Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-10-30
REVIEW OF PREVAILING ATHLETIC SPORTS
RECORDS SCARCE
N BIG LEAGUES
brilliant BalI PLAYED Among Tol
Notch Club, But odd Marks
Remain Jnhrol1cn.

While there were MANY scnsationa
samcs aud numerous brilliant PLAY
in'oe hy teams Boo both major league
Do tho season just ended. DC ~ never
thc'ess O. fact Chat 100 only one or tvs,
instances were records. which hae
been established iu previous years
equalled. Great pitching. terrific bat
ting and fine hasc running featured
throughout the season ln both the Ma
uonal and American leagues. but whei
Dc came 10 record smashing tho play
ets IN most cases fen short Boy small
margin
glance over The worl, OF the pitch.
ets In both organizations shows tina
not twirler pitched no-hit game
lh past seasons there We're always on
or TWO such contests played in either
one league or the qher. but the bey
amy could do This year was 90 let an
opposing team down with one safety
or these there were n am told. /.
I'D the National AMI six bon the Amer.
'an. or the N times that the fea
was accomplished in the older or
ganization, three were by Pirates
lamuit2 turning the trick twice aut
Willis once Three Chicago pitcher
got INTO the one-hit class. Mine,
Brown twirling two such contests
Ames Of New York did not ALLOW
brooklyn "a nit during the first min,
innings of thirteen-inning game %
April ] g. No pitcher in the American
league was able TO repeat the per
Torrance
The record for issuing bases on ball
is held 10y Eddie Karger. the forme
cincinnati pitcher who is now with
the Boston Red Sox. KarEer walked /:
men in a game at Boston. but strange
~ enough the Reds won out Since
then several pitchers have given Do
ifee passes IN the National
NO player was able TO equal the re
cord made by Clarence Beaumont II
1900, that OF getting six hits In
single game. although five hits wer,
made by six players, Eddie Grant q
the Philadelphia Nationals turning IN,
trick twice or tho four that accom-.
plished the feat ia the National league
two were Pirates-Clarke and Wagner
The longest game played during thu
season was that between Detroit anC
washington in the American league
when they battled for rs innings 10 {
o-0 score at Detroit In the Nationa
league New York and Boston wen
seventeen innings TO "a 3-3 tie, dark
ness putting an end to proceedings
v tA' ANANNfNA knAlf AildN the EliAiNA en-
gagged I'm was with Brooklyn at Forbei
held on August 6, IA innings being IT,.
CURED before Pittsburg was returned
victor. For total bases made in
single game by one player the recort
Is held hy Hobhtzen. the former W
L. =. athlete. who got total Of tei
| on four hits off New York pitcher
/ TN Cobb is the American league re
| cord holder in this respect with ont
less made on Washington mounds.
| men.
The following Is "A short chronology,
| OF the records that we're made dur.
ing the campaign Of 1909 in the majo.
| leagues.
! Largest number OF strike-outs 4,
! nine inning games. l6-Nap Rucker
| brooklyn, against ST Louis. July "a "A
| BROOKLYN. American league. Ton
| Hughes. formerly OF Washington II
! made against Cleveland on July g.
Bases on balls, nine-inning game. T.
Eddie karger formerly " Cincin
natl against Boston. NAV H.
Players who have made 1--WE hits ia
one game-Grant Of Philadelph. Na
uonals, April 2S against Brouklyn
wagner, Pittsburg May o. agains
Chicago' Clarke, Pittsburg. June N
against BROOKLYN. Rransneld. Phila
delphia Nationals. June i3. against 81
Louis Grant, Philadelphia Nationals
Oct 2, against New York. HartzeH
81. Louis Americans, Aug ~. agains
Philadelphia Engle. New York Amer
leans Sept. a. against Boston
Largest number Of runs scored il
one inning-St Louis. n. made on
May 30, against Cincinnati American
league-New York. g. made agains
Washington. April "a
Triple play, unassisted-Neal RAJ
OF Cleveland. against Boston, July Ig
highest number of runs in nine
inning gamc-National league. New
YORK 10, against 81 Louis. Aug m
American league Boston ~. agains
New York, June 20
Longest games of soason-Nationa
league, New York 80. Boston. July 20
u innings. score g 10 g. American
league. Detroit vs. Washington. IS i'm
nlngs. score go o.
Total bases made in single game d,
| players lohltzeu cincinnati.
against New YORK, Aug. % America
league. III Cobb Detroit o. arains
Washington. Julf lJ
Players who have made home r4r.
az Forbes hnle- Mitchell cakes. NH
Ter. Grant Abhaticchlo. Wilson Wae
ner .. Tinker Gibson. Clark and Mar
ray Mitchell. Miller Wagner. Tinke
| ana Murray were the ones 10 knocl
the ban over the fence