The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-10-31
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Bodfe of the Athletics, and the center
fielder was Max Carey of the Pirates
New York's two shortstops-Arthur
Fletcher of the Giants and Roger
Peckinpaugh of the Yankees-started
more double plays than anyone else,
tying at forty-two.
Maranville Starts Fffty-e4ght.
That is far from being a major
league record. Rabbit Meanwhile of
the Braves inaugurated flfty-eight
two-ply killings in 1914, other records
superior to the dual F1etcher-Peckin-
paugh performance being fifty, by
Charley Herzog Of the Reds lin 1915;
forty-seven by Johnny Lavan of the
Browns the same year and forty-five
by Rabbit Meanwhile of the Braves in
1915. Fletcher uses a freak glove
in fielding, which is made for him by
the Draper Maynard people of Ply
mouth, N. HI. Whether said freak
glove had anything to do with Ar
thurs success in starting double plays
last season deponent kRoweth not.
The greatest number of double
plays ever made in a nine inning
game is five, the record being equalleo
by the Phillies against Boston On
April 10 last season in a contest
which they lost by a score Of Z to 8.
Left Handlers Rixey and Fittery were
the Quaker gunners in this contro-
versy. The Cardinals, behind the
hurting of Right Handlers Meadows
and Ames, on August 13 uncovered
five double plays against the Reds,
but they had twelve frames in which
to produce them. st. Louis won this
game, 6 to 5,
! Unassisted double plays were of
course made by first, second and
season and by pitchers, eatchers and
outfielders as well. The boxman who
made a two-ply killing without aid
was Moves Of the Athletics. In the
fourth inning on July 26 Young and
Hellman of Detroit attempted to pull
the squeeze. Pep hunted pop by TO
Noyes, who dashed over to third and
doubled the Soldier Boy. Ray Schalk
Of the Whole Sox, on July 81 against
Boston, and Steve ONeill of the In
Of the White Sox on July 81 against
Washington, made double plays with
out aid, the formula being the same
a man trying to steal home just as
the batter whitfield The suburbanites
who figured in unassfsted double
plays both were Braves George
Twonsbley turned the trick on April
"a against the Giants and Eddie Fitz-
patrick duplicated it against the same
combination on June g.. They made
these unassisted double plays from
the right pasture.
Outhelders who set three double
plays in motion in games last year
were Shortstop Larry Kopf of the
Reds, against Philadelphia on June
II and against Pittsburgh on June
&c; Shortstop Ray Chapman of the
Indians against st. Louis on June %;
Third Baseman Oscar Witt of the I'll
gers, against Boston on August 10:
Second Baseman Bill Wambganss of
the Indians, against Chicago on Aug.
Is, and Shortstop Roger Peckinpau ugh
of the Yankese, against Chicago on
September 20.
Outf1elders making two double plays
in one contest were Left Fielder Duff
fly Lewis Of the Red Sox, against Chi
cago on June IS; Center Fielder Har-
ry Mailman of the Tigers against
Washington on May IA, Right Fielder
Elmer Smith of the Indians, against,
Boston on August IT, Left Fielder
Sherwood Magee of the Braves,
against Cincinnati on July 9, and
Left Fielder Joe Kelly of the Braves,
against Cincinnati on August %.
Leaders In Double Plays
The best men at starting double
plays In the American and National
leagues last season were as follows:
Pitchers-Seven: Shaw of Senator's
Five, Sallee Of Giants. Shawkey and