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Ifo. A * -• IR«d Sox Need Four More (lamesto Equal an American ;L' League RecordGIANTS — 1-2-3-4 — FLAG!I ■ v ,JWith Another Quartet to TheirCredit Giants Have Pen-nant NailedBy RALPH L. YOXKHR. IThe digit “4*' is the magic number!In the big league racea today. |The Red Sox need four more games to equal the American league record ; tor game* wen In a aingle Reason.! The Giants are only four games;| separated from the National league • flag If they can win two games today and the Phillies can beat the Cubs r twice, they have the gonfalon, v There seems to be nothing that can iatop the Boston club from settingI'A new American league record for total number of game* won. With lt;two week* to go md then some and only Are games needed to eatabllsh I the aew mark, it is as good aa done.The Sox right now have won a3 (many games aa the Tigers did in 1903,I the last year they won the pennant land the year in which they took thts most games of any during the three seasons they secured the flag.Only one club has won more games faring the whole year that the Sox have up to date. Both years the Athletics took the championship honors they won over 100 games. The Box have now 98. In 1910, the Mack- ;men took 108 games the greatest number|wou up to that time. 1911they won one lessNot only does It look as If the Sox must set a new record for winning games, but that they must close theyear with the highest percentage over attained oy an American league team.A high mark of .680 waa aet by the Athletics In their biggest year. Boston la now .690 with a eery good chances of sticking about that high.Boa too won the pennant the first year of the 154-game season when Jimmy Collin* was their boas. They won 96 games that season.
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Detroit Times
Detroit, Michigan, US
Tue, Sep 24, 1912
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