Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-02-01

zell were on the bases, Peck had Jared
North for a double that scored the two
men. Roger had another opportunity to
drive in run, but slipped up on the at
tempt, tanning when Cook was on th1ro
in the third inning
The trick of batting five men home in
a game was turned three times. Joe
Jackson of the Maps, Frank Baker OF
the Athletics and Sam Crawford of the
Tigers accomp lishing it in struggles with
New York, Detroit and Philadelphia.
jackson was the first to stage the stunt.
doing it May II in a controversy with the
Yankees. The Maps won, to 2. the
smuggling Southron breaking things up In
the very first round by hitting for the
full distance when all the bases were oc-
cupied. This noble slam was secured on
Al Schulz, a man who was Jackson's
teammate a few years back In Savan-
nah
When the White Elephants tranpled
the Tigers under foot, 16 to p July l.,
Baker drove in five of his teams runs,
clearing the bases once by doubling Off
Jean Dubuc. Two days later the struggle
between the armies of Jennings and
Mack resulted, 8 to S, in the Royal Ben
gals favor. Sam Crawford batting in hre
runs and sending the winning counter
over with the last of his four hits in the
ninth
Often players batted in four runs In
games. Sam Crawford did it twice and
so did Jack McInnis, Jack Barry and
Frank Baker of Philadelphia and
Birdie" Cree of New York. Players
credited with performing the feat once
were Lewis. Carrigan. speaker WOOD
and Ensle of Boston. Collins, Lord,
Weaver and Eournier of Chicago. Chap
man of Cleveland. Dauss and Cobb of
Detroit Sweeney and Gilhooley OF New
York, f. Murphy of Philadelphia. Ba-
lenti and Pratt of ST Louis and Mcbride
and Shanks of Washington.
Bases Cleared Forty-one Times.
Forty-one instances are recorded last
season where the bases were cleared OF
their three Inhabitants because batsmen
singled, doubled. tripled. or hit for the
full distance at the psychological mo-
ment. The forty-one very timely hits
consisted of three singles. eighteen two
baggers, fifteen three-baggers and five
homers. and were distributed among
thirty-tive players, the Mackmen taking
credit for eight OF these blows the
Chancemen for seven. the Red SoX for
FIVE, the Nationals for five, the Ilgers Tor
five, the White Sox for three and the
Browns for three. Baker had three clean
I'D drives to his credit, Cree of the Yam
KEGS two, Cobb of the Tigers two, Jack
son of the Maps two and Chapman OF the
Maps two. J. Franklin scored three men
Louis July 81: three with double made
off Dubuc of Detroit, July r. and three
with triple made off Scott of Chicago.
August II. Cree's bag-clearfng drives con-
sisted of a double made off Hamilton of
st. Louis, June 10, and homer made off
White of Chicago. July II. Cobb went on
batting jalnborees, September l. when he
cleaned up with double made Oft Wellman
of st. Louis. and September II, when he
nIcked Boehing of Washington for a hom
er with the bases densely populated. This
last hit was torn off in the first inning,
and gave the Tigers 4-to-2 decision over
Grifhth's sensational young southpaw.
Chapman doubled with three on against
Detroit, October l, Comstock pitching
and tripled with full house July o.
against New York. WARRIOR pitching.
jackson broke into the glory circle first
May 10. when he tripled against Hall of
Boston and scored three men. and what
Joe did to Schulz of New York the next
day already has been told.
PLAYERS who made one hit that brought
in three or four runs were Wagner and
Yerkes of Boston, on singles; Hooper of
Boston. Cottrell and Barry of Phfladel-
phia Shanks, Moeller and Morgan of
Washington, Maisel. Pieh and WARRIOR
of New York. Bush and Stanage of
Detroit, Graney of Cleveland. Weaver of
Chicago and c. Walker Of st. Louis, on
doubles: Schang, Oldring and E. Murphy
of Philadelphia. Collins and Carrigan of
Boston. Williams and Milan of Washing
Fournier of Chicago and Agnew and
Balenti of st. Louis. on triples and Peck
inpaugh of New York and Crawford of
Detroit, on homers. 1t will be noticed
that of these men four-Collins of Boston,
Cottrell of Philadelphia and Pieh and
Warhop of New York-are pitchers. The
Boston southpaw Jared Russell of the
White SoN for triple July % and broke
up the combat; but the double torn off
by Cottrell against Edgar Willett of the
Tigers June 5. while it helped to win
the game. did it's maker little subsequent
good, as few days later he was on his
way to the Mack farm in Baltimore,
Alva Williams of the Nationals must
have enjoyed TRIPPING with the bases fill
ed against Hall Of Boston July 1, for
Alva once used to have his salary paid
by the Taylors.
The greatest number of cleanup
smashes was collected off the deliveries
of the Washington artillerists. who yield
ed seven. Needless to say, Walter John
SON Chalmers car winner, did not per-
nit amy one to insert a drive into the
proceedings that sent three men gallop-
ing home. and only once during the Idaho
phcnom's big league career has he been
| touched for a wallop Of this kind, Hub
Northen of st. Louis turning the trick
in 1910. The batsnen garnered six clean