Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-19
D|AMONDSTARS
WILL TRY FOR
NE VI RECORDS
Gotham Expert Gives List of
Feats That 1914 Players
Can Shoot At.
By Frank G. Menke.

" season ball players lnolVlu-
- 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 a few of the records-taken
from Spalding's 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 140 consecutive
games. In July, 1908, Roger Bresna-
han, then with the Giants, did not
have an assist or put out in a ten
inning game. An average OF 800 Tor
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 20. In 1884 he pitched " games
in one seasonal record that was du-
plicated in 1889 by John Clarkson,
then with Boston. Keefe, pitching for
the Giants in 1889, and Marquard
pitching for the same team in 1872,
are tied with 10 consecutive victories
in one season.
CHARLES SWEENEY, pitching for
y Providence against Boston, in
1885, struck out q 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 'rRube" 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. ,Jggs Donahue. former first
baseman of the White SoX, holds the
other three records in the first baslng
line. In 1907 he accepted the highest
number OF 1856; in 1895 he
had % chances in one game, while in
1906 he had but one chance in the
game-an assist.
IN 1905 Lajoie, of the Maps, turned
in the record fielding percentage
for second baseman-.990. Lobert, OF
the Phillies, holds the third base rec
ord. having acquired .976 in 1912.
L
while shortstopping in 1910. La1oie,
in 1908, accepted 9SS chances; Collins,
of the Red Sox, accepted COL chances
at third in 1899, and Allen, the Phil
lies shortstop, accepted 955 chances
in 1892.
In the outfelding line Frank
Schultz, of the Cubs, hung Up record
of 1892 in 1903 in right. Patsy Dough-
erty, of the White Sox (19O6) and
Fred Clarke. Pirates C900, are tied
with 1887 at left fielding, while Harry
Bay, Cleveland 5000, Amos Strunk,
Athletics 0912), and Tommy Leach,
Cubs Q913), are tied with 800 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 being
record performances. George Nc
Bride. the Washington shortstop, en-
joys the distinction of being the only
infelder who ever went through a
game without having had one chance
to clutch the ball.
IN the clubbing line, Hugh Duffy s
record of 43S for one season,
made in 1894, is the mark the star
batters must shoot at TY Cobb, of
the Tigers, made 24S hits in 1871.
Brown, playing with Louisville in 1898,
was at the bat 65S times in one sea-
son. The Phillies, back i'm the late
COS. made sc 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 single in
five times up off Terry, the Chicago
pitcher. in 1895. Buck" Freeman,
the old Washington player, hammered
out Is 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 q Consec-
utive games. In 1911 Fred Merkle, of
the Giants. made a home run and a
two base 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-nning game in 1906 that
ended Al in favor Of the Athletics.
Barrett, Of Detroit, played in 1852
games i'm 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 1883