New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-14
PHILADELPHIA CATCHERS
WATCH BASES CLOSELY
Average of Thefts During Sea-
SON Only Fraction Over
One a Game.
sCHAMG IS MkCK'S STAR
Among Pitchers, Bender Gets
Chief Credit for Keeping
Opposing Runners
from Stealing.

lTOlU EGCoslltlS'
r Connie Macks catchers throw TO the
bases as well during the worlds series
20 ,bev have during the present Amcri-
can League pennant race the Giants VIII
have hard time stealing many bags.
This is presuming, Of course, that these
TWO teams clash
The average number Of lercenies
game on Lamp, schang CO. to last
Wednesday was pa. the Philadelphia re-
ceivers, in 1Sl controversies, having per
mitted 1sS thefts. Eighty-one bases were
nlched on Jack Lapp in eS games, .! on
Walie Schang in 81 games % on Ira
Thomas in 20 games and on Hsrr%
Davis in game
only four times this year has the op-
position succeeded in getting more than
four stolen bases IN one game and on
each OF these occasions tho tall tactician' 3
twirlers were lodgings. The DAY the
Mack catchcrs we're at their worst was on
July 4. when the Boston Red Sox stole
eight bases OF I.app and Thomas. Houck,
Wyckon and Morey we're the Philadel-
phia pitchers in that game
The Maps stole SIX bases N Schdhs
catching on August lt the Tigers store
five on Lapp and Thomas on May ~ ana
the Yankees stole I've on Schans on Az
gust 3. The pitchers in these games were
As follows: Against Cleveland. BUSH ana
Wvcko(f: agains; Detroit Wyckom ana
Rusb. and against New York ShaWhes
and Houck.
Schang has proved 10 be the Philadel-
11hja catcher hardest 20 avoid. the aver
aye number OF thcfts a game charge"
against him being 095. The other back
stops have allowed more than one lay
ceny 10 the contest Thumas's average
being l.15. Lamps ll9 and Daviss 2
schanc also leads the Mack catching
corns in tbwarting steals although Thom-
a. who has caught oniy twelve compete
games. las slightly better RECORD 70"
MES receivers have turned back loo o.
their opponents who set ont ON pliIeFI'S
expeditions Lapp Mailing -. Schahs D"
Thomas 10 and Davis T. SchanG mas
averaged o.9S victims to the contest
Thomas O.a5, Iapp 0S and Davis !.
Tho greatest number Of men thrown cut
g., ore game bv an Athletic catcher this
wear is four. Schang obtaining q"a'I0'
If victims in the game with CleNeiah"
an June Is. while backstopping TOT Eou'e
plank. In the double-header WIN ram
Cbance,s Yankees on August 80 Schah7
,b,.u- ont six men who tried % 40 '''
us,ucs act. getting three athletes IN me
0rst contest and three I'm the secohu'
Scbanr has caught clyde Milan once thus
season when the speedy Senator tried 10
toll while Lamp has nailed Milan three
times and cobb twice. Tyrus IS not num-
bcred among Schans's victims, Nal.s
having been used only occas'onaIF III tue
series with the Tigers
'rhe philadelphia pitcher VINO h'aNFS
runners hug their bases the closest j.
probablv Chief Bender. The art'ul
sboricine has pitched eleven complete
games for tho Mackmen this year ana vi
thos. eleven games his opponents gar
nered SIX stolen bases. Plank VINO naS
zone the route fifteen times, has seen
oirbteen Of his advcrsaries try 70 steal
and succeeded
These figures will give pretty good
idea Of the abilitJ - Macks catchers'
schans-Has caught IS complete games
and parts of 10 contests. throwing out D.
mo, who tried TO steal and permitting o.
larcenies.
rapn-Has caught &c complete games
I'D rar,s of Is contests throwing out %
men VINO tried to steal and permitting 81
larcenies.
Tbouas-Uas caught 19 complete games
ard rsrts OF s contests. throwing out 70
mon who tried 70 steal and permitting q
larcenIes.
psyis-Has caught part Of one contest
throwing out one man who tried to steal
and permitting two lsrcenies.
Turning 70 the other side OF the pict-
ure. as 10 how the Athletics have fared
this wear when trying TO steal one mas
that l3l OF their attempts IT larceny have
failed. TIE White Elephant who has been
assassinated oftenest in endeavorinG 70
purloin hassocks IS ''Rube" Oldring. lie
has been cut down on twenty-one oc-
casons Eddie Collins has been caught
irving TO steal eighteen times. the other
Mackmen's records In this respect oeihs
as follows:
Barry caught II times; Baker, caught
AZ times: Strunk, caught lS times; Walsh
caught u times; Z. Murphy. caught y
ssnss. schang. caught times; Mclnnis
caught 5 times: Daley, caught times;
orr. caught twice; Bush, caught once;
lam caught once, and D. Murphy
caught once.
The catcher who has mailed the great
est number Of Mackmen who set out on
thievns expeditions IS Ray Schalk, OF
tho White Sox, he having thwarted oiSh-
teen such efforts. Sam Agnew, OF 81.
Louis. has tagged fourteen White Ele-
INFANTS. and John Henry, OF washington
twelve
This list shows the number of White
Flenbants thrown out by the various
backstops;
ST Louis, q. as follows: Agnew. a.;
Alexander. c; McAllister. 4.
chicago. 20. as follows: schalk, ls;
Kuhn. =
Detroit. 30 as follows: stanage, II Nc
Kee. 8: Rondeau, l.
washington, 49, as follows: Henry. H.
Ainsmith, 4: Williams, 3.
Boston. Is. as follows: Carrisan, 2; Nun
amaker. 4: Thomas. 4: Cady. ].
Cleveland, Il. as follows: o'Neill' o.