Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 158, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 July 1911 — SOME GOOD BASEBALL FACTS [ARTICLE]

SOME GOOD BASEBALL FACTS

Work of National ent Circuits—Pittsburg Best. which have ncludBrown resent ■ 51908, fames, pretof the jother 38 not ferent i He rg knows that Pittsburg, New York and Chicago have made most of the running in the National league from 1900 on —1900 was the year fpt which the National league was cutfrom 12 to 8 Cities —but he has practically no conception of how many each of these three has won in the entire 11 years. The figures show that the American league clubs have been more evenly matched in strength than those of the National. There have been? individual years in which there was little to choose from in this respect but taking the life of each league as a whole and there is much less difference between the greatest and smallest percentage of the first and last club in the American plan in the NatlonaLTbe highest percentage for the eight- combined years in the American league is .578 and the lowest .433, a difference of 145 points; in the National league the greatest percentage is .622 and the smallest .414, a diffeHHpe of 208 joints.

The Pittsburg have tbnHghest percentage in the National' league—. 622 for the total winnings of 11 yearii. The order of the others is as follows: Chicago, .604; New York, .569; Cincinnati, .480; Philadelphia, .471; Brooklyn, .441; St. Louis, .414; Boston, .399. Only three of the eight clubs have won more than half of their total games—New York, Chicago and Pittsburg. The number of contests won by each club is as follows: Pittsburg, 996; Chicago, 984; New York, 918; Philadelphia, 787; Cincinnati, 781; Brooklyn, 717; St. Louis, 651; Boston, 628. The American league percentages in their order are as follows: Athletics, .578; Chicago, .541; Detroit, .541, Cleveland, .534; New York, .511; Boston, .510; St. Louis, .433; Washington, .355. The Washingtons have the lowest percentage of victories in either league, but there is less difference between the lowest and highest in this--league for the reason that the successful teams have not won as often as. the stronger teams in the National. ’