New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-01
Home Run Hero of Ath-
letics Leads in Driving
Runs Across the Plate.
HIS SECOND YEAR IN
PLACE OF HONOR
Roger Peckinpaugh, of Yankees
Holds Record for Timely Hits
for a Single Game.
Nv ERNEST =. ItNIGAN.

hitting third haseman. for the second
year IN succession Is found at the top OF
the American Leagues timely hitting
hr radc on figures Just compiled.
In 1912 the maulins batter from Mary
land set the pace for tho Junior organiza-
ton in driving in runs He hammered
in i3s and last year he again showed the
way by sending rs men across the plate.
In the FIVE preceding seasons the men
best at bringing runners around were ry
cobb and Sam Crawford. Cobb eXcelcd
IN 1907. 1905. 1909 and 1911 while Crawford
vas the honor nan in 1910 Cobb's 1911
record. Of IA runs batted in. has never
been equalled.
Baker had no companions in the cen
fury class last season. Derrin Pratt. Of
the Browns. VINO ranked second to him AS
a timely hitter. made brave effort to get
into the three-hsure division. hut fell
short by two runs. Third among the men
who oxcellcd in the pinChes was Mclnnis,
Of the Athletics with O. runs batted IN TO
his credit: fourth was Jack Barry, also
Mackman. was o.. hfth was Sam Craw-
ford. Of the Tigers with 90. sixth was
Duffy Lewis, OF the Red SoX, with 10,
seventh was Joe jackson. Of the Maps,
with 81: eighth was Iris Speaker. OF the
Red Sox with :. ninth was Eddie Collins,
OF the Athletics, with -, and tenth vas
Napoleon I.ajoie. OF the Maps. with a.
oil q
IN runs were Baker. with lSS: Lewis. with
III: Crawford. with los, McInnis. with le5'
Sneaker, with 9S. Lajoie. with 90; Jackson
with %: Cobb. with 90; Gandil. of Wash
lngton. with s. and Gardner. of Boston,
with s..
Cobb. Gandn and Gardner. it will be on
served. dropped out Of the ranks OF the
first ten in 1913. the men who replaced
them being Pratt Barry and Collins. Inc
Detroit sluggor drove in % more runs III
1912 than he did in 1919. Gandil 10 more IN
1912 than he did in 1915 and Gardner 81
n ore in 1912 than he did in 1918 Pratt last
season improved on his 1872 record pE 90
runs. Barry by "a runs and Collins by .
runs.
There we're only two changes aflohe
the team leaders in timely hitting. Baker
seain excelled for the Athletics "dIu"
for the Senators. Lewis for the keo SON
Rodie for the White SoX, Pratt LOT inc
Browns and Crawford for the llseiS.
cree supplanted Chase as the a"hees
hest batter in the pinches. ana 'a0hSo"
bea, ont I.aioie for that honor among the
\aps The eight team LEADERS oil 1910
ta,,ed IN so runs. or 10 more than the
Athletics who had the most poweriul az
tack of any American League clup.
The American Leagues ablest team OF
timely hitters for last season Wou'o 10 u
championship calibre and would nave U''
:, men from every club except Ne" 'O'''
Its battery would consist of waiter 1o"''
90, ~ WASHINGTON winner OF the Ohai-
n,.rs carr. and Ray Schalk, OF Chlcdso
MoIrnis Barry and Baker OF Philaue'-
,hia and Pratt. of St Louis would FORM
It's infield. and Crawford. OF Detroi., 90
ION Of Cleveland. and Lewis OF bosIo''
would compose its outheid trlo' '
NcInnis. Crawford and Lewis were NJ" ~
hers of the younger oTganizdtio" -
Vest hitting club of 1912, tie otheI PlayO
on that combination being CharIey ii"'''
oscar stanage. Arnold Gandii' Ndpoio'"
Laioie and iris Speaker
ar ,bs 1875 runs batted in by Baker la''
season 40 were registered throus" -"
medium of safe hits, seven on saci nv
eies and nine on inheld outs. MclilhiS' -
philadelphia, and Collins OF Chicseo' 'ooN
Tho lead in bringing home runners o''
o.r,.i sacridces. each man scoring eleven
IN this manner Al scoring men on lineiu
outs Jack Barry. OF Philadelphia SCI ''o
rac. with II. Derrill Pratt, of the browns
bringing In IA and Bob Neach' oil ''e
Tigers. H. The reason Barry was ''0
leader in runs tailed on lnneld cuts was
that he was the man Connie MACK Sc
t.c,sd when the Athletics worked the
double squeeze. on eight occasions '"'s
inlay was employed TO bring TWO Hheh
home. Barry reaching FIRST in satet! th'ee
times. The Mack men worked the oou'le
s,ua.ze three times on the Tigers t"l0e
on the Red soX. twice on the Browns ana
once on the Senators.
Baker did not gain the 1913 record LOT
,,. greatest number of men driven home
ii, one game. that honor going 10 Roger
Peckinpaugh, of-the Yankees. III pas
sage AZ arms with the Tigers on Angus.
90 Peck scored Maisel, COOK, haitzen
aud himself in the second inning with
home run. and in the first inning ne
scored Cook and Hartzell with double
Yoth these hits were made on ROBERT
North. a recruit pitcher from the Jackson
,,ub Of the Southern Michigan Associa-
,ion Peck hal chance later IN the
came TO drive in another run but Tanned
,.hoc . man WAS on thru.
The trick OF batting hve men home IN
a game was turned three times. Joe JACK
sor Frank Baker ami Sam Crawford &C
complishing IL in struggles with New
York. Detroit and Philadelphia. Oi'eh
ulavers DATED in for runs IN games.
sam Crawford did 80 twice and so ala
Birdie" cree. Jack Mclnnis, Jack Barry
and Frank Baker.
Forty-one instances cropped up last sea
s.p whore the bases were cleared OF thcir
,h,sa inhabitants because batsmcn sin
y,ed doubled. tripled or hit for the iul
distance at the psychological moment
The fortv-one very timely hits consisted
~ three singles. eighteen doubles, hftceh
,riples and I'VE homers. and we're distrlo-
tied among thirty-fVe players, me MACK
men taking credit for eight OF these
blows the Yankees seven. the ked soh
40 IN, Nationals FIVE. the Tigers hNe,
The Mans FIVE. the Browns three and the
White ,Sox three.
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