El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-10-14

] NTTALkED frequently under tn
I w structions from the bench, Babe
Ruth procured enough passes
] last season 70 set up a new hiking
] record for the American league, but
I the same unappreciated generosity on
/ the part Of the boLmen George Her
man faced did not help him from
] breaking Tyrus Raymond Cobb's 1911
! performance Of IA runs batted In
I The Babe, in 1890, got 80 more gifts
I than anyone else in the Johnson or
l ganiZation ever procured IN one cam
] paign, drawing so blamed many
I passes he couldn't hammer in enough
/ runs 10 shove into the discard the
/ Peach's exploit OF nine years back.
The official American league fig
ures ought TO show that Ruth hit
I home 154 counters, but they probably
win show he hit in 13s.
IN the younger organization
according 10 report, the official
scorers were Instructed 20 give
man credit for batting IN n run
when he walked one in. On June
George Dlusn OF the Tigers
deadheaded The Babe when there
was a full house in evidence
and later in the season. on Au-
gust -, John Oldham Of the Jun
Elemen did the same thing.
Actually Ruth, In 1870, batted IN
154 runs-121 on real. honest-to-
| goodness blows, five on sacrifice files.
and eight on lnfield outs In which
Ruth either was retired himself OF
I forced one Of his mates. Il was the
] best year the Babe ever had in time
ly hitting, and II Il hadn't been for
the safety first tactics adopted by
most OF the men who pitched against
him, it would have been the best year
any able athlete ever had
Was Not HIT Much
For some reason or other the major
leagues, when they are getting out
the pass records, don't make any use
OF the casualty complimentaries
player receives. Ruth wasn't hit
often-just three times, as a matter
Of fact. Give him credit for three
free trips to first and the number OF
passes he received in 1920 becomes 153.
Previously, in the American. the
record number OF bases on balls gath
cred IN any one season by a player
was rs. Five years back II Cobb
and owen Bush, stil with the Tigers
ana Bert Shotten, then Of the Browns,
figured Ia a triple tie for the walking
honors, each with 113. DOME had 112
the year before that and the year az
ter Burt had III. Other century pass
with 1o2. and Craneys Of Cleveland,
In 1913 with l05-
Passed Nearly Every Game.
In more than two-thirds Of the
games in which he took part last
season. Ruth was favored with cour-
tesies from the pitchers. he got one
pass in each OF g. games, two passes
IN each Of "a, three passes IN each Of
H. and four passes in each Of two
The men who francked the
Babe four times IN games were
sam Jones, o. the Red soE, on
July 20. and n group Of Tiger
tFirlerH George Dnuals Doc Az
erEs Bernie Roland and BIN M0ri-
Hefte)i on September H. Jones
came through with q fhres-hif
nhutouf Of the Tnnlza the day he
passed their unEter mnuier four
times. The score OF the other
game in which Ruth Eot .four free
trips to first was - to g, with
New York on the long end.
The greatest stretch OF games Ruth
went without being passed was TO-
No pitcher walked the Colossus until
he started emitting home runs and
then business in passes became decid-
eddy brisk Babe smote his first four
bagger on Saturday, Nay I. off Herb
Pennock. Of the Red Sox, and the next
day he got his first pass from Sam
Jones Of the same combination.
The greatest stretch OF games Ruth
went when he was getting passes also
was 10-from August IS to September
4. inclusive. Stanley Coveleskie I
pitched 70 Ruth every time on August
Is, and Dave Keefe did the same
thing on September 6, managing 20
strike him out three times.
stim He Got Some.
Thanks 10 the mania pitchers had
for passing Ruth, he only was able 70