The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-24

home runs were made in the Ameri-
can league than in the National was
1902. That year, when the edge of
muscular and brainy talent was de-
cidedly with the Johnsonites, they dis
charged 256 four-baggers, while the
senior leaguers were emitting 90. One
can pretty nearly tell the number of
home runs made in the National since
the 12-club circuit was abandoned,
but lot of reasearch work will have
to be done before the total of circuit
clouts in the American since its ex-
pansion IS secured.
The long hit totals of the younger
organization did not begin to be a
part of the annual records until 1910,
though I have the figures for 1901,
1902, 1903 and 1906. The National
started to report data of this kind
III 1904 and again L have the dope
for 1900, 1901 and 1902. 1 haven't
the dope for 1903 and would like to
have it, so if anybody has it, shoot it
along.
The biggest home run year I find in
the National from 1900 on is in 1911,
when batters sent out 314 round trip
swats. The lean year was 1902, when
only 90 were made. If in 1903 the
Cubs made 80 more fcur-baggers than
the Phillies, then Chicago and Phila-
delphia tie for the home run honorS
over the stretch of years. However,
1 doubt very much if the Westerners
Cid do so and the Pills, I should say,
have scattered more four masted
drives around thu scenery Of National
League ball yards from 1900 on than
any other combination
The greatest number of home runs
made by a National League club from
1900 to date is 73, Philadelphia hav-
ing a record of this kind in 1913. The
minimum figure is five, also possessed
by Philadelphia. That was in 1902.
In the American, 1902 was the ban
ner home run year, so far as I can
find, with a record of 256 drives good
for all four bases, the campaign that
produced The scantiest supply of this
commodity being 1906, when only 123
were harvested. Boston's 48 in 1908
) and Washington's + in 1917 are the
high and low figures for the junior
organization, unless these figures
were beaten in 1904, 1905, 1907, 1908
and 1909.
Last year the National 1eaguers
, pounded out SO more circuit swats
| than the American leagues. I agree
with Heydler's figures, but I think
Howe has skipped one four-bagger on
the Athletics-that made by Jimmy
McAvoy. 1t was a home run, all
right, bounding into the bleachers and
costing George Daus5 of the Tigers 4
shutout. Howe probably forgot to in
clude it in the team totals. Also I'M
; official scorers and official scorers dc
not agree on Ray Schalk's record OF
four-baggers. He had three, but in
the dope that follows 1 only give him
two and so did the average compilers
even the figuring demon of 3Q5 South
IaSalle street, Chicago. Ill, only
awarding Ray two when he got ou
his final figures.
Just one athlete in the two organi-
cations made home runs off every Sc
Of pitchers. He was Dave Robertson
of the Giants.
And only two FASTENERS made tive
home run in the same game. The!
. were Tim Hendryx of the Yankees
= and Bill Fischer of the Pirates. Tit
!, American Lacquer picked on Huber
Leonard of the Red Sox on June 20
: the National Lacquer on Joe Oesch
:; ger of the Phillies OH May Ii.
i What's the matter with the batters
1 I never recall a campaign before il
I which there were so few tWo-homers
S in-one-game stunts.
e Let's go back little bit. On Aug
y ust &c, 1910, Wildfire Schultz of tn
r, Cubs made two home runs off Loui
| of
7. later he repeated the operation a
d the expense of Leon Ames and Oti
e Crandall Of the same combination.
e On July 4, 1911, Fred Luderus o
d the Phillies got brace of home run
off Otis Crandall of New York an
re on July he assaulted some st. Loui
e pitcher Cor pitchers) for twi circui
e clouts.
l. Isn't there as much rubber in tn
d ball or are the pitchers gaining tn
It mastery over the batters again.
= It's easy to tell which were tn
is longest home runs of the year on tn
"a major league circuits-at least, it
m easy if you believe the war CORES
J. pondents. as I do. The longest bio
in the National was struck by Walto
Cruise Of the Cards against Jes
Barnes of the Braves at Braves Ffel
on May "a; the longest blow in tn
n American was struck by George Ri
James of the Tigers at the Fenwa
on August 10.
lie Below you will find the home ru
sr lrecord of the majors for 1917, til
r names of the pitchers off whom IL
lS blows were made being given. TIL
IN dope ought to be interesting now al
at may be very valuable some day, fl
W among the men who only got a fe
IN four baggers last year there may
ID a couple of future home run kings.
ne The American League home II
record:
in NINE HOME RUNS
- Pipp, NewY ork-Off Jones, Shor
", and Leonard, Boston; Lambet
IN Cleveland; Cunningham, Detroi
~ Noyes, Philadelphia; Davenport G
- and Hamilton, st. Louis.
EIGHT HOME RUNS
Veach, Detroit-Off Williams. CT
IL cago; Bagby and Covaleskie, Clev
n land; Shawkey New York; Seibo
MS and R. Johnson, Philadelphia; NJ
W. Cabe, st. Louis; Dumont, Washin
n ton.
nd SEN EN- HOME HUNS
3D. Bodie, Philadelphia-Off Wflliar
and Russell, Chicago: Dauss, Detro