Evening journal., 1920-10-09
SISLER LEADS
AL. HITTERS
Babe Ruth Leads Run
Scorers With 158 Tallies
to His Credit
TWO NEW RECORDS
FOR THE LEAGUE

NN"0t' uittNlo Nlht ItlNfutdtt OF I
400 Tho Brownie star also clouled |
the most base hits. 25s Babe Ruth |
Of The Yankees leads the run-scorers
with 1853 tallies and heads the slug
gers with 81 home runs, and sam
Rice Of the Senator'S showed the way
along The base paths with 81 stolen
bases.
George Sisler and Babe Ruth be-
| tween them crcaitd two major lCague
records during thc season iusl ended
l-Sisler set a new mark for hits In
season with 2JS. while Ruth set the
seasons figure FOR home runs 90 1i
Jnd Babes total Of i5S runs scored
stands as the greatest number OF tall
lies scored IN one year by any Amer
lean Leaguer.
George Sisler poled i7l singles This
year; this is the greatest number Of
| ON baggers over "a seasons play since
! lcsso Buraett copped iS0 singles IN
Tho following players took part in
every game their clubs engaged in.
George Sisler, Walter Gerber and Biz
Jacobson of the Browns played 49,
games each. Derrill Pratt Of the Yam
Nees, Larry Gardner OF the Indians
iud Everett Scott Of the Red SoX play
cd In i5i contests and sam Rice of
lle senator's i5j cams. scott COM
uleied his 67Sth consecutive game
without missing a game played by The
Red SOX ScOtty began his world
record streak on June %. 1915. aud
has played i0i more games than
George pinckncy. the former record
, holder OF 1855 did.
The close OF the season ended tNO
players who were enjoying lorg
i sircaks Of hitting in consecuu~'
1 games +. Collins OF the White SoX
( had hit safe his last "a games. during
Z which Eddie came through with -
hits in J6 batting tries for percent
i age Of i29 while Harry Hooper had
hit an SORTS OF hurling during bis r.
straight contests in which Harry
, smotc 10 hits in ~ trials for a bat
4 ling figure OF .450.
q Four hits u one game was flashed
? i2i times during the season Just end
4 ed with George Sislcr easily leading
- the pack. Sislcr produced ~ 'big bat
8 ting days The Browns enjoyed q
four hits In a game the Red SOX q
q times, the White SOX II, the Sena
p tors 70, the Yankees and Indians 1.
80 each. the Tigers : and thS Athletics >
IS George Neach or the Tigers got sl'
l6 hits in six tries. Neach Is the frs
- American Lacquer 20 garner six hit
10 n s.X tries since Jimmy William
reached CLARKE Grim,h and Leil
ner on AUGUST p. 1902 for six hit
81 In as many time, at bat.
l6 Ten players came through with IN
35 hits IN one game, Joe Judge iurnin
- the trick twice
IS Four runs were scored In one gam
- % times George SiSler and Joe Iude
30 tcach Tailed a quartet OF runs in on
game on two occasions.
~ Robhy Roth Of the senator's was Oh
3l | only major Lacquer 10 steal four base
~ IN Que contest.
So Ninety-fOur sircaks OF hitting slfcl
81 In ten or more consecutive game
30 were enjoyed by American Leaguci
- the past season. with sam Roce
% me Senator's the champion streak hi
ter. Rice had maintained a streak II
- successive contests when Urban II
~ her applied the brakes on July 1
~ Next in line 90 Rice comes Rabe Rut
u. lwiih % games. George Slslcr %, "a
~ die Collins with a - and a 2i san
~ streak and Ty Cobb with a 20 gan
-, streak OF httinG
90 There were 20 run-scOring strcal
,, Of six or more games with Joe Juds
.S Of the Senators tch champion amgr
80 the run-scoring sircaks. Judge talli'
5ii IS runs in 10 consecutive game
~ | other long sircaks were produced
80 pcckinpaugh and Rob Neach vi
liU scored runs In ~ straight games.
George S.sler punched out the mo
49, tNo-baggers, 81. and Joe JacksC
~ with IS leads in three-baCgers.
" The Athletics played the mo
~ games. i56. The Browns lead in hi
- with 1913 and also went TO The b
@< the most times, 5.i6S. The India
900 load IN club batting with a pcrcenta
q ID TaA IA
,e- also clOuicd out the greatest numb
9'oeeg OF twO-baggcrs. 2g1. Tie While $
az smote the most ilree-baggers. %; {
.,o3s5 Senator's lead In stolen bases vi
2seo ii9 and the Yankees, with ilJ hon
tO' runs. set a new mark for major clu
ooo In home run-making.
0'o Though Waller Mails Of the India
- heads the twirlers with 6 victor
400 and no defeats. actual pitching hl
20 0rs belong 30 Jim Bagby OF Tire cha
90 pi0n Cleyelands. Jim won 81 and I
ifS T. games for pitching percenti
"a of l2i.
DDS Jim Bagby won the most vicl0ri
,,et "a. Jim turned IN more hurting 81
Jus cesses than any major hurler
40 present season.
tss5 ~ Scott Perry Of the Athletics lost
,os most games. p.
~ Carl Mays Of the Yankees leads
9o, scoreloss victories with six shutol
''i Mays was tied for leading shut
o-to pitcher with Walter johnson in 4
-'i' each having s shutouts.
Bob Shawkcy OF the Yankees
L. d, loved the longest streak Of cOnse
= tive wins. II: Wis equals the
National League record OF Alex
hnlpi dor's Shawkey bettered his 1919 q
ia secutlVe winning record by one
~ stnt, tory.
nles TO Roy Moore or the Athletics g
vi the BOBBY prize for consecutive
feats in the majors the past sea
9so Moore began the season with a
9ss tory over the White SoN and had
.2ss t3 games in row when the C
.2ss paign closed.
.2s9 Five hurlers are tied for defea
90 a club the most times; each SC,
'5sS six victories over their victims. Ba
.2S2 with 6 over both Detroit and Pl
.2S2 delphia. Mays and CicOite Zach SCI
.2S2 6 times over the Tigers. Bob Shaw
~ trimmed the Indians six times
81 sam Jones bested the White SoX
ON times
.57s Two hurlers suffered defeats
.27s from one club. Frank Davis "a
20 defeats from The Indians and II
~ ard Ehmke bowed 6 times 20
'-'' White SoX.
The following hurlcrs scored
!. PC. more shutouts: Carl Mays 6, III
0 200 ShOcSar and Bob Shawkey > q
20 Walter johnson. Eddie Cicotte
! ss9 Herb pennock 4 each. Jez Zach
y %, Huh Leonard. Doc Ayers Dick
a 90 stanley Coveleskio. Jim Bagby
4 .260 sam Jones 3 each Ed ROmmel,
1 .257 Quinn, RID Collins. Howard En-