Evening journal., 1921-10-08

ers took part IN the contests staged
BY the eight American League clubs
during the campaign just closed.
OF this great number, Harry He'll
mann. OF the Tigers. was returned
the victor after the closest and most
wonderful race for leading batting
honors in all the history of major
baseball. Heilmann flashed past
the wire the scantest of margins
ahead OF Ty Cobb, his manager the
actual figures brought out TO the
fourth decimal reading: Heilmann,
1904: those for Cobb showing 1901.
The race Just ended was even closer
than that never to be forgotten bit
ting race OF 1910. when Cobb dash
ed ahead Of Nap Lajoie by almost
one percentage point.
To Cobb, the Peach OF Georgia, ="
actually go the honors, when it is
considered that Ty, after rounding
out his seventeenth consecutive year
with the Tigers, finished with bat
ting mark OF $50. exactly 20 per-
centage points higher than his life
time batting percentage OF $40.
Babe Ruth, of the Yankees, set
new American League run scoring
record for a season by tallying the
enormous total Of IT'S runs. Ruth
broke his own record, established
last year
Harry Heilmann, OF the Tigers.
and Johnny Tobin. OF the Browns,
are in a tie for the most hits, get
ting 235 apiece.
Babe Ruth tops the sluggers with
50 home runs.
George sisler, OF the Browns,
showed the way along the base
paths with "a stolen bases.
Iris Speaker. Of the Indians, hit
the most two-base hits. 81, and
Johnny Tobin, OF the Browns, leads
In three base hits, with 10.
Babe" Ruth broke another major
record. when he garnered 4S doubles,
16 triples and 50 home runs. for to-
total of lis extra base hits. Ruth
broke still another batting record
this season. when the clouting
Bambino. who got 204 hits. flashed
a total bases on hits Of 456. This
stands as the best major league rec
ord for all time.
Johnny Tobin. OF the Browns,
went TO the bat the most times, go.
This creates a new major record for
times at bat in a season. The
former record had been held by Bill
Brown. Of the Louisville in 1893.
Jim Dykes, Of the Athletics, play
ed the most games, 1855, all his club
engaged in. The following players
also engaged in every contest their
club played: Everett Scott, of the
Red sox, 154; Joe sewen, Of the
Indians. 154; Earl Sheely, Of the
White sox i54; Howard Shanks and
Stanley Harris, Of the Senators, l5i
each: Aaron Ward and Walter Pipp
Of the Yankees, 153 apiece.
Everett Scott. Of the Red Sox. iwhs
concluded his sixth consecutive year
without missing a contest his clul
played. has played s32 games in a
row for the Red Sox without a miss
Scotty began his prodigious streak
on June 20, 1916.
Then ten leaders in two-base hits
follow: Iris Speaker, 81; Harry
Heiimann. As; Babe" Ruth. 4S;
Bob Veach and sam Rice. 40 apiece
George Sisler and Bobb Meusei. ss
each; Ty Cobb. Joe sewell and Bill
jacobson have 81 each.
The ten leaders OF three -baggers
are: Johnny Tobin, 10; George Sis
Ter. Bob Meusei. Ty Cobb and How
ara shanks are In tie al II apiece;
Babe" Ruth. Is; Iris Speaker. Is
and Bill Johnson. Sam Rice, Larry
Gardner and Jim Dykes are tied with
iS each.
Harry Heiimann, of the Tigers. pro
duced the longest streak OF safe hit
ting in consecutive games, going p
games each.
Johnny Tobin. OF the Browns
flashed the longest streak Of SCORING
runs in successive contest. gettini
&c runs In IL straight games.
Only one player garnered hits Il
one game in the majors this year
this was George Sisler. Of tn
Browns.
Players maced 4 hits in one gam
143 times in the season just ended
the leaders for each club being
John Tobin, OF the Browns. 10 times
Ty Cobb. Of the Tigers, s; Sam Rice
OF the Senators. 8; Derrill Pratt, q
the Red Sex; Iris Speaker and Char
ley Jameson. Of the Indians. 4 time
apiece; Amos Strunk and Ed Null
gan. of the White Sox; Waite
Schang and Bob Meusel. OF tn
Yankees; Lawton Witt and Ralpi
Perkins times each.
George sisler, Of the Browns. wa
the only player to steal 4 bases ii
one game.
These players scored runs in
game: Bill Wambsganss, of the In
dians: Earl Sheely. of the White SoN
and George Sisler. of the Browns.
Four runs scored by a player il
one game were scored rs times
These players turned the tricl
twice Charley Jameson. Elme
Smith, Ernie Johnson. Luzerne Blue
Bob Meusel. George Sisler and Ken
meth Williams. Ty Cobb scored
runs In one game three differen
times
The Senators played the longes
game In the majors this year. en-
saging the Browns in contest for /
innings.
The Washington Senators stage
the longest winning streak OF II
season, coping IL games in row
Two tie games were played. n
Senators and Athletics and Tige
ohliging.
-Four triple plays we're execute
sapiece by the Tigers. Brown
White sox and the Senators.
The Athletics played the me
games. 155. The Mackmen we
to. the bat the most times. 5,4i