New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-21
CATCHERS OF GIANTS
TERROR TO STEALERS
Rivals Have Filtered Less than
One Bag a Game.
MEYERS EASILY THE STAR
George Burns Leads AL In
Number of Failures
to Advance.

The catching staff of the New York
Giants has done even better work this
season IN preventing base runners from
stealing than Connie MacEs receivers.
The average number of larcenies game
IN Lam. schang g. Co. during the pres
ent campaign has been LA; on Chief
Movers and his associates 1t stands at .s.
Up 10 last Thursday the opponents OF the
Giants had flched 1872 hassocks In l3s con-
tests. 81 bases having been stolen on MSy-
ers In 1906 games, % on Arthur Wilson in
a games, 10 on Larry Mclean In q
games and on Grover Hartley in Is
games
Movers and mis- assistants have been
throwing 10 the bases in splendid form
all season. and only once have they al
lowed more than four stolen bases in one
game. At Chicago on June the Cubs
were credited with seven larcenies at the
expense of Meyers and Hartley. but the
Bruins we're allowed TO run wild on the
bases because the Giants were far in the
lead.
Meyers, of course, is McGraw's best
throwing catcher. The average number
Of thefts charged against him per game
this season is or. Walle Schang, Mack's
sblest backstop, has a record Of os5.
The New York backstops have turned
back 125 OF the men who tried TO steal.
Meyers throwing out IS, Wilson 10. Nc
Lean 10 and Hartley l. Included among
their victims are II Braves, IA Superbas.
IS cubs. 10 Reds. Ii PhIllies, a Pirates
and q Cardinals
The number OF bases stolen by the vari-
Gus clubs on the New York backstops
this year follows: BY Boston, Il: By
Brooklyn. :; by Chicago. q; by Cincn.
natl. %; by Philadelphia, IS: by Pitts
burgh %. and by st. Louis IS.
The cleverest exhibition OF throwing BY
a New York catcher this season was by
Chief Meyers at Pittsburgh on September
II. when he caught four of the six men
who tried 10 steal on him. His victims
were Wagner. Miller. Carey and Mitchell,
all the men except the last named being
caught at Doyieville. Sir Michael per
ished AT the plate on the front end OF an
attempted double steal
These figures show how the New York
catchers have performed this season In
thwarting and permitting steals:
Meyers-Complete games caught. q.
parts Of games caught, 80; number OF men
thrown out, ss; number OF steals by op-
,ponents, s..
Wuson-Complete games caught. T..
parts Of games caught. 80. number Of men
thrown out, l6 number OF steals by op-
ponerts, Is.
McLean-Complete games caught 9;
parts Of games caught. y: number OF men
thrown out. u. number OF steals by op-
ponents, 10.
Hartley-Parts OF games caught 10.
number OF men thrown out, l. number OF
steals by opponents, :.
The Giants have given the opposition
rackstops frequent opportunities 70 test
their throwing arms. The catchers OF the
enemy have frustrated IT. attempts made
by the McGrawites 20 steal. George
Burns having been caught no fewer than
% times John Murray has met with non
success on q thieving expeditions. Arthur
Shafer has been caught % times, Fred
Snodgrass IS times. Arthur Fletcher =
times. Fred Merkle II times. Larry Doyle
l3 times. Charley Herzog u times, Chef
Movers times Arthur Wilson times
and Josh Devore. Grover Hartley Joe
Evers and Claude Cooper each once.
Bill Rariden, OF the Braves, caught six
OF the Giants stealing on April IS. but two
DAYS later they got even with him by
purloining eight hassocks. Ivy Wingo, Of
the Cardinals. threw out four McGraw-
ties who tried 20 steal In the games OF
August IA and 10. and Mike Simon. o.
the Pirates, equalled Ivy's performance
on May 10 and September 10.
The catcher who has cut down the
greatest number OF New York players
this season when they tried to steal is
VIII Killefer, OF the Phillies. His victims
number twenty-five. Jimmy Archer has
turned back seventeen men. Bill Rariden
sixteen and Mike Simon fifteen.
The catchers who have thrown out the
Giants this season when they tried 70
steal are named below:
Pittsburgh-Sl. Simon. Is; Gibson. Q;
Kelly. 5: Coleman. ?.
Chicago-27. Archer. II; Brenahan. 10.
ST. I.ouis-26. Wingo, "A; Mclean. TO-
Hillebrand. 2.
Philadelphia-25. KIllefer, -; Doom. Z;
Burns l.
Boston--24. Rariden, IS; Whaling. !;
Devogt. 1.
Cincinnati-2O. Clarke. IA; King. 6.
Brooklyn-ls. Miller. 3; Fischer. 7;
McCarty, 3.