Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-06
CAUGHT MANY TIMES
Bancroft of PhiIIies UnIucky at
Trying to Steal Bases.
LEADS NATIONAL LEAGUE,
James and Griffith, Also Fast Run
ners, Had Little Success
on the Lines.
LEADS NATIONAL LEAGUE
BY ERNEST J. LANIGAN.

There was no player in the National
League last season called the Ty Cobb
of that organization. but the title might
have been bestowed on David James
Bancroft of the Phillies without taking.
The young infielder made a record just
like the Tiger outfelder in one respect.
for he was the player in the senior
league most frequently caught trying
to steal, just as Tyrus was in the Junior
league. Bancroft was no ZIG sack
snatcher, like the Peach. however, his
baserunning average being .357. David
James. one of the real big finds of 1915,
set out to pilfer on AZ occasions
in his first year in fast company and
design 81 times.
Tom Griffith of the Reds, who, like
the Phillie shortstop, is extremely fast in
the field. had little success on the paths.
for the backstops cut him down
"a times, and he only got away with 6
successful burglaries. making him a
200 base runner. George Cutshaw of
the Superbas was frustrated in % at
tempts at larceny; Hi Myers, also Il
Robin, in %, and Bob Fisher of the
Cubs and George Burns of the Giants
each in 20. Max Carey of the Pirates,
who topped the National in steals. was
nipped by the catchers on II occasions
and Charley Herzog of the Reds, the
second best base filcher, on 16
OF the National League players who
stole 25 or more bases last season,
only one-Victor Sylvester Safer of the
Cubs-got by without being kept from
was stopped on occasions. the meo
who did the stopping being Burns of
Philadelphia, Gibson of Pittsburgh and
Snyder of st. Louis, each twice, and
McCarty Of Brooklyn, Wingo of Gin
cinnati and Killifer of Philadelphia
each one. The number of times each
National League player was caught
stealingIast season will be found be-
low:
National Leaguers Caught Stealing.
81 times--Bsncroft. Philadelphia.
26 times-Grifith. Cincinnati.
% times-Cutshaw. Brooklyn.
% nmes-Myers, Rrooklyn.
20 times-Fisher. Chicago: Burns. New York.
10 times-Bescher and Miller. st. Louis.
IS times Killifer, Cincinnati; Doyle and
Fletcher New York.
II times-Good and Schultz, Chicago; Groh
Cincinnati: Carey. Hinchman aud johnson,
rs times--Herzog. Cincinnati; Snodgrass, New
IS ti%es~Get. Brooklyn: Lobert and Merkle.
New York: Becker and Whitfield. Philadelphia;
Wagner, Pittsburgh; Long and Wilson. st. Louis.
Il times-Wheat, Brooklyn; Leach, Cincinnati;
Butler, st. Louis. ~
IL timcs-Daubert. Brooklyn; Zimmerman.
Chicago; Bethel, St Louis.
II times-Connolly. Magce and Maranville
Boston; o'Mara. BROOKLYN: Byrne., Philadelphia:
Baird. Pittsburghs Higgins. ST. Louis.
II times-Mollwtz and Winyo Cincinnati:
Niehoff. Philadelphia: Dolan. st. Louis
10 times-Moran and Schmidt. Boston: Stengel,
Brooklyn; Williams. Chicago: Robertson. New
York: Beck. st. Louis. ,S +.
0 times-Phelan and Safer. Chicago; Cravath.
Philadelphia.
tmes-Evers and Fitzpatrick. Boston: Mur-
ray, New York Chicago; Viox, Pittsburgh
times-Olson, Cincinnati BROOKLYN. Braiuarf
New Work; Luderus, Philadelphia; Collins.
Pittsburgh Boston.
! q tines-Archer, Chicago; Wagner, CincIn.