Evening journal., 1916-12-11
Yankees Possessed
BEST pinch HITTERS
Bill Donovan's Reserves Ac-
CURED a Batting Aver
age of .29S
GIANTS RECORD
FOR YEAR WAS 1877

last season the DeSl set VI plhNhhAOA "a
major league captivity. the Yankees
sub-hitters acquiring a batting aver
age of POS. John McGraw very likely
owned the worst collect on, for the
Giants who batted for fellow Giants
succeeded in gathering only percent
age Of 1877. Neither leader was com
PEELED to use fresh batting strength
in such large quantities as some other
commanders. notably Fielder Jones,
who constantly was whistling for the
reserves. Donovans emergency bat
ters tore off twenty-e ght safet'es in
ninety-four times at bat, McGraw's
eighteen in ninety-six.
Charles Mullen, a 1888 sub-hitter, and
Hans Lobert, POS pincher,' were the
most valuable emergency stickers for
the two New York teams the Yankee
winning two games and the Giants
three when batting for some one else.
Wade Hampton K.llifer, accord ng
10 the figures, did the best work as
an emergency hitter of any Of the
twenty-s players used BY Wild Bill
and the Little Napoleon in the pinches
The former Red, who never was seen
anywhere else than at Weeghman
Park in a Giant uniform, batted fo~
some one else twice on the second
visit OF the McGraw forces TO Chi
cago Once he hit safely and once he
liked. Other players with a perfect
batting mark we're Bill Rariden AMI
Frank Gilhooley. each of whom made
one hit in one time at bat.
Two Yankees-Leslie Nunamaker
and Wallie Pipp-batted 500 when
soved into action as added starters.
The catcher sat in for some one else
on thirteen occasions, Riding his
system Of six hts and drawing one
pass. The longest OF his pinch wal
Tops was a triple off Earl Hamilton
of the Browns. That hit. made in the
seventh inning Of the second game Of
the double header on August "a sent
in two men. and meant a 4 TO victory
for the residents over the Jonesmen.
Baumann Hit 400.
The 400 sub hitters OF the New
York clubs were Paddy Bauman and
Davis Robertson. The Yank acted as
an emergency striker in sixteen con-
fiicts, walking once and coming
through with half dozen blows Half
of these we're for extra distance.
Harry Harper. OF Washington. yield
ing two doubles and Stanley Cove
ieskie. Of Cleveland. one. on April
% Baumann batted for High in the
eleventh inning Of the game with
Washington and hit for two bases,
sending in two runs and breaking up
the combat
Charley Mullen proved a handy as
set for Donovan in times OF need. lie
was delegated by Wild Bill TO sit in
for some one else in seventeen games,
responding by trudging twice and de-
livering FIVE safeties. On June 10
batting for High against Earl HAM
ilton then with the Tigers. Mullen
sent in the winning runs, and on July
7 he repeated this trick in a contest
with the White sox, whose pitcner
was Scott
M other New York players we're above
the 800 mark as pinch hitters. Alexan-
der and Kocher having the same fg-
ure-.25O. Kelly's average was III;
caldwell, .211; Lobert, .2OS: Hunter
200: Hartzell. 200, and High, zoo.
T.obert was the Charley Mullen OF
the Giants, producing material while
pinching that gave the MoGrawites
three victories.
ROush q Flivyer.
FRITZ Maisel. whose average as an
understudy was 1857, did a little DIT
~ everything in the ten games in
which he figured as one Of the militia
while Fritzie kicked in only with
ono hit. he walked once and he got
one Red Cross pass to first. More
over he laid down q sacrifice bunt
and raised a sacrifice fiy, and. as il
that we're not enough, smote INTO a
double play. a.,
n,nch hitter, making only one
sasetv in twenty-three combats. Eight
a9bietes--Nagee, Walters. Aragon and
Baker OF the Yankees, and Tesreau,
Stsfford McCarty and Wendell, OF
tbe Ciants-failed to gather any hlts
a. ali when they were subbing. OF
tho eight men named, however, only
two were showed into action as relief
performers more than once.
The pinch-hitting performances OF
the Yankees and Giants last season
were as follows:
BATTED 1000.
txuIifer. Giants-One hit and pass
III RaTiden' Giants and Gilhooley
yankees-One hit In l game
BATTED 800.
Nunamaker, Yankees-SiA hlls anV
mass in Is games.
Pinp. Yankees-One hit and pass
IN games. -,,,r, .oo
Raumann. Yankees-Six hits and
pass in 16 games. -. -
RobertsOn, Giants-IWo MUS ahu
1 pass In games 80
BATTED 1888.
Mullen. Yankees-Five hits and
passes IN IL games.
Alexander, Yankees--Two hlts ane
I pass in 9 games.
Kocher, Glants-One hit IN games
BATTED .217.
Kelly, Giants-Five hits anu passes
IN 2s games.
BATTED .211.
Caldwell, Yankees-Tour hits IN Il
games.
BATTED .20S.
Lobert, Giants-Fiye hits. passe
and 2 sacrifice flies in % games
BATTED 200.
Hunter, Giants--'Two hits in !
games
Hartzen, YsnlSees--one hit and
passes IN 7 games.
High, Ysnkees-One hit IN genes
-BATTED To-.
N.fsei, Yankee One hit, passes