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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~ season ball players individ-
ually and as a team start out
with the determination of smash
ing some of the old records and es-
tablishing new ones for themselves.
Here are q few of the records-taken
from Spaldings 1914 Guide-which
shows the rather husky task that
confronts the players of this era who
have record breaking ambitions.
In 1909 George Gibson, the Pirate
catcher, worked in lao 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 $3.50 for
the season was turned in in 1904 by
Joe Sugden, of the Browns; in 1906 by
Jack O'Connor, 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 and
won %. In 1884 he pitched u games
1n one season. record that was du-
plicated in 1889 by John Clarkson,
then with Boston. Keefe, pitching for
pitching for the same team in 1912,
are tied with 10 consecutive victories
in one season.
CHARLES SWEENEY, pitching for
~ Providence against Boston, in
1888, struck out 81 batsmen. Amos
Rusie, in 1892, gave POI bases on
balls in one season. In 1875 AL G..
Spalding pitched IS games and got
an average of .S99 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. Jlggs 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 chances, 1856; in 1905 he
had % chances in one game while in
1905 he had but one chance in the
game-an assist.
I'm 1905 Lajoie, of the Maps, turned
in the record fielding percentage
flor second baseman-.99O. Lobert, OF
the Phillies, holds the third base rec
ord, having acquired .976 in 1872.
Turner, of the Maps. grabbed 1913
while shortstopping in 1910 Lajoie,
IN 1908 accepted 9SS chances; Collins,
IF the Red Sox, accepted Sol chances
at third in 1899, and Allen, the Phil
les shortstop, accepted 955 chances
1892
In the outfelding line Frank
iSchulte, OF the Cubs, hung W a record
.of 992 in 1908 in right. Patsy Dough-
ierty, of the White Sox $1,000 and
Fred Clarke Pirates G90O, are tied
with 1877 at left fielding, while Harry
Bay, Cleveland 5000, Amos Strunk,
Athletics Q912), and Tommy Leach,
Cubs 1913), 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 putoIts in one
nine ginning game in 1911, both being
record performances. George Nc
Bride, the Washington shortstop, en-
Joys the distinction of being the only
lnfielder who ever went through a
game without having had one chance
to clutch the ball.
IN the clubbing line. Hugh Duffy's
L record of .43S for one season,
made in 1894 is the mark the star
batters must shoot at. Ty Cobb, of
the I1gerS, maze gao nus III lSll
Brown, playing with Louisville in 1893,
was at the bat 658 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,
got four home runs and a single in
five times up off Terry, the Chicago
oitcher, in 1896. Buck" Freeman,
the old Washington player, hammered
nut Is home runs in one season, the
next best achievement in this line
!, having been by Frank Schultz, of the
ACubs, who annexed q circuit skats
IN 1911.
syarSkees batted safely in q consec-
,,tive games. In 1911 Fred Merkle, of
.fhe Giants, made a home run and a
two-bass hit in one inning against the
Cardinal pitchers. In 1912, the Giants
made 13 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 1852
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 1888. Ty
Cobb scored 147 runs in one season.
1911. Harry Stovey. of the Athletics,
stole 1856 bases in 1888.