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 | FL Top Pitcher Award for September to Rainville Sunday, October 1st , 1916 The Cincinnati Monarchs owe Roger Rainville a lot for his performance this past month. One of the league's most dominant starters in September, Rainville tore up the opposition with a fine 5-2 mark on his way to the Federal League Pitcher of the Month award. "When you're pitching this well," analyzed Rainville, "it's a lot easier to come to the park. I don't judge my performance by the stats, I judge it -- the team judges it -- by the score of the game. I could say I'm tossing electric stuff right now and that would go over big. But if I toss that same stuff -- exact same pitch selection and location -- and they bang me around tomorrow, I was awful. That's the way baseball is." It was Rainville who did the banging in September as he tossed up 26 strikeouts in 58.2 innings, holding opponents to a .206 average and posting a 1.38 ERA. In 39 starts this season, Rainville has compiled a 22-17 record and a 1.81 ERA. |   |
