. Where once it was something of a disgrace for a pitcher to be batted out of the box, it is now a matter for comment when a pitcher lasts the full nine innings. "Best" pitcher of the year has been Robert Moses Grove of the Philadelphia Americans. A huge young man, Pitcher Grove propels the ball at such speed that few batters are able to time it correctly, and no matter how "lively" a ball may be it will travel no distance when the batter misses it. The Grove record up to last...
Pitchers Guy Bush of the Chicago Nationals and "Swede" Walberg of the Philadelphia Americans have also been exceptions to the general rule of the sad and battered pitcher. Both are fastball pitchers (like Grove) depending chiefly on their arms, little on their heads...
...Tris Speaker and Eddie Collins in his lineup.† About the middle of the season, Manager Mack put in youngsters, made up much lost ground. This year he has had his youngsters-notably Jimmy Foxx, Gordon Cochrane, Al Simmons-in action all year, and with superlative pitching from Pitchers Grove and Walberg, and good pitching from Pitchers Earnshaw and Quinn (Quinn is another relic of spitball days) he is far and apparently safely in the lead. The New York Club, winner in 1926:27-28, is a good old wagon seemingly in the process of breaking down. Player Ruth, several...
Three-base hits--Walker, Vincent. Two-base hits--Vincent, Holahan, Hoben. Stolen base--Grove. Sacrifice hit--Sawyer. Double plays--Grove and Vincent, Nugent, McGrath, and Todd. Base on balls--off Whitmore 2, off Ketchum 3, off Colpak, off Molloy. Struck out--by Sawyer 2, by Whitmore 2. Hits--off Whitmore 9 in 3 1-3 innings, off Ketchum 4 in 2 2-3 innings, off Colpak 2 in 0 innings (none out in 7th), off Molloy 3 in 0 innings (none out in 7th), off Prior 2 in 2 innings. Losing pitcher Whitmore. Umpires--Devron and Finnell. Time...
...summary: YALE a.b. r. h. p.o. a. e. Grove, c.f. 5 2 2 0 0 0 Garvey, 2b. 5 2 2 5 6 0 Billhardt, 2b. 0 0 0 0 0 0 Walker, l.f. 6 3 3 2 0 0 Robertson, l.f. 0 0 0 0 0 0 Quinn, l.f. 0 0 0 0 0 0 Vincent, 1b. 5 3 4 11 0 0 Holahan, r.f. 5 1 2 2 0 0 Jennison, r.f. 0 0 0 0 0 0 Snead, r.f. 0 0 0 0 0 0 Aldrich, 3b. 5 2 2 2 2 0 Hoben...