The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-17

This is story that concerns home
runs-"the sweetest music to the ears
of fan" 1t is being written so that
I can answer in concrete way ques-
tons from thousands of my readers
who query me on the subject of cir
cult swat records.
The worlds record for four bag
gers in a single season is held by Har-
ry WeTden. who cracked out forty five
of them while with the Minneapolis
minor league club in 1895. The big
league record was made by Ed Will
hanson, of the Chicago Nationals. and
not by Buck Freeman. as popularity
supposed Williamson made twenty
seven in 1888. while Freemans best
mark was twenty-five which with the
Washington Nationals of 1899. The
modern record was established by
Cactus" Cravath, Of the PhilIies. who
banged out twenty-four in 1915.
socks" Seybold who amassed sixteen
while with the Athletics in 1902. hoide
the American league record.
Among the outstanding homerun
records for a single season made in
the minor league are these:
Thirty-six in 1901 by Fob Roth.
playing with The Evansville. Ind,
team
Thirty IN 1919, by Ping Bodie. now
with the Yankees. who was playing
with the San Francisco club ~ that
time.
Twenty nine IN 1911. by Cravath.
who then was with the Minneapolis
American association team
Twenty sever made in 1911 by Ar
thur BueS, of Seattle.
Twenty seven made in t9t2 by Les
lie Mann. then with Seattle
\ tie exists in the major leagues
as regards hitting out the most home
runs in a single game. Moy 80, 1895,
Bobby Lowe. then with Boston, made
four home runs and a single of the
delivery Of Pitcher Chamberlain OF
Cincinnati Two OF loves home runs
were made in one inning, On July
Is, 1886. Ed Delehanty. with the
Phillics, hammered out four homers
and a single against the twirling of
Pitcher Terry, of Chicago.
The greatest single days work at
the home-run business was estab
lished June 2. 1867. by Harry Wright.
of the Cincinnati Red Stockings. Pit
ted against the Holt club OF New
port. Ky, he made seven circuit
smashes that day. However that WAS
in an era before the National league
began and different pitching rules
were in vogue. Impressive as isl
Wrights record, It cannot compare
with that of Lowe and Delehanty. who
were faced with different Kind Of
twirline and who played in an era
when the rules Of the game were far
different.
Lave Cross. Of the 1895 Phillfes,
made four home runs in one game on
April 10. 1895. On April 10, 1911, !
McElvey, OF Minneapolis, went
to bat six times. cracked out single, /
a double and four homers.
The Cleveland Americans of 1902. +
the Pittsburg Nationals Of 1910 and /
the Brooklyn Dodgers. of 1917 are
tied for the home runs in success /
sion" record. In the game against
ST. Louis. June 80. 1902, Iajoie Hick !
man and Bradley OF Cleveland hit {
out homers in succession. This trick /
was duplicated on August a. 1910. I
by the Pirates when CamnitZ, Camp /
bell and Wagner stepped up one after !
another and hit out homers. The |
Dodgers made their record August s. |
1911, against the Chicago Cubs.
The greatest number Of home runs !
in any single game is credited TO the |
Philadelphia Athletics of 1865. On !
September 30 of that year they ham I
mered out twenty-five at the expense |
of the Jersey City club,
Three men in world series history |