The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1909-11-25
ONLY A few BALL
RECORDS SMASHED
Brilliant Plays Were Plentiful
in 1909 Season, but Old
Marks Unequaled.

While there were many sensational
games and numerous brilliant plays
made by tho teams in both major
leagues in the season Just ended, 1t Is
nevertheless q act that in only one or
two instances were records which had
been established in previous years,
equaled- Great pitching. terrific batting
and fine base running featured
throughout the season In both the Ma
tional and American leagues, but when
1t came to record smashing the players
In most cases fell short by a small mar
gin.
A glance over the work Of the pitch.
ers In both organizations shows that!
not q twirler pitched q no-hit game. In
past seasons there were always one or
two such contests played in either ono
league or the other, but the best any
could do this ear was to let an oppos-,
ing team down with n safety. OF
these there were IT all told, II in the
National and 8 in the American. OF
the II times that the feat was accom-
were by Pirates, Camnitz turning the
trick twice and Willis once. Three
Chicago pitchers got into the one-hit
class. Miner Brown twirling two such
contests. Ames, Of New York, did not
alloy Brooklyn a hit during the first,
April IL. No pitcher In the American
wal able to repeat the performance. :
Twelve Mon Walked.
The record for issuing bases on balls
is held by Eddie Karger, the former
the Boston Red sox. Karger walked
IL men in a game at Boston, but
strangely enough the Reds won out.
Since then several pitchers have given
10 free passes in the National.
No player was able to equal the rec.
ord made by Clarence Beaumont in 1900,
that OF getting six hits In q single
game, although FIVE hits were made by
SIX players. Eddie Grant, OF the Phil,
adelphia Nationals, turning the trick
twice. OF the four that accomplished
the feats in the National league, two
were Pirates-Clarke and Wagner.
An %1s-Inning Game.
The longest game played during the
season was that between Detroit and
Washington in the American league,
when they battled for Is innings to a
90 score, at Detroit. In the National
league New York and Boston went II
innings to a 3-3 tie, darkness putting
an end to proceedings. The longest
game that the Pirates engaged in was
with Brooklyn at Forbes field, on Au-
gust s, IA innings being required before,
the locals were returned victors. For
total bases made in a single game by
litzell, the former w. u. P. athlete, who
got a total Of 10 on four hits off New
York pitchers. Ty Cobb Is the Amert-
can league record holder in this respect
with n less, made OF Washington
moundsmen.
The following is a short chronology
Of the records that were made during
the campaign Of 1909 in the major!
leagues:
Largest number Of strike outs In
nine-inning game, 1e-Nap Rucker,
Brooklyn, against st. Louis, July "a, at
Brooklyn. American league, Tom
Hughes, formerly Of Washington, IL,
made against Cleveland on July 8.
Bases on balls. nine-inning game, p,
Eddie Karger, formerly Of Cincinnati,
against Boston, May IL.
Hard Hitting Men.
Players who have made five hits In
%tionals, April %, against Brooklyn;
Wagner, Pittsburg, May 8, against Chi
cago; Clarke, Pittsburg, June II,
against Brooklyn; Bransfleld, Philadel-!
phia Nationals, Juno 13, against St.
Louis; Grant, Philadelphia Nationals,
OCLODST q, dBdlIlSl NEW 1OIh, 1aTIZell,
st. Louis Americans, August 10, against
Philadelphia; Engle, New York Amer.
leans, September 4, against Boston.
Largest number of runs scored in!
n inning-st. Louis, II, made on May
80, against Cincinnati. American
league-New York, I, made against
Washington, April "a.
Triple play, unassisted-Neal Ball, OF
Cleveland, against Boston, July 10.
Highest number Of runs in nine-in-
ming game-National league, New York,
10, against st. Louis, August II. Amer
lean league-Detroit II, against New
York, August ~.
Highest number of hits In nine-in-
ming game-National league, New
York, %, against st. Louis, August II.
American league, Boston Il, against
Longest game OF season-National
league, New York VS.. Boston, July 20,
II innings; score, 8 to 8. American
league, Detroit vs.. Washington, Is in
nings; score, 0 to 0.
Total bases made in single game by
players ~ Hoblitzell, Cincinnati, 10,
against New York. August %. Amer
lean league, Ty Cobb, Detroit, 8,
against Washington, July IL.