Evening journal., 1921-09-03

ing honors each having 21 victories
and defeats for a pitching per-
centage of 700.
Johnny Tobin of the Browns is
the first major Lacquer to get 200
hits this year. Johnny came through
with his double century hit on Aug.
80. Lefty Russell of the White
Sox being the victim. An odd fea-
ture is that although Tobin is fist
200-hitter this season, yet he fails
to occupy a position in the select
circle of Leading Five Hitters.
George Sis.er. a teammate of Tobin's
was the first player to get the double
century hit last year. George did
it Sept. 4.
Jim Dykes of the Athletics al
though credited with a new fielding
record for second baseman for
nine-inning game did not establish
new fielding figure for second
sackers. On Aug. 2S, Dykes had
nine putouts and eight assists with
out error against the Browns for a
total Of II chances accepted. The
fielding record for second baseman
for a nine-inning game is held by
Tom Hawks of the Troy National
League Club, on July 80, 1879.
Hawks put out IL and accepted G
chances without error, a record that
has stood for all time ever since.
Cupid Childs of Syracuse A A. and
Fred Dunlap of the Cleveland Ma
tionals also had IS chances at. Sec
ond but both Of these players COM
mitted an error. Chuds on June 1,
1890. and Dunlap July "a, 1882.
| Dykes created a new American
League record for fielding second
baseman, supplanting Derrill Pratt,
who last turned in putouts and IL
assists without error.
The New York Yankees were the
first major club to garner 100 home
runs this year. repeating their stunt
Of last season, when they came
through with their century homer on
September a.. This year the Yam
KEGS bettered their record, turning
in their Tooth four-base lick on
Aug. 81, when Bob Meusel and Ell
mer Miller hit for the circuit, the
former twice.
Howard Shanks Of the Senators,
after a batting rampage that endur-
ed for 10 successive games. quit
Aug. % to the elusive shoots of
George Uhle and Jim Ragby. Dur
ing his stretch of hitting Shanks
banged out 13 hits in 40 trials for a
batting figure of 1926.
pep" Young Of the Tigers had
hit safely his last ten games in a
row, when Carl Mays Of the Yankees
applied the brakes on Aug. 26. Dur
ing his hitting streak Young punch
ed out 20 safe blows in "a batting
tries for a percentage of ASS.
Babe Ruth of the Yankees after
setting a new batting record for
safe hitting in consecutive games in
the majors this year, &c straight
games, quit on August 26 to How
ard Ehmke of the Tigers. Ruth
equalled his best consecutive game
hitting record OF last year. This
is Bambino's second streak OF bat
ting this year having hit safely 13
games in a row when Red" Oldham
and Hub Leonard stopped him on
July 16. The best previous hit
lting record was held by "Goldie'
Rapp of the Phillies who hit safely
for "a straight games. Sam Rice
Of the Senators, and Harry Heilmar
of the Tigers had streaks of % games
each.
George sisler Of the Browns goi
five hits and scored four runs in one
game Off the White Sox on Aug
80. Three weeks ago Sisler, goi
six hits in a contest. He is the
} eleventh American Lacquer turning
this trick the present campaign
John Tobin of the Browns, after
} batting spree that lasted for Il
consecutive games, was stopped Aug
, 81 by Dick Kerr. During his stretcf
! of hitting, Tobin clouted out 27 bin
giles in 62 batting tries for a batting
/, figure of ABS.
) Ken Williams OF the Browns aftel
scoring ten runs in six straigh
games, gust Aug. 81 to the White
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