Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-12-04


records were established in the senior
organization during the past season.
which. together with other interest
inf data, are summarized, as follows:
Rogers Hornsby led a glorious tri-
umph for the rlght-hand batters by |
the wonderful record that he mIde !
for the National League and for his !
own 81. Lous team In the season of |
1922.
For the third year In succeaslon he |
was at the head of the league in bat |
ting, with an average of .401. That
percentage ls the highest attained by
any batter since 1899. when Ed Dele
hanty. del. the Mighty" finished on
top IN the National League with a per-
centage OF .i0S. IL is OF interest TO
note here that Hornsby and Delehanty
were batters OF much the same type
and both were right-hand hlttcrs. Both
had the same swing. Both were line
hltters. Possibly Delehanty could bat
the ball farther than Hornsby. but no.
much farther. 10 In the second in
stance IN National League history that
a batter has led the league three years
in succession. Hans Wagner fed In
l90G-07-0s and also In 1909.
In addition 20 winning the batting
| championship OF the league. Hornsby
won the home run championship Of
the season and also of the league by
making AZ home runs during the regu-
lar schedule OF games. The former
| championship in home run batting in
the National League had been held by
| williamson OF the Chlcagos. who bat
/ % 1. -. II. -
| had approached that record IN all the
| years subsequent until IIornsby reach
ed a total OF % home runs compare
| lively early In tho season OF 1922.
which made Il an assured fact that
he would establish a new home run
| record before the year was over II he
retained his health. After surpase' NIX
! williamson's total he kept steaIily
! forward and eventually exceeded the
totals being made by the home run
hitters OF the American League. -
that nc WAS the undisputed home rui
cha. pion Of the season OF 1922 wher
tho baseball year was completed.
Continuing in tho variety Of th,
record breaking attack HOrnsby mad'
$50 hits IN 1922. which is better thar
the record FOR hits which was rad
hy Willie Keelcr 1897. Keeler's tota
, was 2i3. For tho many years in whicl
the Keeler record had stood In IN
National League. Il frequently ha
been asserted that no player woul
he likely 20 surpass 20 unless n left
hand batter HOrnsby did. and he
I q rght-hand batter. or the 2jO hit
, which IIornsby made. 14s were singlet
Is two bagEers. l4 three-hase hits an
, g. home runs. His total bases wer
I $50. which surpassed his own recor
Of total OF as the previous year.
3 The compilation OF runs batted 4
D - comparatively new in baseball
a Cravath of Philadelphia held the rec
. ord for the National League with II
y runs batted in during the season O
1913. when Crava:h batted the ba
1 over the Philadelphia fence FOR hom
runs every now and then. In 192.
without a short fence 20 help hin
Hornsby batted in I49 runs. a gai
:, OF twenty over the mark set by Crs
/ vath. and in scme respects almost q
q big an achievement as his home III
y record.
O The extra base hits made by him pl
. up a total of 1O2 for 1922. That ";
helped by his big home run recor
In 1921 he batted SO extra base hit
: Hornsby batted a home run in 19
with the bases filed. Four times
= made two home runs IN one sam
- All told he made a record in the y
, tiOnas League last season which Is OF
o OF the biggest individual achievement
~ in baseball, and he set a task for hir
self IN future years that will DENIAL
the best OF his ability as n ball play,
Waiter Henline OF Philadelphia Ia
- ted four home runs in two success
IN games. Three OF them were made
rd September Is and the fourth on Z
ed next day. This had been accomplis
e. ed three times previously in the y
of t!onal League. James O'Rourile
ID Il for Boston in 1850. Roger Conn
nv for New York IN 1SSS. and Napole