The Washington times., 1906-10-16

The season OF 1906 in baseball was
marked by many remarkable feats or
SKILL and many Of the performances
will stand In the history of the game
for years TO come. 1nat 4-innlng
game between the Athletics and Boston
on September / will probably stand as
the longest big league game on record
for a long time.
The pitcher this year comes in for no
small share Of the honOrs.
Two of the greatest feats Of the year
have been the no-hit games pitched by
Lush. of the PhIlles and Eason Of the
Superbas The former performed his
act against Brooklyn and the latter
against St Louis. Phester, of the Cubs.
has the remarkable performance OF
tanning Jordan. a famous siugger or
Brooklyn. eight times straight. extend
ing over two games He also whlned
thirteen men in one OF the games play
cd against the Cardinals. but this feat
was surpassed by ChrIsty MatheWson,
OF the Giants. when he famed fourteen
Superbas In nine innings.
Made One Hit-Won Game.
one Of the greatest achievements Of
the year was when the SoX beat the
Yankees. although Orth held them down
70 one nlt. This was all the more re-
markaSle when il Is taken into con-
sideratlon that the Yankees made eight
safe hits.
That ever-to-be-re remembered battle,
when the Cubs walloped the Giants IN
New York by a score Of l9 10 Is
feature Of the year. and the SoX' record
OF winning nineteen straight is some
thing beautiful 20 behold. Both OF the
Boston teams lost more games "a a row
than could be conceived OF. ana 2theI
matters of note also cropped up from
time 20 time.
Even the umplres. those suffering NOR
tails have come iu Tor snare Oi the
features. notably among whom are
O'Loughlln and Evans. OF the American
League. and O.Day and Johhslone' oI
the older organization.
The most interesting features OF the
year IN both leagues follow;
American League.
April l9-The Senators defeat the Ath-
letics by a score Of II 10 TO- The victcrs
made fifteen hits and the losers four
teen. Three pitchers were used by each
side
April 24-B0stOn beats Washington by
a score of 70 10 >.
May - l4t -At4l4t.t4.n mani fiNtaN- At+N"
against Boston
MAY 2l-After winning eleven straight
games the Athletics are beaten by
Cleveland. Bemis' home run in the thir-
teemth inning being the deciding factor
Nav 22-The Boston team breaks the
worlds record for straight losses. De
troit beating it and setting the mark az
Nav 25-Boston. after losing twenty
straight. breaks the streak by wauoplng
Chicago by a score OF % O.
June AFTER winning eleven straight,
New York lost % the Athletics.
June iD-THe White SON get but one
hit of Orth, yet win by score Of 10 o.
June 15-Laioie makes three doubles
against New York
June I1-UmpiTe Evans is a target for
pop bottles an the Chicago grounds.
Sick Mans Victory.
June e4-With jhe score 90 IN favor
Of Chicago in the ninth and with two
out, Schaefer. of Detroit. on the sick
list. bats for Donahue, and, after having
two strikes called on him, raps a home
run Ove- the Ieft-feld bleacher fence
and drives a man on base IN ahead of
him.
July 4-Lajoie is the first American
II being a double against Detroit
July -S-NeW York makes d triple play
against Cleveland.
August S-ElberfeId attacks Umpire
O.Loughlin at St Louis and IS suspend
August 2l-Turner and Rossman. Of