El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-01-23
Bassler Caught the Most Base Stealers
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Records of American League Catchers

Chicago, I5I-By SchallS, is; Mayer
p, Kuhn, 10; DAILY, >.
Washington, I51-By Henry, 81; Aim
smith. So; Williams 81.
Boston. 15S-By Cady. IS; CarriSan
81: Thomas, So; Pratt, 8; Nuna-
maker, 3.
FnrreITs Record still stnnds.
When Charley C"Duke'l Farrell was
catching for the Washington Nationals
in the middle nincties, he cut down
eight men VINO tried to steal on MIN
in one game. This record was not APP
preached in the Amcrican last year,
the greatest number of men VINO per
isbed in one contest trying to pilfer be
ms five. Sam AsneW. Wallie SchanS
and Ben Egau were credited with the
feat of turning back five ambitious
athletes. while Ed sweeney and Leslie
Nunamaker, Bill Carrigan and foresl
Cady and oscar Stanage and Del B2k-
er, acting as Joint cOllabOrators per-
formed similarly.
Leslie Nunamaker OF the Ycnls did
something out of the ordinary In the
seventh inning Of the game with the
Tigers, played August 3. lie flrsl
caught Hughie High OF SECOND any any
then pegged out Sam Crawford ana
Bobby Veach when they attempted 10
steal. Crossin OF the Browns also
comes in for honorable mention TOT
stunt pulled against the JennngslteS
on April - Then. with Cobb. on thru
gals tried a double steal Crawford
was nipped at second and Derriu Pratt
got the ball back so fast that CoDO
was anninilated at the plate.
pitcher His own BackstOp.
Pitcher Jim Scott of the White So;-
was practically his own backstop last
season. He probably held the runners
closer to their bases than any other
hurler and he made specially pesldeS
of picking them off the hassocks' III
3D..
for example. Death valley Jim twice
caught frankie Truesdale off a bag
and once he nipDed Fritz MalseL
The games in which five and four
men were thrown out trying 10 sleaA
last season are given below:
Threw Ont Five Men.
Nav 11-Carrigan 90 and C2dy O.
! Boston against New York PltcherS
Coumbe and Zeiser.
May 25-Agnew, St. LOUIS. asalIsI
Philadelphia. Pitchers James anu
Ao J1 Ttsi'-' u - schang. Philadelphia.
against st. Louis Pitchers, Shawkey'
! Wyckoff and Plank.
August S-EEan, Cleveland asalIl lS,S
PbfladelDhia Pitchers, HaSerma1 anu
9maker a.. New York against Phila-
qmaIer- ca. New York against MIA
J delphia Pitcher, Brown.
J September 29-Stanage 90 and Bal-
) er 80, Detroit against st LOUIS FIIcH-
{ crs Cavet and Main
/ Threw Out Four Wen.
I Nav 14-Carisch, Cleveland, against
! Philadelphia. Pitcher. HaSerman.
! May 15-Cady, Boston, agalnst 81
| Louis. Pitchers, Bedient and Wood
! Juue Henry % and Whllams
I (2). Washington. against New o[A'
/ Pitchers. BoehlinG, Ayres and EnSel.
lime civilians. Washington,
against New York. Pitchers, EngeI ana
June 15-Stanagc, Detroit, against
/ New York Pitcher Boehler.
July Thomas. Boston. asalnsS
washington. Pitchers, johnson ana
JuIv II - Schans. Philadelphia
against st. Louis Pitcher, Shawkey.
( JuIy 11-Stanage go and Baker ~
Detroit, against Washington Tl'0-i1-
! Dause. Hall and Reynolds. 10,
JuIv 21-Schzlk % and AuhH N't
Chicago, against New YORK flJcIeIS
Russell. Benz and Lathrop. TO-,
August Baker % and Mchee ~
! Detroit. against New York FltcheIa
| Williams. Boehler and CaVet.
August 14-Stanage. Detroit aSalhs
Cleveland Pitcher, Dauss.
August 10 - Schang. Phlladtlplll ~
! against Detroit Pitchers, BressleI
Pennock and Bush. vi
/ October G-Schwert. New vi n
! against Philadelphia Pltcher. Cole-
copyright, 1915. by Ernest }. l'anls"ii