Evening journal., 1916-02-22
MAROOARD WOLbOPED
some LAST Season
National League BatSmen
Find Him for IL Loop
the-LOOp Drives in 1915
MATHEWSOlJ ALSO
WAS BUMPED

w 40 DO MI Eli
In the case Of Rube, Marquard a.
good beginning in 1915 did not mean
u good ending. The first time the em-
inent southpaw was trotted out by
John McGraw. which was on April 10.
he abated the Superbas, for whom he
Will pitch this year. without a safety.
Before the season closed Marcuard
had narrowly escaped having to carry
out a sentence Of banishment TO the
minors and had allowed more four
baggers than any finger in the Ma
tional League There we're 225 boun-
dary drives pounded out in the Tener
organization last year and Of these II
were procured Off Richard lie Marquis
mine gained while Harry Hampstead
was paying him his salary, two while
Charles Hercules Ebbets was enjoy
ing that privilege
No other pitcher in the National.
during 1915. yielded H. or even 10
homers. Christy Mathewson, of the
Giants. and Erskine Mayer. OF the
Phils. each OF whom pitches for a
club that plays on a ground that has a
short fence, were located for nine
four-baggers. JEFF Pfeffer OF the Su-
porbas. and Hub Perdue, Of the Cards,
were Jumped on for eight circuit
smashers. and Bert Humpries. Of the
Cubs. Pol Perritt. OF the Giants, and
Jean Dale and King Lear of the
Reds. for seven. Right-handers Adams
and Harmon. OF Pittsburgh, and Left
handlers Sailee. Of ST. Louis. and
Tyler, Of Boston. we're touched up for
six. and Dell, of Brooklyn, and Adams
and Lavender, Of Chicago. for five
The great Alexander permitted only
three, ono OF which was a fluke. Fred
Tonoy. who did regular AleclS the
Great pitching for the Reds. merely
allowed one Fred Williams. Of the
Cubs. got il. These were the National
League pitchers who allowed homers
last seasons:
The record Of home runs by clubs
shows that 40 we're obtained off New
! Yorks pitchers. 30 off ST. Louis, 2e
off Brooklyn's. 2S off Chicago's, 2S of
lCincinnati's. 26 Off Philadelphia's, 2;
off Bostons and n off Pittsburgh's.
IIOmerS Decide ~ Games.
In AZ games the blow that decided
things was one good for the entire dis
ltance. Marquard had three fatal
home runs obtained off his delivery
and so had Doak and Perdue, OF st
Louis. and the two members OF the
! Adams family Charles Bartholomew
OF Pittsburgh. and Karl r., of Chicago
! Tine Giants dropped nine cOmbats be-
cause the enemy blew themselves to
ifour-baggers when the stage was
properly set: the Phils let only two
escape in this fashion. Gavvy Crav-
ath noted manufacturer Of loop-the-
loop drives. knocked out four-baggers
that meant the downfall OF Tesreau
! OF New York; Adams, of Pittsburgh;
Rudolph and Ragan, OF Boston, and
Humphries OF Chicago.
Homers also prevented the record
ing Of "A shutouts last season. Mayer
OF the phllies. being the only pitcher
who suffered more than once in this
manner Crava'h manifested a NEAR
spirit toward pitchers when they wore
lin whitewashing mood. euchreinl
Harmon. of the Pirates Tyler, Of tn,
Braves. and Marquard, OF the Giants
out OF kalsominings, with his boun
, dairy slams and assisting Beals Beck
= er in preventing Jean Dale. OF thu
; Reds. from welding the brush.
This is a list OF the games played il
I 1.-THE National League last season tina
1 were won on home runs and tina
= home runs kept from being shutouts
r Home Runs on National League
Pitchers.
11-On MarQuard. New York-Brook
llyn.
9-on Mathewson. New York: May
er. Philadelphia.
son Pfeffer. Brooklyn; Perdue, S
Louis
7-On Humphries. Chicago; Dal
and Lear. Cincinnati; Perritt, Ne'
York
\ con Tyler. Boston; Harmon an
\ Adams. Pittsburgh Sallee. st. Louis
Son Dell, Brooklyn; Lavende
and Adams. Chicago.
4-On Rudolph and Hughes. Bos
ton: Schneider. Cincinnati; TesreaI
and Schauer. New York; DemareC
Philadelphia Cooper. Pittsburgh
Il Griner. Doak and Meadows. St. Louis
3-On James. Boston: Appleton
Atchison Rucker and Smith. Brook
i lyn; Vaughn and Standridge, Chicago
Ritter. New York; Alexander an,
Chalmers, Philadelphia; Mamaux