The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-02
MACK'S INFIELD BATTED
IN MANY RUNS THIS YEAR
Fyeieht Per Cent Of the Runs Scored by Athletics Have
Been Driven in by Baker, Collins. Mcnns and Barry

strikingly shown by the number OF
runs these four men have batted
home. the number of passes they have
received and the way they have avoid
ed striking out. To last Thursday the
Mackmen had garnered 752 tallies, of
which 628 mad been batted in either
on safeties, sacrifice flies or infield
outs. The four infielders had ham
mered home IS per cent of their
teams tallies. Baker batting In lis
runs McInnis 80. Barry IS. and Col
Inns II.
To the same date the American
league champions had acquired 500
passes. Comics big four claiming as
per cent of the gratuities. Collins Is
the champion trudger OF the White
Elephants, Eddie having hiked to
flrst eighty-three times over the four
ball route this season. Eddie Muir
ply, the Athletics lead-off man. has
been passed seventy-one times this
year. while Baker has obtained trans
portation ffty-seven times and Nc
Innis and Barry each have forty-three
walks to their credit
Strike Out Few Times.
The Mackmen have been struck ouf'
6l2 times this season. the four note -
infielders supplying only 100 of these
strtke-outs, or about rs per cent
pitchers moro difficulty to force him
to fan than any other member OF the
McGiilicuddy aggregation. Jack mas
been retired on strikes only twenty
eight times thus far this season, just
twenty of the fifty-nine hurlers who
have registered strike-outs against the
champions being able to tag "StufTy
An a victim. Walter Leverenz, George
Dauss and Reh Russell each nave
famed the Gloucester boy three times
this year Dutch" Leonard and Joe
Wood each have turned the trick
twice. and these men have eacn ac-
complished the feat once:
Hall and oBrien. Of Boston.
Scott, of Chicago. =.
Faikenberg, Steen and Gregg OF
Cleveland.
Willett and Hall, OF Detroit.
Ford, Heating. Schultz and HON.
Boehling, Johnson and Gaiilia. OF
Washington.
Teverenz In the only arttilerist who
has made McInnis Whit twice in the
same game, doing this june l1th.
Barry has famed thirty times tn's
wear Baker thirty-four times and
Collins thirty-eight times. The pitch
ers who have whitfield the man VINO
hrote mn the worlds series two years
ago are as follows,
Planned Baker thrice ohnson' OF
washington twice IN me Eeme1,
F'alkenberg, OF Cleveland
Famed twice-Leverenz. Of NJ
I.ouis ftwice In one camel, Hami-
ton. of 81. Louis (twice In one gamel,
SrhDlz. Of New York twice in one
esuse,. Heating. Of New York; Gaflia,
"a washington: wiliett. Of Detroit.
Famed Baker once-Wood ana
neaient, Of Boston; Cicotte. Scott and
geng. Of Chicago; Gregg. Mitchell and
Fahler. of Cleveland; Dauss, or De
troft; Ford. Klepfer and Mcconnell
Of New York: Raumgardner and Wen,
man. OF St Louis, Engei and Groom,
of Washington.
The White Elephant, who has peer
struck out the greatest number on
times is waiile Sehang. the young re-
ceiver having hit nothing except the
atmosphere on forty-seven occasions
Carroll Brown is another eminent
c,un%swinger, for he has been famed
thirty times this year. striking OUT
thrice In three contests.
Baker Batted In Runs
or the IIs runs batted IN by Baker
This seaSra, 1n4 have been registered
hecausa Of safe hits. six on sacrifice
Ntes and eight on infield outs J.
Franklin has hatted In FIVE runs IN
one -game this season and twice mas
nfnGHCeC
team A quartet of taliies He made a
single ofy Karl weilman. OF st. Lotus
July c1ss that brought in three runs
and a triple off Jim Scott. OF Chicago
August 18th that sent the same mum
her OF players galloping TO the nu-
reau of registration. J. Franklin
not the only Mackman who has clear
ed the bases of their three tenants
Nv striking a timely blow this season.
- at
achang. Reuben Oldring and Eddie
Murphy also have done this. the
pitchers who suffered being, respee-
lively, Blanding, of Cleveland: Will
lett. OF Detroit; Benz, OF Chicago:
Russell, of Chicago. and Willett. OF
Detroit.
Mcfnnis has. raised more sacrifice
flies than any of his teammates. hav-
ing ten 60 his credit. "Stuffy" has
hatted In IS runs on hits and on
nfield outs Rarrys total of runs
satted In fs eS, 63 Of these on safeties.
I on sacrifice flies and II on inheld
nuts. rhe reason Barry has put so
many tallies over in the latter way
IL that nc is the main performer In
TIC double squeeze. which Is PLAY
the Markmen are featuring this
season. Barry has scored two men
On an infieid bunt eight times this
season. the play having been worked
nyains. Detroit three times, Boston
! twice. St. Louis twice and Washing
( ton once.
Collins Bats In II Runs.
Collins has batted in II runs this
year and Oldring SO. no other White
Elephant having passed the half-cen-
fury mark.
The number of runs each Mackman
has battedN In this season, the NUM-
Der or passes he has received and the
number 81 times he has struck out
will be sound below:
Runs Batted In.