The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-01-09
EDDIE ROUSh IS
famed TWICE
IN ONE INNING
OeSChger the Only Other Big
Lacquer With Same Record,

NEW YORK, Jan. 9.-The man who
made tho statement tbnt Eddie Eoush OF
lhe Reds, leading bRtaman OF the Ma
uonNl league last sssson and Joe Oesch-
ser, Phillio pitcher. were In tho uame
class as hittora would be classed ~ In
sane. YET the Quaker eansled IN 1917 one
q the Rhinelandsr's 1916 exploltg Joe, on
May 70, battling TWICE In the third iDning
OF the game with Cincinnati, struck out
twice, Clarence Mitchell who will be with
the supcrbas In 1915, fanning him once
and Elmer knetzer, who used 10 be with
the superbas, tanning him once.
The date R0ush got into that very
small set OF men who have done the Gus
Hlll act twico IN an inning wss July ~.
1915 The Phillos then were playing the
Reds, George Chalmers, ono Of tho few
Pastlmers born In Scotland, being tho
Morans sabman.
& Players , don't e 9tisn Whit twice In The
major Lacquer OF 1917 10 be the goat Of
such an odd experienoe. Eddie Roush had
company In 1915. for on Auguts 20 Bob
Groom Of the Browns twice retreated to
the bench In the the seventh session on
strikes, the men who famed him being
of Bill Purtell Of the White Sox whitfield
twice IN the sixth inning OF the game with
Washington on Mny 10, 1910, and Deli
Gainsr OF the Tigers took the strik.ont
count twice 10 the ninth frame OF the
contest with .WHshlnstop on Aug is, 1919.
purtall t1 was batting sgstnst Walter John.
Bert Gnllia aud Tom Hughes
Two Hlts In the Same Innlnu.
Annually, instead Of striking out twice
IN one inning, players produce pair Of
hits jn the same che pter, the best per.
formhpce OF this kind on record In fast set
games being Bobby loves pair OF
hoWtrs on Eaton Chamberlain Of ths
Rodg IN Boston on the afternoon OF -
moral day. 1894; The inning IN which
ersu sr htD ~sDns aspsa sa. nI%'' Ss ,hd q brace
Ray Bates, who worked for Connie
Mack last summer and who will work for
unelo Sam from, now on, turned In ths
1917 classic when afforded opportunity 10
labe. two trips 10 the plato In one inning
.p u shs sh;,., seventh y, round q ttS game with
son and trlpIsd on Yancey Ares. in ths
same Inning Amos Strunk and Frank
Thrashsr each made two singles and
scored two runs besides,
.ns sa;i IT,! isss ss. q Es'I,ns h,s. worth W two
prevlousg sccompiishsd by by Prsd s aerHIs T
OF the Giants In the ninth inning OF the
game With Chicago on June ), 1911. Ray
wah not the one big Lacquer OF 1917 to
gather two extra base smashes In one
Inning, for Larry Gardner OF the Red
six snd Oscar Eslsch Of the White sox
esstsrnsr turning the trick against Wash.
inston IN the fifih ON May 20 and the
wsgtsrnsr against 81, Louis In the eighth
on Ssptembey I. GARDNER batted against
Harry Harper and Folsch against Tom
Rogers.
Made Single and Homer
Players who made a single and q hit
Tor On extra bose In tho same round last
Of Philadelphia jp the American and Lo-
bort OF New York, Wolter Of Chicago,
Schultz OF Phllsd sdslphia and Magee OF
Boston In the National. OF these perform
ers the best was Loberts, Hans finding
Artie Nehf Of Boston, for . single and
and Rawlings Of Boston In the National,
and Ttrssher Jameson and strunk OF
PhllsAslphis, and Walker Of Boston In
the American had TO DO content with
making two singles In one inplnE, the 6u.
ps,eas shorutsp twice bsing ersdltsd
trleSs turned By Ivan came ssalns, Ills
old team, Charley JsmIsson Of The Mack
Ss S soguIrsdss brace Of one timers ' in % IL.
second inning off his fnmsd tssociate.
WNtnF johnson, on bepteNhnr b
Three men walked twice In the same
sessions, pno Of the patient pastlmsrs be.
Ing u pitcher--Jssse barnss Of ths Braves
His companions were John Peter Wagner
Of ths Pirates, who frequently IL nls-
called John Hama .eld Johp Henry WaS-
mar, and Hushy Hish OF the yankees,
Tfose who got two passes In one In
ming last year werel
National League.
September III, Wagner OF Pittsburgh,
In Nth, against Clncinnsd Schneider
pitching.
October s--Psrnes of Boston, In third,
against BroohlynJ Pfeffer pitching,
American League.
Juna s-,Hlgh OF New York, IN first,
against cievelandi Basby and Gould
pitching.
National League.
Those who struck out twice In one In
May ID -osscbssr Of Philadelphia. IN
third, against CIDelnnhtIi Mltchsll and
Knelter pitching.
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Christmas, 1917