Evening journal., 1916-02-09
BANCROFT nearest TO
GOBBAS BASESTEALER
Like Detroiter, He Was
Caught Most Frequently
Trying to Steal
GRIFFITH STOPPED
TWENTY-FOUR TIMES

There was no player IN the Ma
tional 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 inhelder
made record just like the Tiger OUT
fielder in one respect, for he was the
player in the senior league most fire.
quontly caught trying to steal, just
as Tyrus was in the junior league.
Bancroft was no ZIG sack-snatcher,
like the Peach however, his base
running average being 357. David
James. one OF the real big finds OF
1915. set out TO pilfer on ~ occasions
in his first year in fast company ana
was turned back without achieving
his design n 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 got away with
only six successful burglaries max
ing him a 200 base-runner. George
Cutshaw. Of the Superbas. was frus-
trated in % attempts at larceny; FL
Myers. also a 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 i'm steals, was nipped by the
catchers on II occasions. and Charley
Herzog. OF the Reds, the second best
base-flcher. on l6.
OF the National League players who
stole 70 or more bases last season
only Victor Sylvester Safer. OF
the Cnbs-got past without being
kept from stealing more than 10
tines SAFER was stopped on nine oc-
casions, the men who did the stopping
being Burns. OF Philadelphia; Gibson
Of Pittsburgh. and Snyder, Of st
Louis. each twice. and McCarty. OF
Brooklyn: Wingo. Of Cincinnati. ant
Kmifsr. OF Philadelphia. each one
The number Of times each Nationa
I.eaeue PLAYER was caught stealth
last season, will be found below.
National Players COught Stealing.
27 Times Bancroft. Philadelphia.
26 Timos-Grihith. Cincinnati.
% Timos-Cutshaw. Brooklyn.
% Times Myers. Brooklyn.
20 Times Fisher. Chicago, an
Durns New York
10 Times -Bescher and Miller, 81
Loui<
Is ATimes Killefer. Cincinnati ant
DOYLE and Fletcher. New York.
l72Times Good and Schultz, Chi
cago. Groh. Cincinnati, and Carey
Hnchman and Johnston. Pittsburgh.
16 Herzog. Cincinnati, an,
Snoderass. New York-Boston.
15tTimes --Getz. Brooklyn; Joberi
and Merkle. New York; Becker ant
whittod. Philadelphia; Wagner, Pitts
burgh and Long and Wilson. 81
Louis
IA Times Wheat. Brooklyn: Leacl
Cincinnati. and Butler. st. Louis.
13 Times Daubert. Brooklyn: ziu
Norman. Chicago. and Bethel, s.
Louis
~ Times Connolly, Magee an
Maranvllle. Boston; O'Mara, Brool
iyn; Byine. Philadelphia: Bair
pittsburgh: and Huggins. ST. Louis.
II Times- Mollwitz and Wing
Cincinnati; Niehofi. Philadelphia. al
Dolan. St. Louis
10 Times Moran and Schmid
Boston: Stengel Brooklyn; William
Chicago: Robertson. New York, al
Beck. ST. Louis.
3 Times-Phelan and Safer. Cl
cago: and Cravath, Philadelphia.
8 Times-Evers and Fitzpatric
Boston; Murray. New York-Chicag
and Viox. Pittsburgh.
z Times-OlsOn, Cincinnati Broo
iyn; Brainard, New York; Ludert
Philadelphia; and Collins. Pitt
burgh- Boston.
Times-Archer. Chicago Wa
ner. Cincinnati; Becker and Graz
New York: Paskert. Philadelphia, al
Snyder. ST. Louis.
Times Smith. Boston: RcdgeI
Cincinnati; and Mccarthy. Pitt
hurgh- Chicago.
Times-Gowdy and Mather. Be
ton; Egan. Brooklyn Boston: Schulz
Brooklyn-Chicago: McCarty. Broo
lyn; Meyers, New York; and Mamau
Pittsburgh
3 -Bresnaham. Chicago
Clarke. Twombley. Van Kolnitz al
Williams. Cincinnati: Knlefer. Phil
delphia; Barney and Lejeune, Pit
hurgh. and Hyatt. St. Louis.
T,sice-Pfeffer and Smyth. Broc
lsn: Knisoly. MoLarry, Vaughn a
Muiligan. Chicago: Cheney. Chical
Brooklyn; Doom. Cincinnati-N,
York; Thorpe New York: Sto
Weiser. and Chambers. Philadelph
Schang. Pittsburgh-New York. G
son. PITTSBURGH; and Gonzales
H0rnsby, 81. Louis.
Whaling. Rudolph. Comp
and Gilbert. Boston: Ragan. Bro
iyn- Boston; Hummel. Coombs, Sn
and Nixon. Brooklyn; Pierce
Sfandridee. Chicago Ames, Gin
nati-St. Louis: Benton. Cincinn
Pittsburgh York; Beall, Gin
natl: Tesreau. AIathewson, Sn
Perrstt and Kelly. New York; Ale,
der and Dugey. Philadelphia; Cos
and Gerber. Pittsburgh, and
-inger and Griner. st. Louis.
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