The New York herald., 1922-09-03

IHornsby and Sisler Continue to
Set Batting Pace in Big Leagues
Cardinal Star Hitting .389
Browns Leader Has Alb
Average.


With an average OF .3S9, Rogers
Hornsby Of the Cardinals continues to
lead tho hitters of the National League.
He has made the most hits $780, and
tops the sluggers with 32 home runs
Max Carey Of Pirates Is the leading rum
scorer with 1l2 and Carey shows the
way along the paths with forty stolen
bases. Lou Mort OF the Cardinals takes
hurlins~iionors with nine victories and
two defeats for pitching percentage
Of SIS
The Cubs and Phillies created a new
run scoring record in their tilt of
August 25. when the combined score
reached the enormous mark of 40 runs,
the final score reading: Chicago 26.
against 2s runs for Philadelphia
This is the biggest score for one game
in the forty-seven years Of major league
baseball. the second highest score was
In the game Of July II, 1890. between
the Brooklyn and Buffalo Players
League Clubs. when those worthless
flashed a total Of A.. as their run output,
Brooklyn with Bill Sowders aud Con
Murphy defeating Buffalo. who had John
Beecher and Lewis doing the pitching.
the final count reading 2s to IS.
Record for Caliaghnn.
Yet another record was equailed In
the Cubs -Phillies contest when Marty
Callaghan went three times to bat In
the Cubs big inning. the fourth In which
Chicago tailed fourteen runs. Only nine
players have faced pitching three times
in an inning, once in the old American
Association and eight times in the Ma
tlonal League.
on September g. 1888, Tom Burns,
Billy Sunday, Fred Pfeffer and Fred
Goldsmith of the Cubs faced George
Weidman and Dick Burns. hurling for
the Detroits, three times apiece In the
seventh round, In which the Cubs set the
major league record for scoring most
runs IA an inning, by scoring is times.
the nrst fourteen hitters reaching first
safely Again on June II. 1891, Morgan
Murphy of the Washington American
Association club took three batting
turns against George Van Haltrsn.
on June IS. 1894. Herman Long, Hugh
Duffy, Tom Mccarthy and Bob Lowe
of Boston each faced Tony Mullane and
Bert Inks of Baltimore three times In
the first inning.
The record high score in the National
League came on June 20, 1897, when
Anson's Colts licked Louisville by SO
runs to Z. Jimmy Callahan hurled for
Anson, while Chick Frazer and Jones
twlrled for the Colonels Chicago got
32 hits. while louisville turned in Ia.
Anson's Colts scored in every round.
getting their largest flock of taliies In
the ninth, when they scored eight runs.
Stilf Another Mark.
The Cubs and Phillies set another
ltty nj
81 hits between them. the best previous
record since 1900 being 40. The Giants.
with Billy Phyle pitching, got 81 hits.
while the Reds, who worked Bill Phil
l.ps, Amos Rusie and McFadden, smote
is hits This was on June 8, 1901, and
the crowd. one of the largest TO attend a
game in Cincinnati, roamed over the
field toward the close of the game. so
that with two out in the ninth Umpire
Bob Emslie was compelled to forfeit the
game 10 New York to in>place or
the Giants winning by the actual score
Of 25 TO 10.
Curtis Walker OF the Phillies was
halted Aug. 81 by Joe Oeschger after
hitting safely his last Il games. Dur
ing his period of hitting Walker poled
IL hits in AZ tries for mark OF .452.
Ray Grimes of the Cubs had hit safely
for IL straight contests when Lee Mea-
dows stopped him Aug. &c. While get
ting his hits. Ray garnered II hits In
i2 batting tries for mark OF 400.
1 The Pirates and Dodgers set the sea-
sons record. for rapid play by staging
a double header consisting Of two
1 full games in the fast time Of hours
and 81 minutes This Is believed to be
| the quickest twin bin ever staged. The
/ first contest, which lasted nine innings.
/ consumed / hour and II minutes, while
! the nightcap. which went S1a innings,
took / hour and IA minutes.
/ Reb Russell of the Pirates. after hit
/ ting safely in 90 consecutive games, was
stopped Aug 2s by Dazzy Vance. Dur
\ ing his period OF hitting. Russell came
through with 81 safe blows in 'e bat
/ ting tries for a batting figure OF AL
Russell also poled three home runs IN
4 the double-header staged on Aug. -
\ against the Dodgers.
/ Zeb Terry OF the Cubs had hit safely
I his last - games when Jimmy ring
4 applied the brakes on Aug. u. Dur
\ ing his stretch OF hitting. Terry punched
| out 90 hits in 81 attempts for per
/ centage OF 1861 and scored II runs.
! Leslie Mann of the Cardinals crashed
a home run with the bases fun on Aug.
2g off Garland Braxton.
Emil Meusel of the Giants. after hit
ting safely his last ten games, was
halted Aug IS by Bill Doak and Lou
North. During his period OF hitting,
Meusel spanked out 10 hits In 46 trials
for a percentage OF ALB.
Larry kopf OF the Braves ended a
hitting streak of u straight games by
going hitless Aug. 26 70 Eppa Rixey.
While hitting them Kopf smote II
safeties in "a tries for a mark OF az.
Eppa Rixey of tho Reds scored his
Goth victory OF tho season on Aug.
2e over the Braves Rixey Is the first
National League hurler to garner 20
victories.
sisIcr Continues Pace.
George Slsler OF the Browns heads
the hitters of the American League
with a percentage OF .4t3. Sisler has
crashed out the most hits. 2O9, ana
shows the way along the base path with
AZ stolen bases. LII Blue OF the Tigers
Il the leading run scorer with 1lS tai
lies Kenneth Williams Of the Browns
and Clarence Walker OF the Athletics
head the sluggers with s2 home runs
apiecc. Joe Bush OF the Yankees holds
tLe lead among the pitchers with 22 vic
tories and 5 defeats for pitching per-
centare of Si5.
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