Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-07

hitter, while Anse hit right-he ided. The
noted Chicago leader could clout them all
In his day. and he faced some classy
pitchers. too. From 1876 to 1890 inclusive
he never hit below 800. and in 1898, 1895
1895. 1895 ana 1897 he also bstted 800. verify
a wonderful record. For fifteen consecu-
tive years he thumped the leather for 800
or more, and nobody else has such a ions
stretch OF earnest swstting to his credit
though Wagner may get there. Anson's
fifteen-yesr record includes the following
percentages; $50. .SsS. 1886. .iO7, .SSS. 1893
.3s., .sO7, .SS7, $40. 81, .42i. .sI5, .ST, .3li
General average, .S52.
Honus Wsgner's Record.
Wagner. a right-hsnder. has been hitting
in the 800 class steadily since 1897. and foI
twelve straight years has not gone below
that mark. His nearest approach to 40
was in 1899. when he batted $50. His
figures are as follows: .3l4. 1906, $50, $50
49,. .32e. 1856, .s49, 1853, $3.50, $50, 1854. Gen.
eral average, .Ss. Dan Brouthers was
some slugger. He hit over 300 for fourteen
straight seasons-lss1 to 1894 i~nciusive-aRt
made the following percentagest .sis, 1851
81, .S5, .96S $40. .iis. .9O6. 1913, .s4, .Si9
1896. .S4s, .sA. General average, .JS2
Brouthers was a left-hsnded batsman.
Others with notable records in consecu.
tive 800 batting are:
Hamilton, Left-hander-.S1, 1924, 1888
80, .SS, .S9S, 1893, 1853, .sA. .367. .3O6, .3S2
Twelve consecutive years. General aver
age, .352
Delehanty. RiEht-hander-.si2, $40. 400
.Sss, .Ss4, 81, 1884, .40e, .sl9. 1851, .S76. Elever
consecutive years. General average, .366.
George Davis, Jeft-hsnder-.3TS. .345, $50
.SlS, ass, .36, .S4& .SS, 1903. Nine con.
seeutive years. General average, .s36.
MoGraw, Left-hander-.s2s. $40, .374, .S56
.zS, .Ss4, 900. .SS7, .SS2. Nine consecutiv,
YEAR,. General average, .&9.
J. Kelley, Right-hander-.H2, .ss1, $50
go, $50, as, 81. .Ss, 500, 81, .S16
Eleven consecutive years. General aver
Keller, L~eft-hander-.Sss. 1867, 1914. 1892
.f32, .37s, .S7S, 1865. 1855, $40. .Sls, .S4S, 800
.a4 Fourteen consecutive years. Genera
Duffy, Right-hander-.s11. .s2s, $40, 1902
1913, .43S, 1852, 1902, .341. .319. Ten con.
Secutiys years; General ssyersgs' $40 20 ,,o
AZ, $50. .S55, .sS1. .S2s, 1856. Ten consecutive
years. General average, 1852.
or these twelve players, six-Anson, WAC
ner. Delehanty, Kelly, Duffy and Lajoie-
were or are right handed batters so Their,
is no choice in that regard.
Tip ON ellis High Mark.
OF all the men who have batted 400 il
their time, Tip o'Niel of the old st. Louii
Browns mad the highest one years per
centage. His batting average for 1887 wa
.492, which is only eight points short o
800, and represents exceedingly close t
a base hit for every two times up. o
course. O'Niel had the benefit of rulei
which aren't in force now, but they wer,
anything but ordinary pitchers tina
were in the American association tina
year. Some OF the twirlers who faced hin
were: Guy Hecker, Tony Mullane, Seward
Kilroy, DAILY, Ramsey, Terry, Lynch an,
weighing. They were the best there wer,
at that time and pitchers of the best cali
Der. Ramsey, Kilroy-the most noted lef
handlers of their day-Weyhing, Terry
Mullane, Hecker-those we're names to con
jure with.
Stop and look over the pitchers tina
were kings of the mound when Arson wa
lining the drives out to safe spots: Rad
bourn, Burlington, Whitney, Spalding, Nc
Bride, Baldwin, Bond. Ward and Keefe
Those were some of the accomplishe,
pitchers whom Arson had to face at differ
ent times in his luminous career. Also h
met such good ones as Conway, Ferguson
WEIGH and Galv Dan B%routhers pile,
up his big averages against much the sam
lot OF proficient artists.