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 SUMMARY.

GRAND TOTAL.

THE PHILADELPHIA CLUB'S PITCHING RECORD.

Weyhing bore off the palm in pitching for the Phillies in 1893, Carsey being second and Keefe third in percentage of victories pitched in, though Keefe led in percentage of runs earned off his pitching, Weyhing being second in this latter respect and Carsey third. But this earned run record is rendered useless as an estimate of pitching skill, from the fact that under the existing scoring rules the base running is combined with base hitting in the record of runs earned off the pitching. Both Weyhing and Keefe led Carsey against eastern teams, but Carsey led Keefe and Weyhing against the western. Weyhing was most successful against the Cleveland batsmen in the west and against the New Yorkers in the east; Keefe doing his best against Washington in the east and Chicago in the west. Carsey troubled the Brooklyns most in the east and the Cincinnatis in the west. Taylor was very effective against the Washingtons and Clevelands. Vickery did not win but a single victory against any one club. He was swift in delivery, but lacked in "headwork" and in control of temper, both important essentials for successful pitching nowadays. The club's leading quartette pitched in 103 games, and the other three only in 19 games, exclusive of drawn games, which are not included in the pitching records. The pitching record of the Phillies in full for 1893 appears on page 45.