The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-02
SEASON REVIEWED
BASEBALL ENJOYED MOST PROSPEROUS SEASON DURING THE YEAR JUST CLOSED
FEATURES OF 1920 SEASON
 IN THE MAJOR LEAGUES
NATIONAL LEAUE

Longest game: Twenty-six innings; Brooklyn 1, Boston 1; Cadore for Brook lyn; Oeschger for Boston, at Boston, May l. Game called on account of dark ness.
 shotest game: One hour eight min utes; nine innings; Pittsburg 2, Brook. lyn 0; Carlson for Pittsburg Galore for Brooklyn. at Pittsburg, May 25.
 Largest score: Philadelphia 2l Gin cinnati 10; Causey. Enzman and Smith for Philadelphia; Ring, Bressler, Bren- ton and Counbe for Cincinnati, at Phil adelphia, September t.
 Greatest number of total basess Thirty four, made by New York against phila- delpha, at Philadelphia June 2S ln- cluded 20 singles, 3 doubles, triple. hcne runs.
 Most stolen bases in nine-inning game Seven, made by Cincinnati against Pitts burg at Pittsburg, october ?; Schmidt catching for PittsburS.
 Most sacrifice hits in nine inning game: Six, made by Chicago against New York at Chicago, July s; against Pittsburg, at Pittsburg, September g. Made by St Louis against Pittsburg, at St. Louis, ! April fl; against Cincinnati, at St. Louis, , May 2.
 Most bases on balls in nine-inning game: Ten, received at Boston against Philadelphia, at Boston, April 26; pitch-
 
 Most strge-outs in nine-inning game: Ten. by May and North of $
 against New York, at St. Louis, July IA; by Grimes and Mitchell of Brooklyn ,against New York, at Brooklyn, October l2: by McQuillsn and Pierotti of Boston against Philadelphia, at Philadelphia, 1 second game September g. 1 Greatest number left on bases in nine irning game: Fourteen, by Boston, in second game with New York at New York, May 2: by New York, in game , with Cincinnati, at Cincinnati, July 2o. Most assists in nine-inning game: | iTwenty-three. by Chicago, against Bos- ton, at Chicago. May M; by St. Lotus against Cincinnati, at St. Louis, Septem- Der 4.
 Player with most stolen bases in nine inning game. Rousch of Cincinnati, f, against Boston at Cincinnati, May 2o; CSowdy and O'Nell catching for Boston. 1 Player with most sacrifice hits in nine 1 inning game: Neis of Brooklyn, 5, against l Chicago at Brooklyn. first game, All ,gust Il; Konetchy of Brooklyn, 5. against New York at New York, second game, June 90; Lavan of St. Louis, 3, against
 New York at New York, second game, August 90.
 1 Shut-outs for the season Cincinnati 1 19; Pttsburg, 15; New York. 13; Phila- delphfa, 12; Brooklyn, F; St. Louis l2
 Boston, g. Chicago, T.
 i One-run games for the season: Boston, i2; Chicago, 27 Philadelphia, 22; Pitts burg, l9; Cincinnati, 1T; New York, b; St. Louis. 15; Brooklyn, F. Two-run games for the season: Bos- ! ton, 32; New York, 2e; Pittsburg 26
 Philadelphia, 25; St Louis. 25 Brooklyn, l 9; Chicago, F; Cincinnati, 15. ! One-ht games: Vaughn of Chicago against Pittsburg at Chicago. June 3
 won 1-0 nine innings Doak of St. Louis against Philadelphia at Philadelphia, Au- gust 10, won 5-1, nine innings; Nehf of New York against Pittsburg at New
 York September 1s won 40, nine in- nings.
 1 Two-hit games: Ruether of Cincinnati against St. Louis at St. Louis. May g.,
 won 50, nine innings; Haines Of St
 Louis against Philadelphia at St. Louis
 May IS, lost 10. nine innings; Schupp of l St Louis against Chicago at St. Louis,
 July 5. morning game, won Al. nine ] innings; Causey of Philadelphia against I Chicago at Philadelphia, August 4. won
 Al, nine innings; Barnes of New York against Chicago at New York, August Is, won 2-1, nine innings; Billingim Of
 Boston against New York at Boston, Sep l tenber s, morning game, won 10, nine l innings.