Evening journal., 1915-12-20
Sacrifice FLIES
HELPED LUDERUS
Increased Fred'S Average to
Extent Of Three Points
Last Season
RULE DID NOT
AID LARRY DOYLE


would have been the 1915 National
League batting leader even IL the rails
ing OF a sacrifice fly had not exempt
ed him from a time at bat but his
stick credit would have been .3t4, and
not 800. The aerial sacrifice fly rule
helped Fred Luderus' batting aver
age to the extent Of three points, Tom
Grifiith's four points, Bill Hinchman's
three points and Jake Daubert's two
points. The Superba captain would not
have heen in the Society of the Three
Hundred II the rule-makers OF the
major leagues had not decided, prior
10 the start OF the 1908 campaign, that
a fly to the outfield that scored a man
was Just as valuable as an infield
hunt that advanced a runner. Jake's
batting average under the scoring
rules in vogue in 1907 would have
beer .209. Many years previously a
batter scoring a man from third on a
long 7y was exempted from a time at
bat. Billy Murray, former Phillie
manager and ex-Pirate scout. had tho
old rule restored to the code
Arthur Fletcher of the Giants led
the Tenerites in manufacturing sacri-
fees of the outfield kind. He was
credited with 10. or more than the
runner-up, Sherwood Magee OF the
Braves, obtained Besides Fletcher
and Magee. two other athletes-Doyle
of the Giants and Miller OF the Cardi-
nals-reached double figures in SUI
burban suicides. Each was credited
with 10.
Fletcher led the Giants and the
league with 10; Magee Of the Braves.
with 49, Miller the Cardinals, with 10;
Baird the Pirates, with 9: paskert the
Phillies, with 8. and Cutshaw the Su-
perbas, with G. There was. a tie for the
leadership on the Cub machine.
Schultz and Phelan each boosting n
flies to the outheld that scored men.
All told. there were $40 sacrifices Of
the Murray kind, Boston getting the
-55-and Brooklyn and Pitts
burgh the least-40. The individual
and club records are appended:
Sacrifice Flies in 1915 for N. /.
Boston, 55 Magce, l3; Smith, Z;
Schmidt. 3; Maranville q; Gowdy, A.;
Rudolph a; Gather, 3; Moran, 3; Con.
molly. >; Evcrs. 2; Egan 2 Whaling, i
Compton, J Tyler, Nehi, !; Davis, /
j. shannon. /.
New York, 80 Fletcher 10; Doyle
10; Merble, @: Lobcri, . Robertson, 4
Burns, 4; Meyers, Snodgrass
Bnniard. Grant, I Mclean, Kelly
/ Becker. Stroud. 1.
ST. Louis, 5l-Miller, 10; Long @;
Wilson. g: Dolan. 3 Snyder. a Butler
q; Hyatt. 3; Bescher. 81 Bethel, 81 Com
zalcz. .; narringcr, Sallec. / Horn
by. J; Roche. l 3 luggins. ].
Philadelphia 46 paskert, s; Crayath,
3; Nichon, .; BecNer 3. Weiscr. a. Lu.
dcms. 4; Mhitied 8: killiicr, 3 Ban.
croft 2; Bync. .; Alexander. Chal-
nors Demaroc. ldNcy. Adams. J.
Chicago. 40 schultz, =; phean, Z;
Williams Is: Zimmerman. >; SAFER. 3;
Archer. 3 Murray. D.; Good. .; Brcsna-
han. .; knisely .; Mclmry. .; Fisher
4 Staudridgc. l.
Cincinnati. a. Griffith s; Nmgo. Z;
killclcr. s; ner1og. 4 Niollwitz. q; Oh.
son. 3: croh 3 Leach. .: Clarke. D;
Williams. l Nagucr. Beall /; Dale
McNcnery.
Brooklyn 40 Cwshaw, @; lmmmcl
8. What a. lycr,. 4. Stcngcl, 4; Dau.
h1t a. Miller 4; Mctmtv. .; Olson. .;
Nixon. I; Smyth, I Coombs. ! Zim
inernmu. ONara I
pitt-hurgh, 80 Baird. a Wagner. 81
iliuchman. g; Johnston. g; Schang. .
Carey. .; Nioz p Gibson. Barney. Z
MamauN } Murphy. D; Mccarthy, I.