Evening journal., 1921-09-17

his long list OF records.
The Bambino. on September s. by
virtue OF a single and home run on
Ed Rommell. OF the AS. showed his
total bases on hits up to 401, the
highest Of any hitter in all the 46
years Of major play. This bests by
two bases the major league record
set last year by George Sisler. OF the
Browns. when sisler hit 39s total
bases. The National League record
for total bases on hits is held by
Hugh Duffy, now directing the af-
fairs OF the Red Sox. Duffy. while
pastiming with the Boston Nationals
In 1894. hit for a total OF 372 bases.
Ruth with his great ambition TO
conquer. did not wait long before
setting another mark. for on Septem-
Der 10 Babe tailed three times of
the Athletics. breaking his own Amer
lean League figure OF 15s tallies
scored by Babe last year, The major
league run-scoring record was set
by Billy Hamilton. OF the Phillies.
when he tailed 1e2 runs for the
season OF 1894.
The Yankees set a new American
League home run on September II,
when Bob Meusel kissed one OF Ben
Karr's prettiest for the Yankees
116th home run OF the season. The
Yankees created the record in 1920.
by hitting 115 four-base licks. The
major record is held by the Chi
cago Nationals, who made 1874 hom-
ers in 1854. An odd feature is that
both Ruth and the Yankees tied
their last years home-run record at
the same time. this when Babe bust
ed his saith homer off Rollie Nay
Tor. II made 115 home runs for the
Yankees.
Harry Hooper, OF the White Sox.
after a hitting spree that endured for
+ 10 successive games. quit September
IA to a trio OF Yankee hurlers.
Hooper, during his stretch OF hitting.
came through with II hits in 43
trials for a percentage Of .395 and
scored 10 runs.
Eddie Foster. OF the Red Sox, con-
cluded a eating rampage OF IA
straight contests by going hitless be-
fore Hub Leonard on Sept Is. While
hitting them, Eddie banged out 90
safe blows in 40 attempts for a bat
ting figure OF .40S.
I George Sisler. OF the Browns. after
hitting safely in eight games in a
row, was halted September 10 by
/ Stanley Coveieskie and Guy Morton.
During his period Of hitting, sisler
punched out 10 hits in 35 batting
tries for a mark Of .543.
Harry Hooper, OF the White sox,
garnered two home runs of Yankee
, hurlers September 13 and scored four
runs in the game. Pep" Young, OF
the Tigers. also tailed a quartet OF
runs on September 3.
Two Indians set a unique record
September 10. when Bill Wambs-
ganss tailed five runs, and Charley
Jameson. who preceded him in the
batting order. dented the scoring
dish four times, the pair scoring al
but one OF the ten runs the Indians
garnered OF the Browns.
Wallie Schang, Of the Yankees
smote five hits in six tries Off a trio
of Athletics pitchers September 10.
Clarence Walker. OF the AS quii
September IL 20 Frank Woodward
and Jez Zachary. During his streah
OF hitting, Walker punched out /.
hits in 32 trials for a batting figure
OF .43S. Walker slammed two HON.
ers in the game of September 3, and
Bob Meusel, OF the Yankees, re-
peated this trick September IA.
Earl Sheely, OF the White sox. IN
FIVE batting tries. smacked five hit
for total OF ten bases and scored
five runs against the Tigers on Sep
tember Q.
Clyde Milan. OF the Senators. afte'
! hitting safely for nine games in
row. was halted September by San
J Jones During his streak Milal
smote 16 bingles in 80 tries for I
mark OF 40.
: Ty Cobb. of the Tigers. dented tn
scoring pan four times during tn
I game Of September .. Babe Ruth
of the Yankees, after scoring IL run
. in straight games. was halted Sep
2 ltember 13 by the White Sox.
2 Johnny Walker. of the Athletics
D after a hitting streak that endurel