New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-02-25
FRANK SCHULTZ AT TOP
Chicago OutfieIder Leads League
in Timely Hitting.
WAGNER AND WILSON 20
Fred Merkle Drives In the Most
Runs for the Giants and
Wheat for Superbas.

How much Frank Schultz. the great right
fielder Of the Chicago Cubs, did to hold
Frank Chances men M in the pennant
race last season is revealed in the statistics
~ timely hits recently compiled. Schultz
led the National League batsmen in driving
in runs with 121 to his credit, far ahead OF
Hans Wagner and Wilson, of Pittsburgh
who were tied A. los On four different
occasions Frank raped ont home run
with the bases filled, al Of which rebound
. I'd TO his glory at West Side Park.
oniv three players in the National League
,.s, season hatted in more than hundred
rms these being Schultz. Wagner and
wilson There were several. however. who
nearly reached this mark, Dick Hobhtzeu'
~ Tho Reds. batting in %: Roy Miller Of
the Boston Braves, 9s; Fred Luderns ana
Sherwood Magec. OF tine Phillies' ~ ana.
I'd Konetchy. OF the Cardinals, p,
Wagner excclled in timely hitting Tor inc
Corsairs. Schultz for the CUBS Hoohtze"
for the Reds Magee for the QuaKers'
Konotchv for the Cardinals, Miller for
Boston. Mcrkle for the Giants and wheat
for the Superbas. BY positions the nine
leaders were as follows Pitcher. Crandail'
Of New York, %; catcher, Meyers. OF Ne"
York IS: first baseman Hooltzell OF I'm
cinnati. %: second bascman. zimmerman
Of Chicago 81: third baseman. Lobert OF
Philadelphia. a; shortstop, Wagner oil
Pittsburgh. Jos; left fielder, Miller OF Bos-
ton, 96: centre fielder Wilson Of Pl'tS-
burCh. loS right fielder schultz Of chi
cago, l2l
The leaders in driving home tallies from
1907 10 1911, inclusive, follow;
1sd-Wagner. Pittsburgh. 81: Magee'
Philadelphia. 81; Beaumont, Boston, q.
1sOS-Wagner. Pittsburgh, Jos; Donlin
New York, 100: Seymour, New York. 9s.
leoa-Wagner. Pittsburgh, TOP; Miller,
Pittsburgh, g5; Murray, New York. 81.
I9IO-Magee, Philadelphia is; Holman.
Chicago. 20: Mitchell. Cincinnati, 50.
1al1-schulte Chicago. 12l; Wagner, Pitts
burgh. 1OS; Wilson, Pittsburgh, los.
Wagner in five years has batted in A9l
runs, and Magee, in the same length OF
time 423. The much criticised Red" Murray
of the Giants has put the finishing touches
to 81, Mike Mitchell TO $40, Frank Schultz
10 $40. Fred Clarke to S0S. Artie Hoffman TO
20l. Joe Tinker 10 $50, Hans Lobert TO 2Sl,
and John Hummel 10 go
Only in one series last year did Wagner
fail to shine as timely hitter. He appar-
entity was puzzled lot by Grover Ceve-
land Alexander and company, and batted In
only eight tallies In the games with the
Quakers. Against the Giants Hans brought
home II runs against Brooklyn, 10; against
the Cardinals. Il; against the Cubs, Is;
against the Reds. 10. and against Boston,
%
Schultz had the time OF his life pounding
the members Of Boston's pitching staff,
batting in g. runs In this series. He also
Jared finely with the Cardinals curvers,
putting the finishing touches TO q counters,
but the Brooklyn boxmen had his measure
nents and confined him 10 half a dozen
markers
Heinie Zimmerman of the Cubs. was
credited with the years most striking in
dividusl feat in the timely hitting line On
June II. at the West Side Park, in game
with Boston. the man from The Bronx
batted in seven tallies twice polling homers
when a pair of his companions were on
the paths, and another time driving in A
player who was on third.
Fred Merke, OF the Giants. possibly could
have equslled or surpassed this record had
he played all through the game of May l3
with the Cardinals. instead of leaving it
after McGraw's men had piled up a com
handing lead OF thirteen runs in the first
inning. In this frame Fred cleared the
bases Of their three inhabitants with a
double on his first trip to the plate and
brought in two men ahead of him with a
homer later in the same inning
Frank Schultz. in a game against Ros-
ton. made a triple and home run in the
same inning. but he did not drive six run
ners home. as did the New Yorker.
There were plenty of long hits made
last season that, coming with the bases in
congested condition, swept them clear
No less than thirty-five hard drives are
on the records. sixteen of these being dou-
bles. six triples and thirteen homo runs.
The number Of home runs made with the
bases filled was remarkable, for during the
four preceding seasons only twenty such
hits were recorded-three I'm 1907, four in
1908, four in 1903 and nine in 1910
The players who hit for the circuit last
year with occupants on all three cushions
were Frank Schultz, OF Chicago, who
turned the trick four times; Hans Wagner
and Tommy Leach, of the Pirates; Ben
Houser. OF Boston; Tex Erwin, of Brook
lyn: Dick Hoblitzell Eddie Grant and Fred
Beck, of the Reds, and Joe Tinker and Vic
Safer Of the Cubs. Schultz made his first
housekeeping homer off "Rube" Marquard,
HIS second Off Bobby Keefe, of the Reds;
his third off Wat Tyler. of Boston, and
his fourth off Buster" Brown, a teammate
of Tyler's.
Honus Wagners long hits were made off
1audermilk, of the Cards, on May l.
The havoc creating homer poled by Dick
Hoblitzell on September 10 of "Lurid Lew"
Richie, Of the Cubs, calls for more than
passing mention, since up to the time this
blow was struck the Peerless Leaders
combination was manifesting comeback
tendencies of high order. That hit set
lied the game, and had a lot to do with
breaking the spirit of Chicago. Vic Safer,
of the Cubs, got only one homer last sea-
son, but that smash came with the bases
filed.
The runs driven in by the Giants and the
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