Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-25
BY ERNEST ]. LANIGAN.
Copyright, 1910. by Ernest J. Lanigan.)

Copyright. 1910. by Ernest J. Lanigan)
After having led the American League
for three seasons in the important matter
of driving in runs, Tyrus Raymond Cobb
of the Detroit Tigers this year had to
surrender the batting crown to his team
mate, Sam Crawford, who, while hitting
only at a $50 clip TO the Dixie Demons
80, nevertheless drove across the plate
twenty-seven more tallies than did the
fast and fiery youth from the southland.
Nv ahoo Sam put the finishing touches
to Id of the 619 runs harvested by the
former champions in 1910. Tyrus the
Thumper driving in lightweight runs
The champion timely hitter of the cam
paignS of 1907, 1908 and 1909 can look
back on his runs-batted-in record with
great pride, for in the last four seasons
ne drove home 40 runs for the Detroit
club. No other major aguer has batted
in this number of talies in the same
time. Hans Wagner of the Pirates hav-
ing sent $50 men galloping over the plate
by his timely wallopS, and Sam Craw-
ford, the 1910 pace-setter of the Amer
lean League. having driven so athletes
to the bureau of registration.
Just as Sherwood Magee of the Phil
lies was the only National Lacquer this
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is Sam Crawford the lone century plant
among the players in the younger or
ganization in 1910. Crawford's best pre-
vious record was 9S runs batted in, made
in 1909.
This year six players-Sam Crawford,
Ty Cobb, Jake Stahl. Eddie Collins,
Birdie Cree and Napoleon La joie-
batted In seventy-five or more runs.
either on hits. sacrifice flies infield
outs. The honor list of 1909 consisted of
athIefeS-{'O Crawford
Speaker. Engle and Harry Davis-and
the year previous it was made up of
three men-Cobb. Crawford and Lajoie.
In 1907 the paStimers who drove in sew
enty-five or more tallies were Cobb. Ross
man, who was in the American ASsOcia-
ton last season: Crawford. Harry Davis
and Ralph Orlando SeybOld, retired.
The most timely hitters of the eight
teams this year were Crawford for De-
troit. 115 runs; Stahl for Boston, 81 runs;
Collins for Philadelphia. SO runs; Cree
for New York, IS runs; Lajoie for Cleve-
land. IS runs: Gessler for Washington. 56
runs: Wallace for ST. Louis, Al runs, and
Dougherty for Chicago. 80 runs. The
team leaders of 1907, 1908 and 1909 are
named below:
Boston-Unglaub in 1907, 20 runs: Ges-
ser in 1908, "a runs; Speaker in 1909, 70
runs.
Chicago-Donohue in 1907, 50 runs; An
derson in 1908. 81 runs; Dougherty in
1900, TO runs.
Cleveland-Lajoie in 1907 Go runs: La
joie in 1905. so runs; Hinchman in 1909,
81 runs.
Detroit-Cobb in 1907, 116 runs: Cobb in
1905, 10l runs: Cobb in 1900, 115 runs.
New York-Williams in 1907 81 runs:
He,nphill in 1908, AZ runs; Engle in 1909.
20 runs.
Observation-Disclosures in 1907, 81 runs;
Murphy in 1908, a runs; Baker in 1909,
81 runs.
st. Louis-WalIace in 1907, II runs:
Ferris in 1908. "A runs; Ferris in 1909.
On runs.
MISUNDERSTANDING in 1907, 81
runs: Freeman In 1905, A runs; Unglaub
in 1909. AZ runs.
Crawford was in 154 championship bat
ties this year. and in &c tussles he deliv-
cred blows that netted the Tigers one or
more runs. In fOrty-seven arguments
Crawford drove in one tally. I'm each of
nineteen debates he drove in two count
ers. in each Of eight passages at arms he
drove in three. in one fracas he drove in
four and in one skirmish he drove in
FIVE. Shifting Sam did the most of his
demon and timely walloping against the
Cleveland pitchers, and found the Chi
artillersts. Crawford's average of runs
batted in was .I41. the following PLAYERS
also having high percentages: Cobb.
go: Jackson, 900; Cunningham, sol:
Stahl. $50: Cree. $50: Chase. So;
Northen. .53S; Easterly $40: Eddie Col
Tins. 523: LANCE. .5o2: Laporte, sos:
Baker, 500 and Knapp. 500.
The suppostional best timely hitting
combination would have Bender and
EasterIy as its battery; Stahl. Eddie
Collins, Baker and Barry in the inner
works, and Cree, Cobb and Crawford in
the suburbs, Philadelphia having four
men on this team. Detroit two, and Bos-
ton, New York and Cleveland each one.
The greatest number of runs batted in
by an American League player in one
contest last season was seven, the ath
lete who thus starred being Norman FL
berfeld. former Highlander and present
Senator The man who succeeded Clark
Griffith as the leader of the Hilltop forces
and who preceded George T. Stallings in
this capacity. had field day with the
stick on April 10 in Boston. the tribe of
McAleer that afternoon walloping the
Speed Boys by a score of II to 4. FL
berfeld went to the bat five times. maxi
ing a single. double and home run. and
also being credited with sacrifice fly.
This is how the sawed-off athlete be-
haved at the bat:
First inning. C. Smith pitching-Sin-
gIed and drove Milan home.
Third inning, LEROY pitching-Doubled
and drove Lelivelt home.