Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-12-04
MANY NEW RECORDS ESTABLISHED IN
SENIOR BASEBALL CIRCUIT DURING YEAR

Henlinc made his three home rune
September 10 he was the first Nation
al League batter 10 do anything OF the
Kind since the days OF Jacob Beckley
I'm 1897
Young OF New York and Johnston
of Brooklyn tied on one feat. On April
20 Young batted for single, double,
three Dagger and home run, and on
May 20 Johnston did the same thing.
Young batted for total OF ~ bases
in his performance because he made
a second two-bagger. On September
IS Henllnc OF Philadelphia batted for
a total of ~ bases. Carey OF Pitts
burgh and Gooch OF the Same team
each got six hits In one game. This
was July Z. Carey went TO bAt Elk
times and COoch went 20 bat eight
times.
In addition 70 Hornsby, players who
batted home runs with the bases nllef
were Gowdy, Boston; Kelly. New
York, Mann. 81. Ionis: Wirts, Chi
cago. and FOurnler. St. Louis. Kelly
OF New York batted two home runs
in one game three times and 90 did
lie OF Philadelphia. williams Of Phila-
delphia batted two home runs In one
game twice and so did Russell. Pitts
burgh. In his frat two times at bat
| York: Mann. ST. Louis: Wirts. Chi
runs and batted In elk runs.
Maranvllle OF Pittsburgh went q
bat e72 times. which is a record foI
the major leagues. Tobin Of tho 81
Louis Browns had II previously. IL
went 60 bat GIL times in 1921. Big.
boo OF Pittsburg made the most Elm
giles. with a total OF 1866; Hornsby th'
! most two-baggers with iG. apd Dau
bert of Cincinnati the most triples
with %. The leading sacrifice hlttel
waf Terry OF Chicago. who had tota
OF 80. Carey OF Pitisburgh was tn
best base stealer with total OF 81
He stole four bases July 2S. The las
National League player 70 do snythinl
81 that nature was John Smith. 81
Louis. who stole four in 1916.
a most unusual batting perforrna nc
was accomplished by the Pittsburg
club. Every player In their battin
order made one ct more hits in nv
consecutive games. August . 70 10, ir
elusive. Al Bo~ton. August 3. Pitts
burgh made Is hits. Nine players con
peted and each got one or more hit
!, A. Philadelphia. August :. the nel
game for Pittsburgh. there wei
. twelve players in the Pittsburgh ba
' ting order and each made one or moi
= hits, with the total OF p. The next ds
u there was a double header az Phnt
delphis- In the first game eleven pla,
ers took part for Pittsburgh. EaS
player hit safely. the team makir
:, - hits. In the second game OF q
double header there were nine pa
: ers in the batting order and ea'
player got a hit. the total being ]
on the next day. August 10. the
= were nine player. in the Pittsbiir.
l. batting order again. and each play
: made a hit with a total Of 16.
August II Pittsburgh almost ma.
y n similar record. The player wi
4 failed to get a hit was Tlerney. Eai
y OF the other players was successfu
on August IS there was a reco
game between Chicago and Philad'
phia. the former winning by 26 20
Chicago scored 10 runs in the seco
inning and II runs IN the fourth
ming. The previous high score
,. the National League was made
- Chicago and Louisville. June %, IS
= when Chicago scored SO runs a
!. Louisville seven. Chicago scored
90 every inning IN that game and ed
!. OF the Chicago players scored one
- more runs and made enc or more b
A. Pittsburgh led IN club batting. "
ne n percentage OF sos. the same %
ss held by the 1921 leader. ST. Lo-
n This is the first year since 1909 Z
nj Pittsburgh has led in club batting.
ar. Pittsburgh faced the most pitchi
u going 10 bat 1921 times; scored
We most rune. Ss5; made the most h
on 1893. and the most one-base hits. /.
he 81. Louis made the most two-base h
n ESQ. Pittsburgh made the most thu
a base hits, 10. Philadelphia made
lid NEST home runs, 1ls. This Is the fou
Ior successive year that Philadelphia
on led IN home runs.