The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-08-23

THREE oNE-H1T GAMES
Pitching Wonders Record In Three
Months Some Famous Pitches
BY Old Timers In
Game.

/ his record making efforts ne Will
smash some pitching records which
have stood for many seasons. ne
1 can add no-hit game to his list, ne
will have equalled the best record
ever made in pitching few hit games
| for one season.
It is now more than twenty-five
years since "Matty" Kilroy, the south
paw hurler Of the Baltimore team OF
| the American association, then a ma
jor league organization, made rec
ord in pitching few hit games. Kilroy
during the season OF 1885, pitched
three one-hit games ond a no hit
game and to make it good he struck
out forty-seven men in the four con-
tests. This record Is the best ever
made In major leagues.
While the st. Paul. Neb.. wonder
hasn't created any new records up to
date, yet the greater Alexander has
accomplished in half a season what
less than a dozen hurlers in the his
tory OF the game have accomplished
In whole season. The achievement
OF pitching three one-hit games IN
three months Is wonderful one. and
Grover has two months to better his
remarkable record. 1t is an even bet
that the big hurler will equal or bet
ter the one now standing. OF the
dozen pitchers who have pitched
three games Of the one-hit variety or
more In one season, as mentioned
above, "Matty'' Kilroy holds the best
record
Daily Holds Record.
Hugh DAILY. the wonderful one
armed hurler Of olden days, while
pitching for the Chicago team Of the
Union association during the season
Of 1884, hurled four one-hit games.
and the one-winged wonder added to
his performance by tanning ifty-four
batsmen.
Jimmy Calvin, known as the Lit
tie Steam Engine" OF the pitching
game, back in 1884, pitched two-one-
hit games and a no-hit contest that
season. A hurler named Henry Cast
right, while pitching for the Colum-
bus club, then a member OF a major
organization, during the season OF
1890. duplicated the performance OF
Calvin.
The great Charley Sweeney made
a record during the fore part OF the
season OF 1884, which is almost the
exact repetition Of the work OF AL
exander this season. Sweeney pitched
three one-hft games, no runs being
scored, and had them all on ice BY
July 4.
OF the other old-timers who made
records in hurting three single-hit
contests in one season, are Tim"
In the early eighties. Tin" touched
the mark in 1889. Then certain
George McGinnis. who was q star
with the st. Louis Nationals, back in
the ante-be1lum days, pitched three
one-hit games during the season OF
1884. Then came the phenomenal
Tom (Toad) Ramsey. who In 1885.
made a wonderful record in pitching
few.hit games, excelIed himself when
he pitched two one-hit games in sue
cession, and in order to give little
more class to the performances, he
whitfield ttirty-two men. Ramsey add
ed another one-hit game to his list
before the season ended.
Few In Modern Gays.
OF recent years we have but three
pitchers besides Alexander who have
added class to their splendid records
by pitching three one-hit games or
better In one season. BACK IN lSoo.
Frank Smith, the famous hurler OF
the Chicago White Sox. pitched three
few-hit games that season. smith
pitched sensational ball that year. ana
had many few hit games to his credit.
among which were two one-hit games
and a no-lift contest The piano NOV.
er's work stands az the best OF AL
modern records in this line.
Iron Man" Walsh In the season OF
1908 hurled three one-hit games, and
Il was only cruel luck that prevented
the big fellow from masking two OF
them no-hit affairs.
.Ad" Joss in 1907, got into the
glory circle OF the stingy hurlers "
making a record Of pitching three
games wherein his opponents Just
made single hit per game. getting
the Detroit Tigers who werc In a
mad IRISH pennantward that season,
twice for that near fame pitching
stunt.