Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-11-26
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 the teams in both major
leagues In the season just ended, 1t is
nevertheless a fact 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
it came to record smashing h 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 a twirler pitched a no-hit game. In
past seasons there were always one or
two such contests played in either one
league or the other, but the best any
could do this year was 10 let an oppos-
ing team down with n safety. or
these there were II all told, II in the
National and 6 in the American. OF
the IL times that the feat was accom-
plished in the older organization, three
were by Pirates, Camnitz turning the
trick twice and Willis once. Three
Chicago pitchers got into the 0ne-hit
class, Miner Brown twiriing two such
contests. Ames, of New York, did not
allow Brooklyn a hit during the first
nine innings of a ~13-inning game on
April 10. Nc pitcher in the American
raj able to repeat the performance.
Twelve Men Walked.
The record for issuing bases on balls
is held by Eddie Karger, the former
Cincinnati pitcher, who Is now with
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,
hat Of getting six hits in a 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 1%s-Innins 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 6, IA innings being required before
the locals were returned yictors. For
total bases made In a single game by
one player the record is held by Hob
litZell, the former w. u. P. athlete, who
got a total of 10 on four hits off New
York pitchers. Ty Cobb is the Ameri-
can league record holder In this respect
with one less, made off Washington
moundsmen.
The following is a short chronology
of the records hat were made during
the campaign of 1909 in the major
leagues:
Largest number of strike puts In
nine-inning game, 16-Nap Rucker,
Brooklyn, against st. Louis, July "a, at
Brooklyn. American league, Tom
Hughes, formerly OF Washington, II,
made against Cleveland on July 9.
Bases on balls. nine-inning game, 12-
Eddie Karger, formerly of Cincinnati,
against Boston, May IL.
Hard Hitting Men.
Players who have made five hits in
one g~ame-Grant, of Philadelphia Ma
tionals, April %, against Brooklyn;
Wagner, Pittsburg, May 8, against Chi
cago; Clarke, Pittsburg, June II,
against Brooklyn; Bransield, PhilaAel-
phia Nationals, Jun 13, against st.
Louis; Grant, Philadelphia Nationals,
| October 2, against New York; Hartzell,
st. Louis Americans, August 13, against
Philadelphia; Engle, New York Amer
leans, September 4, against Boston.
Largest number OF runs scored Il,
one inning-St. Louis, IL. made on May
30, against Cincinnati. American
league-New York, Z, made against
Wa bfnpton ADril "a
Triple play, unassisted-Neal Ball., of
Cleveland, against Boston, July 10.
Highest number of u IN in nine-in-
| ming game-National league, New York,
| 10, against st. Louis, August IL. Amer
lean league-Detroit II, against New
York, August %.
Highest number Of hits in nine-in-
ming game-National league, New
York, 90, against St. Louis, August IL,
American league. Boston Il, against
| New York, Tune %.
Longest game of season-National
league, New York VS.. Boston, July 26
IL innings; score, 3 to 8. American
| league, Detroit VS.. Washington, is in
nings; score, 0 to O.
| 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 Is,
His Luggage Leaked.