The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-10-11
FOR THE BASEBALL CRANKS.
EHr MOST INTERESTING EVENTS DUR
ING THE SEASON OF 1901

1e.srkabie Performances OF Players In the
League-Games That Will Long he Re.
sembcred for Heavy Hitting and Brilliant
FIeiding-A Review That VIII he Read
with Interest by All Who Have Watched
tho Great Contest OF the Fast SUMMER.
At this timo OF the year II would DO a tribe
chilly sitting in tho grand stand Watching
exhibitions Of the national game. Anyway, the
players have hung up their bats and packed
away their suits. Dovotees OF the sport will,
therefore. DO compelled to aubsist on pleasant
memories until next spring. and perusal Of
tho following compilation OF interesting facts
will no doubt aid the cranks to tide over the
winter months.
THE NATIONAL LEAGUE.
APRIL.
22.-openinc OF the League season. Boston
beat New York in the presence Of 1886 people.
In the Observation-Disclosures game 70 hits
with total OF II bases were made.
24.-The hitting In the Chicago. Pittsburgh
game was tremendous. Chicago getting Is hits
OF Maui and Pittsburgh II Off Gumbert: total
hits. 80. good for So bases In the Cincinnati
Cleveland game McAlecr Of the lattcr club had
eight put-outs In right field.
25.-Cleveland beat Cincinnati % to z. Gin
cinnati earned . runs Off Gruber and Cleveland
II of Radbourne. getting 20 hits. Total hits
in tho game. 80. good for B3 bases. Together
Davis and Childs OF Cleveland made five three
baggers.
27.-Rusie struck out 10 Brooklynites and al
lowed only scattered hits. Cincinnati de-
feated Chicago ] to .. and made no error.
2a-Twenty-seven hits. with total Of 90
bases were made in the Pittsburgh Cleveland
game.
29.-Chicago made twice as many hits as Gin
einnAti. but Cincinnati mado four times az
many runs In fielding tho game was the best
played up to date. Chicago making one error
and Cincinnati mono. Latham accepted nine
chances OF third
l.-Brooklyn made twenty hits on GARRISON
and Lowe OF Boston. and earned ton runs
Four home runs were made during the game,
two BY each club.
2-Lovett OF Brooklyn hold Boston down to
two hits.
6..-New York played IN errorless game. Rusie
gave Philadelphia only six hits. and Now York
won. 6 to o. Rusie striking out eleven men.
Cleveland made seventeen hits of Duryea. and
Cincinnati made fourteen Off Young. In the
game thirty-one hits were scored. good for
forty-fve bases. In the Cleveland Chicago
game First Baseman Virtue OF Cleveland &C.
copied twenty out Of twenty-one chances.
7.-In the Boston-New York game Rusie
struck out ten men.
a-New York played an errorless game. and
shut out Boston. In the Cleveland Chicago
game. Childs Of Cleveland accepted only four
out OF eight chances at second. In this game
four homo runs were made.
0-New York and Boston played tie game
OF ton innines Allen OF Philadelphia accepted
eleven chances at short In game with Brook.
Ign.
1O.-Up to date there were five "whitewash-
es," The clubs to receive them were: Boston.
one; Philadelphia. two: Chicago. one. and
Pittsburgh. one. The New Yorks applied the
brush twice. and Boston. Chicago and Cincin-
natl once each. 30 far Buck Ewing had caught
In only two games
l.-In game with Brooklyn. Daley CATCH
ing. Latham Of Cincinnati stole three bassA
Boston defeated Chicago. 1 to 2, and neither
club made o fielding error. the first game Of
the kind up to date.
12.-Here was genuine case OF hard luck.
The New Yorks made ten hits and three errors,
but we're beaten by Pittsburgh with six hits
and Ave errors. Brooklyn defeated Cincin-
natl 10 to 7. making twenty hits of Rhines.
12-Chicago beat Boston II to g. Ryan made
his fourth home-run hit over the left-held
fenoe. He Is the only player who ever per-
formed the feat on the Chicago grounds. Brown
FIRST base. and Myers Of tho same club accept
cd thirteen chances at second The game
lasted hours ana IS minutes.
14.-Davis OF Cleveland made four hits OF
Rusie. single. two two-baggers and three
baggger: Bassett PLACED third base for New
Ssasss anS on Later on he was sS'ss
regular catehers. cont nued to lose, When they
FIRE nay they
Out Of six times at bat kyan Of Chicago made
Aye hits, good for ten bases. of Carutners. and
three bagger. Chicago won the game by scor-
ing three runs in the ninth and three more in
1.-THE New Yorks lost their sixth straight
game: With Rusie in the box and O'Ruurko
Fo %sis; n SRe ns % ss
Ians q eatted cla 81. out Of the boz
lsna defeated Boston, IL to Is. making Is f Hts
e. Tetal PIKE - good !or " bsse s 1 Gstss 1
Bonnet and Tucker %ade the first triple play
M.-Pittsbureh beat Brooklyn to 4. Only
sass the Re a rst I S5nsh
XIV YosEi bsSstfaS s ana a
0-Philadelphia gave Arson his FIRST white
WSSsh on his own grounds.
.,R.-ln ten. inning game against Pittsburgh
N!shols Of Boston psf, struck ont twelvs men.
Ing runs In the eighth Inning BY hard hit
ting. Rusie held Chicago down to 2. hits.
efCleveland in four times ut LAT. q single. two
doubles. and q three bagger.
,1INew York beat Chicago II to /. sharrott
vas ~ the box and allowed only four hits. He
STRUCK out HAan four out OF five times.
@zThe New Y9rks finished their first West
eight games. The Brooklyns didn't do so
Een Winning four and losing ten and standing
SSQ9SSA great day for baseball In the morning
8to Q. and in the afternoon 1901 saw them
yin brilliant eleven; inning, game y to 3, the
feature OF which was the pitching OF Sharrott,
Who allowed We only four hits Brooklyn lost one
ond Of these games Baldwin OF Pittsburgh
struck out ten men. In the Chicago Philadel-
phl4 game In ths morning there were four
double plays. and in the afternoon game there
we're Ave.
New, York defeated Cleveland 3 to q and