Evening star., 1915-01-31
BY ERNEST J. LANIGAN.

Base-running averages could be
awarded major league players were the
two big organizations to follow the
lead Of some Of the smaller bodies and
make the official scorers report the
names of the men who were caught
trying to pilfer. Had Byron Bancroft
Johnson gotten this information last
season, the official statistician would
have been able to tell the fans that
the number of successful steals was
greater by 2S1 than the total of un-
successful steals. making the base
running average for the whole Ameri-
can League In 1914, .546. The total OF
larcenies thwarted by the backstops
was 1870, the Yankees being tagged
oftenest and the White Sox most in
frequently. The number of unsuccess'
full steals charged against each cluf
was as follows:
New York, 1871; st. Louis. 1s9; Phila-
delphia, 1ss; Boston, 17S; Washington
1853; Cleveland, 157; Detroit. l54; Chi.
cago. 152.
Maisel Has High Average.
Fritz Maisel OF the Yanks, who stole
more sacks than any of his American
League rivals, had base-running
average of .s15. being turned back II
times by the catchers. Roger Peckin-
paugh stole, only So bases to Eddie Col
Inns So, yettthe New Yorker was flag
ged only on II occa asions, and the White
Elephant, now a White Sock. was shot
down on 90 occasions. Peck's base.
figuring. would be .691; Collins $50.
Tyrus Cobb's figures would be .673. he
getting away with IS successful steals
out Of So attempts. iris Speaker. last
season, was .592 base runner. Clyde
Milan .e44 man and Eddie Murphy,
Murphy and Luther Cook had the
misfortune to be thrown out trying to
steal oftener than any other athletes
Each pastimer was killed of on 81 oc-
casions. Duffy Lewis was caught try.
ing to pilfer 81 times: Eddie Collins.
so: Bert Shotten. 90; Iris Speaker, 90;
Derrill Pratt, IS; Owen Bush. 90; Roy
HaTtssll. IS; Dan, Dan Moeiie1' ,li.a ssss: John John
Gardner, 90: Amos Strunk. %; Clyde
Milan. 81: Ray Demmitt. 20; George
Weaver, 20: Bobby Veach. 20; Gus Will
liams. go; Frank Baker. 20; Harold
will be found the names of the Ameri-
can Leaguers who were cut down steal
Ing last season:
American Leaguers Caught.
Yankees, 1a1-Cook. 81; Hartzell. :5; Boone.
1s: Malsel, II; Mullen, II: Peckinpaush. IL:
Truesdale, II; Cree, .; Nunamaker, 9; Walsh,
9; Daley, S; williams. 8: Sweeney. s; Holden,
4; Caldwell; /; Fisher, /; MeaEs. J. 90. .,..,,
e. w:mr l ss o wss Wares II g. lsasy ksas. q
81 walker 4; Miller, a: Rumler, 2; James, :;
Clemens. :; Hamilton. \; Walsh. 1; EnzenFoth.
white EierhaDts. 1ss--Murphy. g: Collins. q:
strunk 2 gsses. 2o MefSIs ~ 9essps sssen ~
ssPTy ssPP q Il b.vss Flank. Orr l, es eassers
Red sos. i1s-Lewis. 81: Speaker. %; Gs.auer,,
Jsnyrn sG ssot 'S HEsapsT IL Hs .'e
Gsns Nsscpsis q cissssa Il Miisn
10; Foster, 10: Morgan. II; shanks. Is; Mcbride.
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fs.s: ls s kss 81 IL sss:sss 5sss:ss y
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sgisss Tissrs. iss.Sasa. g: vs.ch, p: o.es. Y:
sa.Ss g. Il; Vt. asF'iEsiE & asi.D ass
ieslie, s; Mckee, q; Baker. .: Burtel. q stan
age, !; Main. l,..-c,u,,s Of. nsrr,,. %.
Weaver. co; Blac.barnc, 10; Fcuroer; lS; Schsi!,
II; Bodie, Ii: Berger. S: Breton, q; chase, I
DALEY, i; Roth, s; Kuhn, 3: Scott, .: Lord, :;
Aicock, 9; Mayer, /; Cocnbs. J. Baker !;
Wolfe, 1.
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