Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-19
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Gotham Expert Gives List Of
Feats That 1914 Players
Can Shoot At.
By Frank G. Menke.

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ually and as a team start out
with the determination Of smash
ing some Of the old records and es-
tabrshing new ones for themselves,
Here are a few Of the records-taken
from Spalding's 1914 Guide-which
shows the rather husky task that
;confronts the players Of this era VINO
have record breaking ambitions,
In 1909 George Gibson, the Pirate
catcher, worked in 140 consecutive
games, In July, 1908, Roger Bresna-
han. then with the Giants, did not
have an assist or put out in ten
inning game An average OF $50 Tor
the season was turned in in 1904 by
Joe Sugden, of the Browns; in 1906 by
Jack OConnor of the Browns; in
1907 by Frank Bowerman, of New
York; in 1909 by Forrest Cady, OF the
Red Sox, and also by George Gibson,
of Pittsburg.
In the pitching line, Charles Rad
bourne, with Providence, in 1883,
worked In 81 consecutive games ana
won 2S. In 1884 he pitched ~ games
in one season. record that was du-
plicated in 1889 by John Clarkson,
then with Boston. Keefe, pitching for
the Giants in 1889, and Vanguard
pitching for the same team in 1872,
are tied with 10 consecutive victories
in one season.
CHARLES SWEENEY pitching for
- Providence against Boston, in
1883, struck out p batsmen. Amos
Rusie, in 1892, gave 261 bases on
balls in one season. In 1875 Al G..
Spalding pitched So games and got
an average Of 1893 for the season. In
1904 "Rube" Waddell, then with the
Athletics, struck out 343 batsmen in
one season.
Frank Chance, in 1910, while first
basing for the Cubs, took unto himself
the remarkable average of 1896 for the
season. Jiggs Donahue, former first
baseman of the White SoX, holds the
other three records in the first basing
line In 1907 he accepted the highest
number of 1856; in 1905 he
had % chances in one game, while in
1906 he had but one chance in the
game-an assist.
IN 1906 Lajoie, of the Maps, turned
L in the record fielding percentage
for second baseman-990 Lobert, of
the Phillies, holds the third base rec
ord, having acquired .978 in l9l2;
Turner, Of the Maps, grabbed .9id
while shortstopping in 1910 Lalole,
in 1908. accepted 98S chances; Collins,
of the Red Sox, accepted col chances
Aat third in 1899, and Allen, the Phil
lies shortstop, accepted 955 chances
in 1892.
In the outf1elding line Frank
Schultz, of the Cubs, hung up record
of 1892 in 1908 in right. Patsy Dough
ertv. of the White SoX 1906) and
Fred Clarke, Pirates 190O, are tied
with .9S7 at left fielding, while Harry
Bay, Cleveland 5000 Amos Strunk,
Athletics Q912), and Tommy Leach,
Cubs (913) are tied with $50 at cen
ter fielding.
Clarke, of the Pirates, made four
assists from the outfield in one game
in 1910 and had ten putouts in one
nine-inning game in 1911, both beng
record performances George Nc
Bride. the Washington shortstop, en-
lows the distinction Of being the only
infielder who ever went through a
game without having had one chance
to clutch the ball.
IN the clubbing line, Hugh Dufty 5
4 record Of 43S for one season,
made in 1894, is the mark the star
hatters must shoot at. Ty Cobb, Of
The Tigers, made 24S hits in 1911.
Brown, playing with Louisville IN 1898,
was at the bat 65S times in one sea-
son. The Phillies, back in the late
COS. made SO hits in one nine-inning
game off John Wadsworth, of Louis
Vile.
Clarence Beaumont, Of the Pirates,
got six hits in six times up in 1899,
while Ed Delehanty, of the Phillies,
cot four home runs and a single in
five times up off Terry, the Chicago
pitcher in 1896. Buck" Freeman,
the old Washington player, hammered
out % home runs in one season, the
next best achievement in this line
having been by Frank Schultz, of the
Cubs. who annexed 81 circuit skats
in 1911.
In 1907 Hal Chase, then with the
Yankees. batted safely in p Consec-
utive games. In 1911 Fred Merllle, of
the Giants, made home run and a
two-base hit in one inning against the
Cardinal pitchers. In 1912. the Giants
made 10 two base hits against trio
Of Brooklyn pitchers,
The Athletics and Red SoX battled
in a 24-inning game in 1906 that
ended Al in favor Of the Athletics.
Barrett of Detroit. played in 1872
games in 1904. The Providence team
in 1884 won 20 consecutive games.
The White Sox. in 1906, won 10, in a
row. Chicago scored Is runs in one
inning against Detroit in 1853. Ty
Cobb scored 1i7 runs in one season
1911. Harry Stovey Of the Athletics,
stole 1856 bases in 1883.