The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-12-05
NATIONAL LEAGUE
FACTS OF 10 SEASON

The following additional figures have
been compiled from the official Nation
al league batting averages:
The leading batsman for 1919 is Edd.
j. Roush of Cincinnati club, with
Hornsby of st. Louis a close second,
only three points separating the two
players
Batsmen making five base hits in five
times at bat during the season were,
Kauff New York, June Is; Konetchy,
Brooklyn, June %; Griffith, Brooklyn,
June "a; Daubert, Cincinnati, July 2S;
Hornsby, St Louis, July 26.
The leading run-seorer is George
Burns, New York, with So, who also
had the seasons record in stolen bases,
of 40.
Daubert of Cincinnati had most sac
rifee hits-39
The greatest number of single safe
hits was 1911 Hornsby, st. Louis,
Stock, st. Louis, Holke, Boston, each
had the same-l3l.
Young, New York, had most wobase
hits--3l.
Myers, Brooklyn, and Southworth,
Pittsburg, tied for three-base hits, hay-
ing IA each.
Crayath, Philadelphia, made u home
runs; he also leads all in extra bases
made on long hits, with total OF o.
duplicated his work of 1918.
Players who participated in all the
games played by their clubs numbered
4; Daubert, Cincinnati, l40; Cut
shaw, Pittsburg, I39; Hornsby, ST.
Louis, and Luderus, Philadelphia, 1888
each. Boeckel played in lao games;
with Pittsburg As, and with Boston 90.
Olson, Brooklyn, l40 out of l4l games
Fred Luderus, Philadelphia, holds the
record for consecutive games-533
games
Consecutive hitting during season
was a run of Is by Southworth, Pitts
burg, started May 26, closed June II,
During the past season there were
used by all the clubs 527 pinch hit
tiers" and 1877 pinch runners" Schultz,
st. Louis, went to bat as a 'pinch hit
ter" 33 times Club using most num-
Der of pinch hitters," st. Louis -l04;
they also used the greatest number of
pinch runners 27.
Olson, Brooklyn, has the most "Times
at bat"-590
The number Of players used by the
clubs was 269.
New York leads in the club batting
with percentage of .269.
New York made most runs--605.
Brooklyn most times at bat-4,S44.
Brooklyn made most hits i PIP.
New York made most single hits
GAG.
Philadelphia most two-base hits
20s.
Cincinnati most three base hits-s4.
Philadelphia most home runs42.
Cincinnati leads in sacrifice hits-l99.
Pittsburg had most stolen bases
1906.
Left on bases record shows that Bos-
ton had the largest number Of players
left on bases during the season, having
$50.
The largest number of players left
on bases in a single game of nine in
nings was made by Boston on Aug. 30
with the Philadelphia club, Boston hav.
ing Is. Cincinnati, on May 20, with
New York, had II.
Clubs that passed through the season
having no players left on bases in
single game, are as follows; Brooklyn,
two games, June IL with Pittsburg and
June 20 with Chicago; Cincinnati, one
game, Aug. Is, second game, with New
York; Chicago, two games, May l6
with New York, May 30, morning, with
ST. Louis; New York, one game, Aug
l3, with Cincinnati; Philadelphia, one
game, Sept ID, first game, with Pitts
burg Pittsburg, two games, May IL
with Chicago, June % with st. Louis;
St. Louis, two games, May so, morning,
with Chicago, July 7 with Pittsburg
Boston club had men left on bases in
every game
Based solely on the seasons averages
and all players playing in 100 or more
games pitchers, 20 games), the strong
est batting club would consist of A..
w. Cooper, Pittsburg, pitcher; William
l.. Killefer, Chicago. catcher; Il. j Kon-
etchy, Brooklyn, first base; Rogers
Hornsby, st. Louis, second base; Henry
Groh, Cincinnati, third base; Charles J..
Herzog Chicago Boston, shortstop;
Edd j. Roush, Cincinnati, Ross Young,
New York, II, II. Myers, Brooklyn, out
felders.