Evening journal., 1922-10-07
National League Features

During tho season recently ended
the National League employed 254
players. this was IL more htan the
previous year. OF this vast number
the outstanding player was Rogers
Hornsby OF the 81. Louis Cardinals.
Hornsby outclassed his company
million miles.
Tho great slugger OF the Cardinals
added several chapters 10 National
League history by creating new bat
ting records. Hornsby led the hltters
OF the Heydler circuit with the hand
some percentage OF .4Ol, being the
first champion 10 cad the Natlona
League with a mark OF 400 since
1899 when Ed Delehanty had the
honor with a batting figure OF .4OS.
Since its inception IN 1876. ony eight
players. including Hornsby, show per-
centages OF 400 or better In their
batting championship years. These
in order are Ross Barnes. who led
with .403 in 1876; Cap Anson led IN
1879 with .407 and again IN 1887
with mark OF .421. Jake Stencil
hit for .409 in 1898. Hugh Duny.
who holds the highest batting
figure. led in 1894 with .43S. Jesse
Burkett led in 1895 and 1896 with
marks OF .s23 and 410. Burkeu Is
the only hitter TO lead with marks
- 400 for two straight years. Willie
Keller topped his set In 1897 with
.492 and Ed. Delehanty. who fash
ed .40s In 1898. was the last 400
hitter 20 lead until Hornsby pro-
duced his healthy figure this year.
Another mark set by Hornsby the
past season was that OF bringing
hack 70 the National League the
title OF 'Homs Run King" Horns
by led both the Majors in smuggling
by banging out AZ homo runs. Not
since 1917, when Dave Robertson
Of the Giants. with Gavvy Cravath
OF the Phlllies led with 12 homers
apiece. has the National held title 20
the Major League home run hon
ors. Babe Ruth Of the Yankees. who
ran third IN his league al home
running. was the leader IN the |
American League the past four |
years, being tied with Clarence |
Walker in 1918.
still another record did tho all
Hornsby shunt aside
when Rogers amassed the enormous |
total OF 25O hits. This is a new Ma
tionM League record for most hits /
in a season. the old record was set
by Willie Keeler IN 1897, whom
Keeler poled 24s hits and comes
within hits OF Sisters Major
League mark in 1920.
Not satisfied with setting the
above records lhe marvellous Horns
by broke the National League re-
cord for most total bases on hits by
getting 25O hits OF which there was
40 2-baggers. 10 three-baggers and
az home runs. for total OF 452
bases. This breaks the old National
League record OF 37s total bases
created by Hornsby last year and
comes within five total bases OF
Babe Ruth's Major League record
of 457 total bases made in 1921.
Besides being the champion hitter
scored the most runs, 14l
This IS the greatest number Of runs
scored by a National Lacquer since
1898, when John McGraw OF the {
tailed 142 runs.
Max Carey of the Pirates holdst
he only offensive honor not Horns 4
,y's. Carey led his league and also
Majors at base running by stealing Z
u bases IN 1922. While Jack Scott !
u the Giants IS the nominal leader 9
4 the pitchers with victories and
defeats. for a percentage OF 800 !
.ctual hurting honors belong 10 (
'ete Donohue Of the Reds with is q
-lctorles and defeats, for pitch
ng percentage of .667. I
Walter Maranville OF the Pirates c
rent 70 the bat the most times. Wal J
er facing pitching GIL times. This ,
quals the major league record set ;
n 1921 by John Tobin.
Like their Junior rival. the Amer
can League. the eight National
league clubs played heir full quota
" games, the Giants. Reds and Cubs
Engaged in 158 games. the Pirates
md Dodgers in 155 and the balance
n 154 games.
Dave Bancroft OF the Giants,
George Burns, Jake Daubert and
Ralph Pinelll OF the Reds engaged
n the most games 156 each, and
hese players. with Walter Maran-
lille and Max Carey. OF the Pirates
nd Rogers Hornsby Of the Cardi-
lals, who took part In 154 games.
re the only players TO play in every
ontest staged by THAR rsSnaatIYs III