New-York tribune., 1922-11-12

iaSC campaign was eStaDilSned Dy Os
A mark which promised to stand fl
safely in forty-one consecutive game
AS the suspension for Babe Ruth
running up to May 20, eliminated new
total home run record, the statisticians
! turned their eyes to lesser incidents in
editing their catalogues. There was
Kenneth Williams, also OF the Browns,
bursting into home fun fame with
three circuit drives in one game and
two in one inning, but, barring these
unusual tricks, the home run book was
| not altered to much extent, and Ruth's
total Of fifty-nine remains supreme.
In the more scientific end OF the
game, however, there was q new line
for the big book. 1t was Sisters
phenomenal streak which ushered an
other Of Tyrus Cobb's marks into the
discard.
During Cobb's halcyon days follow
ers of baseball wondered whether
there ever would be his equal To
the majority the mighty Tyrus never
would be tied.
The arrival of George SisIer in the
American League in the summer Of
1915, via the University Of Michigan,
brought out faint hopes that perhaps
Ty had met one Of his own quality.
AS there had been so many rivals for
Ty's shoes with a brief furry and no
actual results Sisler was expected to
impersonate the morning-glory and
drift out to common pasture.
Two Records for Sisler
Instead, however, Sisler promises to
fill the place occupied by Cobb. In
1920 Sisler with 257 hits created a
base hit record for the American
League, erasing Cobb's figure of 248
set in 1911.
And the 1929 season saw Sisler hit
safely in forty-one straight games, just
one more than Cobb's record made back
in 1911.
Bob Shawkey and Waite Hoyt, of
the Yankers, are the pitchers who are
responsible for the new batting rec
ord. Strange, too, Shawkey was the
one who started Sisler on his long run.
On July 27 Sisler touched Shawkey for
a single. Then followed long process
sion of base hits. Game after game
piled in heap and during the closing
days of August it was discovered that
Sisler was pressing Cobb's 1911 feat.
Injured ut Thirty-nine Games
He made the leap up to thirty-nin
straight games when an injury put him
out of commission. Stretching for a
wide throw from Walter Gerber. Sisler
pulled the muscle cords around the
right shoulder and missed the next
five games.
The Yankees arrived in ST. Louis on
september 10 for the pennant series.
Slsler, although advised by his phy-
siclan that to attempt to play might
result in permanent injury, disregarded
the advice and risked his future in the
With the right shoulder wrapped
with tape and practically useless for
his swings at the plate, Sisler played
IN the three games against the Yam
KEGS. And those three games added
another line to baseball's record hook.
In the fourth inning of the Septen,
Der 16 game, with Shawkey pitching.
Slsler lined clean double over Walter
plpp's head and Cobb's record of 40,
1911, had been tied.
In the sixth inning Of the Septem-
per; per II game. with Waite Hoyt pitching,
Sister lined single to center and q
new record had been created. Before
this base hit Sisler had grounded to
Plpp and had been thrown out bv Du-
gan.
Bush Stopped Streak
The following day, with Joe Bush
pitching, Sisters streak closed. Going
against Bush four times, he was rn-
able to get the ball out Of the infield.
being thrown out twice on grounders
by Aaron Ward, once by Everett Scott
and lifting pop foul to Joe Dugan.
Another great right closed
Cobb's streak. Ed Walsh was the
twirler. travelling from, May is to
July 2, Cobb had a string of forty
games. Opposing the White Sox in
the morning game Of July 4, Cobb was
styn,ied in four swings by the most
elusive spit-ball ever thrown from
the hill.
The two records are interesting.
They, show that Cobb batted 464 dur
ing. his run, against .451 for Sisler.
Sisier had two more runs and two more
hits than Tyrus, but he was charged
with nine more times at bat.
Cobb had Is games with l hit. Sis
ler had II. Cobb had 16 games with Q
hits and Sisler IL. Cobb had T games
with 8 hits and Sisler 10. Ty had
for and 1 for 5. Sisler failed to get
5, but picked 4 hits in 2 games.
There is another batting streak
which officially is several laps in front
of the marks for Cobb and Sisler. II
was made by Willie Keeler ini 1897
When he covered "A games in row,
However, the foul strike rule was not
in vogue then.
Beecller Outpoints Conev
Charley Reachar uan As.