Evening journal., 1909-11-01
FEW RECORDS BY
MAJOR LEAGUERS
New Marks in Baseball Lack
ing During Sensational
Races

In view OF the sensational games and
close races in the Nauonai and Ameri-
can leagues during the season just closed
it is taken as remarkable that more new
records were not established. In only a
few instances were new marks made
either by clubs or individually.
There were any number Of instances Of
great pitching hard hitting and clever
base running, but when It came to set
ting a new mark the players in most
cases fell a trife short Of establishing
a record. In looking over the work Of the
pitchers in both leagues there was not one
who got credit for no-hit game. In past
seasons there were always one or two
such contests. but the best any could do
this year was to let an opposing team
down with one safety. OF these there
were Il, II in the National and six in the
American. OF the II times that the feat
was accomplished in the older body,
three were by Pittsburg pitchers, Cam
nitz turning the trick twice and Willis
once Three Chicago pitchers got into the
one-hit class, "Three-hnger" Brown pitch
ing two and Ames, Of the Giants, holding
Brooklyn to one hit in i8 innings When
it came to giving bases on balls Karger,
Of Boston carried off the palm, Issuing
z in one game but strangely enough his
team won There were pitchers in the Ma
tional league who walked TO-
The longest game played in the big
leagues during the season was that be-
tween Detroit and Washington at De-
troit which went for IS innings 20 a o to o
score. The longest in the National was
the Trimming game between Boston and
New York on July %. No player was able
to equal the. record made by Beaumont in
1900 OF getting six hits in a single game.
although fve hits were made by six play
ers. Eddie Grant turning the trick twice.
For total bases made in a single game
by one player the record is held by Hob
litzen. the former Western University of
Pennsylvania athlete, who got total Of
10 bases on four hits off New York pitch-
ers. Ty Cobb is the American league rec
ord holder, with nine made of Washing
ton pitchers.
A short chronology OF the notable per-
formances in the major leagues the past
season follows:
Triple play MISUNDERSTANDING Ball,
Of Cleveland. against Boston. July 10.
Bases on balls, nine-inning game, l2-
Karker at Boston. May T..
Largest number Of strike outs nine-in-
ming game. National League. IS, Rucker,
BROOKLYN. against St. Louis Tom Hughes.
formerly of Washington L made against
Cleveland on July 3.
Highest number Of runs in nine-inning
pame--National league. New York. -.
against ST. Louis. August IL; American
league. Detroit. H. against New York.
August -.
largest number OF runs scored in one
inning-National league, ST. Louis, II. (
against Cincinnati. May 30; American /
league. New York. Z, against Washington /
April "A.
Highest number Of hits in nine-inning /
pame-National league, New York. q.
against St. Louis, August L. American
league. Boston. Il against New York,
June %.
PLAYERS making hve hits in one game
.ational league, Grant Philadelphia,
aeainst Brooklyn. April 2s; Wagner,
,ttsburg. against Chicago, May 3;
Clarke. Pittsburg. against Brooklyn. June
i; Bransheld, Philadeip phia, against ST.
Louis. June 10; Grant. Philadelphia, /
against New York, october 2 American
league. Hartzen, St. Louis. against the
Athletics. August 1s; Engle. New York.
against Boston. September 4.
Total bases made in single game by one
league, Hoblitzeil Gin
cinnati. II. against New York. August %;
American league, Cobb, Detroit, o. against
NVaebfpcfon Tuly Is
Longest game OF season-American /
Leasue. Detroit vs.. Washington Is in !