The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-10-10

Two hundred and forty-four play
ers took part In the contests staged
by the eight American league clubs
during the campaign Just closed. or
,.Ls great number, Harry Hciimann
NJ che Tigers was returned the VIC
,,r arer the closest and most won
dsrfu race for leading batting nom
rrs .u all the history OF major base
hail U.ilmann flashed past the
p.r. fh, sCantCst of margins ahead
of ~ cobb, his manager. the actual
frsrus brought out 10 the iourth
decimal reading; lIeilmanu, .3s0i;
trn.s for Cobb showing 1901. The
race Just ended was even closer 'han
taat never to be forgotten batting
,,s. Of 1910 when Cobb dashed
ahead of Nap LHioic by almost one
percentage point.
Ty cobb. the Peach OF Georgia, 4"
actually got the honors, when II Is
cons suIared that Ty. after rounding
ont his seventeenth consecutive
,,a- with the Tigers. finished with
a hating mark Of $50, exactly 20
pcru,uagc points higher than his
ilnw, batting percentage uf $40.
"g4be" Ruth of the Yankees set a
now American league run scoring
record for season by tnllying the
enormous total of 172 runs Ruth
broke his own record, established
las. year.
Harry Houmann " the Tigers aud
Johnny Tobiu Of the Browns are In
IL iia Tor the most hita, getting 23j
apiece
Babe Ruth tops the eluggers with
30 home runs.
George Sisler Of the Browns
showed the way along the base paths
with 60 stolen bases.
TrIs Speaker of the Indians hit the
most t~o-hase hits, 81, and Johnny
Tohu of the Browns leads In three
base hits, with l9.
"B1hy" Ruth broke another major
record when he gdrncrod iS doubi"S,
rs triples and 80 home runs, for a
total of IFS extra base hits. Ruth
broke still another batting record
This vcnson. when the Clouting
EamhIuo. who got 204 hits flashed
a total bases on hits ~ 466 This
stands as the best MAJOR league rec
ord for all time.
johnny Tobln Of the Browns went
to the bat the most times, $40. This
creates "A new major record for
times at bat in a season. The former
or the Bouisvilles. in 1898.
Jim Dykes OF the Athletics played
the most games, 1855, all his club en-
rag,d in. The following players also
engaged in every contest their Cluh
played. Everett Scott. of the Red
soN. 1874: Joe Scweil, of the lndians,
l54. Earl Sheeiy, of the White SoN
lji. Howard Shanks and Stanley
Harris, OF the Senators. l5i each,
Aaron Ward and Walter Pipp. OF
the Yankees, 152 apiece.
Everett scott OF the Red SoN, who
concluded his sixth consecutive year
without missing a contest his club
played. has played S32 games in a
row for the Red SoN without miss
scotty began his prodIgious streak
on June 20, 1915.
The ten leaders in two-hase hitt
follow: Iris speaker, 81. Harry
ileilmann. 4J; Babe" Ruth, 43. Bot
Nyach and Sam Rice, 40 apiece
George sisler and Bob Meusel, 3s
each. Ty Cobb, Joe Sewcll and B!l
Jacobson have 81 each.
The ten leaders Of three -baggers
are. Johnny Tobin, 10, George Sis
Ter, Bob Meusol, Ty Cobb and How.
ard shanks are IN "A tie at II
apiece; Babe Ruth, IS; Tri'
Speaker 10, and Bill jacobson, san
lNCr, Larry Gardner and Jim Dyke'
are ted with l3 each.
Same Rice of the Senators ant
Harry Heilmaun of the Tigers pro
duccd the longest streak of safe hit
ting In consecutive games, going .
games each.
Johnny Tobin Of the Browns
flashed the longest streak Of scOrinl
runs IN successive contests, gettini
20 runs In II straight games.
only one player garUcred six hit
p In one game in the majors this year
This was George S!slcr of tn
Browns.
Players macod four hits In on
game l43 times in the season JUS
ended, the leaders for each clu'
being; John Tobin Of the Browne
10 times, Ty Cobb OF the Tigers, 5
sam Rice OF the Senators. s DerriI
Pratt Of the Red Sox, Iris Speake
and Charley Jameson of the lndi
ans, times apiece; Amos Strun
ana Ed Mulligan Of the White SoS
Walter Schang and Rob Meusel q
The Yankees, Lawtol Wit and Ralp
ferkins, times each.
George Staler OF the Browns wa
the only player to steal four base
IN one game.
These players scored five runs |
q game; Bin Wambsganss Of tn
Indians, Earl Sheely OF the Whit
SoX and George Sisler OF iii
Browns.
Four runs scored by player I
one game were scored 25 time
These players turned the tric
twice: Charley Jameson, Elmt
smith. Ernie Johnson. L.ugerne Blu
Bob Meusel, George sSlsler and ket
meth Williams. Ty Cobb scored fol
runs In one game three diffeIcg
times.
The Senators played the longe