Evening journal., 1919-07-12
"PECK' LEADS SET
IN HITS and RUNS
Bob Bob sshhawkey Wins Tenth
Straight Game in Amer
lean League
WHITE SOX SCORE
IL OFF INDIANS

Roger peckinpangh OF the Yankees
Z tops the bailcrs with an average .3s2
. Peek also leads in most runs scored
E 81. Joe jackson OF the White Sox,
banged out the most hits, SO, while
Doe Johnston Of the Indians. stole the
most bases, 49, Luther Nelson Of the
isnks, tops the hurlers with wins
. and nary a lose.
When the lanks made 3 home runs
In the seventh inning off Eric Erick-
son OF the senators hustling stan on
the morning of july 4.
IL had been nearly eight years since
any major league team had made 3
home runs in one inning. The feat has
been performed only six times alto
gether-and never before at the Polo
Grounds.
Peckinpaugh, Baker and Bodie put
on the home run specially In the
lucky seventh at the expense of Eric
Erickson who broke into The big
leagues as member Of the Giants
Baker hit a ball into The right field
stands. and Peck and Bodie bumped
The pin into the left field bleachers
Peck and Baker started lhe' innns
With their wallOps but Pip and Pratt
were retired before Bodie rung The
; bell
The following are The other play
ers 10 perform this great feat:
Brouihers, Thompson aud Rowe Of
Detroit vs.. St. Louis July ~, 1856. Il
Laioie, Hickman and Bradley Of
Cleveland vs.. 81 Louis american
Leaguel. June-30 1902
Delehanty. Coushlin and Carey Of
Washington (Amercan League) vs.. Chi
cago. July ,. 1902
Camniiz. Campbell and Wagner,
Pittsburgh. National League, vs..
Philadelphia. August %. 1901
Zimmerman. Erwin and Wheat OF
Brooklyn, vs.. Chicago, August 3, 1914
Bob Shawkcy when he beat The
Senators in the morning contest OF
July Z. hung up his tenth game in
succession. This is not only the long
est winning streak among major hurl-
ers this season, but Is the best four
year record in the American League,
and he equals Slim Sallee. OF the Reds,
who was then hurting them for the
Giants in 1871 when he ran up a
record Of ten straight victories, and
Burleigh Grimes Of the Robins, in
,d9is. ran his record TO ten games Bob
was halted and suffered shut out by
Coveleske Of the Indians, on July O.
as he was trying 10 make II II games.
The White SoX scored r. runs at he
expense OF the Indians, the most any
team 4Ias done so far
The Indians were the first team 10 /
crack out 100 two-basc hits getting |
them on July 3 Perkins quit TO Sam,
Jones after seven games straight hit
ting got ten hits IN % tries for .i35.
Cobb. after a hitting streak of seven
games. was stopped by Eddie Cicotte'
got II hits In y tries for i0I.
Eddie Collins was halted by slim
Love. after a hitting streak OF II
games. During the run he punched I
out 2l safe blows in IS tries for .l's
Babe Ruth cracked out two home
runs in a game on Johnson OF the \
Alhleilcs.
McAvoy OF The Athletics was stopped
BY Dumont after hitting safe in nine
games for 9s6.
Done Bush was stopped by Urban /
Faber after n games Of hitting; ne
yot II hits IN i6 tries for .3oi.
Elmer Smith. OF the Indians. aiier
scoring runs in 6 consecutive games
vas stopped by the Browns
Jimmie Austin was stopped by Bag
,y. after seven straight games for 1893.
These players each sarnered Tour
hits in a game: Chic Gandil BIZ La ,
mar, and Harry Hooper scored four
runs in game.
Roger peckinpaugh is still on his
great consecutive hitting streak, mt ,
ing an kinds Of pitching in his last {
% games. During this streak he poled ,
out IS hits in 10 tries for 1876, and ,
scored 9S runs