Evening star., 1905-10-22

its closing one with Pittsburg Four times
in twelve innings Bestcn had man on
third. Tenney by masnifcent run from
first and twcnty-foot slide to the home
plate. crossed the rubber in the thirteenth
with the only score.
October S.--The final games of the season
were not of the Sensational order, sort of
dont-care spirit taking hold of the players,
but the Cincinnati Pittsburg National wind
up was of the sensational order. Overall
gave four bases on balls. pitching fourteen
balls without strike. Leach and Higgins
made brilliant one-hand catches and
triple play by Cincinnati was the feature.
After-season Pickups.
Lajo!e's fielding average up to The time he
was forced to retire was .G91.
Up to July Washington was the only
American League team to make triple
play. Boston. Pittsburg and st. Louis of
the National League had made one each.
During the Cincinnati-Boston series two
triples were made. one by each. This makes
but four triple plays ever made on a Bos-
ton league diamond.
Haverhill of the New England League
played remarkable hitting and run-getting
game July Is. scoring in every inning.
Up to August 1 William Maloney of Chi
cago Nationals had stolen as many bases
as the entire Boston American team.
In the Philadelphia Chicago tAmerican)
game of August WaddeH gave four bases
on balls and hit player in the first inning,
forcing in three runs. He then struck out
made In the game.
In the CincInnati-Brooklyn game of Au-
gust Brooklyn made three triple base hits,
but failed to score.
Saturday, August ;, was a banner attend
ance day in both leagues, sc S14 for the
Americans and 52.950 for the Nationals.
The 2O-inn ng game OF the Chicago-Phila-
delphia Nationals of August 24 was one of
the sational order. neither side scoring
till the 18th inning. The winning run was
scored by Mccarthy of Chicago in the Goth.
Chance, for Chicago. had 20 putouts to his
credit which .s the record for season. 1t
required four hours to play the game. and
is the third 20-inning game in the history
of the sport.
In two games, one of seven innings, with
Washington, September II, and that with
Chicago on September 27, of six innings,
AZ hts, for total of 30 runs, is the drub
bing administered to the Boston Americans.
The first game was a 14-0 score and the lat
ter 1o-1.
The western cities comprised the Amer
ican league up to 1901, when the real Amer
lean league was formed. Washington. Bos-
ton. Baltimore and Philadelphia were the
eastern clubs. Chicago won the pennant
in 1901, Philadelphia in 1902, and Boston in
1863 and 1904. The flag this year goes again
II Philadelphia.
Thirty four double headers were played in
thn American league in September and 22
in the National league.
Young Cy Young is to enter the matri-
monial state this winter.
Mathewson of New York Nationals struck
odt 1872 batters in 10 games.
Pat Dougnerty may be seen wearing
National uniform at the South End next
year if
Good-by to the great American game till
1906
The shutouts for the season:
American League-Boston, o; Chicago -;
Cleveland -; Detroit, %: New York. II;
Philadelphia, .; ST. Louis, 13; Washing
ton, H.
National League-Foston. Il; Brooklyn,
90; Chicago. 13: Cincinnati. 10; New York,
10; Philadelphia, II; Pfttsburg, 10; st.
Louis H.