Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-20
IMARQUARD HARD HIT
Only Pitcher to Allow Eleven
Home Runs in National League
'RUBE' MADE GREAT START
Opened Season Against Brooklyn by
Not Allowing a Single Hit, and
Then Slid Back.
BY ERNEST J. LANIGAN.

In the case of -"Rube" Marquard
good beginning in 1915 did not mean a
good ending. The first time the emil
nent southpaw was trotted cut by John
McGraw. which was April Is, he abated
the Superbas. for whom he will pitch
this year. without safety. Before the
season closed Marquard had narrowly
escaped having to carry out a sentence
of Punishment to the minors and had
allowed more four-paggers than any
finger in the National League. There
were 225 boundary drives pounded out
in the Tener organizations last year. and
of these eleven were procured off Rich
ard lie Marquis-nine gained while
Harry Hampstead was paying him. his
salary. two while Charles Hercules Eb-
bets was enjoying that privilege.
No other pitcher in the National dur
ing 1915 yielded eleven. or even ten,
homers. Christy Mathewson of the
Giants and Erskine Mayer of the Pills,
each of whom pitches for club that
plays on a ground that has short
fence. were located for nine four-bag-
gers. "Jeff'' Pfeffer of the Superbas
and Hub Perdue of the Cards were
jumped on for eight circuit smashes,
and Bert HUMPHREYS of the Cubs, t'Pol'
Perritt Of the Giants ana Jean Dale and
King" Lear of the Reds for seven.
Right-handers Adams and Harmon Of
Pittsburgh and Left-handers Sallee of
touched up for six, and Dell Of Brook
lyn and Adams and Lavender of Chi
cago for five The great Alexander
only permitted three, one Of which was
Ir 10.
Aleck the Great pitching for the Reds,
allowed only one. Fred Williams of
the Cubs got it. These were the Ma
tional League pitchers who allowed
homers last season:
HOME RUNS 0FF NATIONAL LEAGUE
Eleven-on Marquard New York Brooklyn
Nine-0ff Mathewson. New York; Mayer,
Eight-On Pfener. Brooklyn; Perdue. st.
Louis.
Lear. Cincinnati; Perritt, New York.
Five.0G Dell. Brooklyn; Lavender and
Four-on Rudolph and Hughes, Boston;
Schneider. Cincinnati: Tesssan and schauer,
Pitt.barsh; GrIner. Doak. ard Meadows. ST.
Louis.
Thrse-Oa James. Boston; Appleton. Aitehi-
son. KYcker and Smith, i;rookisn: Vaughn and
! ander ard Chalmers. p,iiadeiphia: Mamsu1,
Pittsburgh; Ames. Cincinnati-St. Louis.
Two-oT RaEsn and Davis. Boston; label
Chicago Mehsnery and Benton, Cincinnati
Philadelphia; Niehaus, ST. Louis. McQulau,
! Pittsburgh Phiiadciphls.
one-0F Barnes and Crutcher. Boston: Dong
| Pierce, Chi.sso: Toney. Brown, George and
Callahan Cincinnati: schupp aud Fromme. New
York; lineup and Oesciiger. Philadelphia !;
| kantlehner. I'ittsburSh: Robinson. st. Louis
a. Tie record 81 home runs by clubs shows that
! on st. Louis. % OF Brookiyn's % of chi.
ssgo,s Is Of cinsinnai's e on philadeiphias.
In fortyltwo games the blow that de-
cided things was one good for the entire
| distance. 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 T..
of Chicago. The Giants dropped nine
| combats because the enemy blew them
| selves to four-baggers when the stage
was properly set, but the Phils only let
| two escape in this fashion. Gavvy Cra-
vath. noted manufacturer of loop-the-
/ loop drives, knocked out four-baReers
that meant the downfall of Tesreau of
| New York. Adams OF Pittsburgh. Ru-
| dolph and Raglan Of Boston and Hum
I phries Of Chicago.
Homer also prevented the recording Of
4 fourteen shut-outs last season. Mayer Of
| the pills being the only pitcher who suf-
fered more than once in this manner
| Cravath manifested a mean spirit toward
| pitchers when they were in whitewaslling
| mood, euchreing Harmon Of the Pirates.
Tyler Of the Braves and Marquard of the
Giants out of calciminings with his
E. boundary slams and assisting Beals
| Becker in preventing Jean Dale of the
Reds from welding the brush.
| This IL a list Of the games played in
| the National last season that were won
| on home runs and that home runs kept
| from being shut-outs.
| GAMES LOST on HOME RUNS.
| NEW YORK, ..
| Marquard. collins Of Pittsburgh SNYDER
and Long of St. Louis.
| Perritt. 2-Eyers Of Boston and Safer OF Chi.
cage.
Tesreau. 1-CrAyath OF Philadelphia.
Ritter, 1--MeIarry Of Chicago.
| sT LOUIS, s.
| Doak. 3--Carey Of Pittsburgh. Brainard Of
| New York. Paskert Of Philadelphia.
| Perdue, S-Siehon and Whitted Of Philadel-
pha. viox OF Pittsburgh.
Griner, flood Of Chicago.
Saliee, l-Sater of Chicago,
! PITTSBC RICH, o.
Adams 3-Cravath and Luderus OF phfla del
| pha, DOYLE OF New York.
Nsmaux. t-Schneider Of Cincinnati
HsYmon. 1--Maranville of Boston,
! Cooper, 1-Bancroft of Philadelphia
1 BOsT0N..5.
\ James. f-Scbulte Of Chicago
Rudolph. i-CrarAth Of PhfiadeIphfa.
Hughes, I-herkls Of New YeFk.