South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-07-27
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Mistakes due TO batting out Of or
der are always confusing.
As a rule such plays are brought
about through carelessness.
In most cases. the blame rests en-
tirely with one or two players.
However, two Of the most unus
ual batting out-Of-Order plays in the
majors. had two of the games
brightest managers as offenders.
Branch Hickey, now the manager
Of the St. Louis Cardinals. pulled
one Of the stunts while the great
and only Tyrus Raymond Cobb was
responsible for the other
Hickey offended when he was
leader Of the St. Louis Browns in the
American League. In the regular
lineup of the Browns, Wallace had
been hitting sixth and Austin eighth.
In this game. which was played at
Washington. Hickey decided 10 shift
his batting order. sending Austin 10
sixth and dropping Wallace to
eighth
Hickey so notified the umpires
and gave them his official lineup.
But he failed 20 tell the players of
the change. For eight innings Wal
lace batted sixth and Austin eighth.
/ although the official batting order
called for just the reverse.
In the ninth inning, Hickey de-
cided TO send a pinch hitter in for
his catcher. who was batting sew
enth. Wallace led off with a double.
Then Hickey sent in his pinch hit
ter. At this stage, John Henry.
catching for Washington, noticed
that Wallace, who had hit sixth and
doubled, was listed eighth in the Of
ficial lineup.
The umpires attention was called
TO the fact. and he called out the
proper batsman, who was Austin
Wallace, who had doubled when he
batted out OF order. was removed
from second. The pinch hitter then
hit for the catcher. Then Wallace,
who had previously doubled when
he batted out OF order, hit in his
! proper position, eighth.
Il is one Of the few instances
where two players have batted out
/ of order a number Of times without
being detected. Had not a pinch
/ hitter been sent in. the boot" prob
! ably would have escaped notice
4 Last season, Heilmann usually hit
third and Veach fourth, in the De-
troit lineup. on this day. Cobb de-
cided to reverse conditions, but fail
( ed to tell the players after notify
( ing the umpire. The game also
was played at Washington.
In the opening inning, Heilmann
came UP third, when the lineup call
/ ed for him 10 hit fourth. Il was the
irony OF fate that he should drive
/ the ball into the Old left-field bleach
! ers at Washington, one OF the long
/ est hits ever made in the park.
Immediately. Manager Milan Of
! Washington complained that he hal
batted out Of order. There was
nothing for the umpire 20 do but
cali out the proper batsman. Veach.
and erase Heumann's home run.
II the 1917 world series between
/ the New York Giants and the Chi
cago White Sox. Heine Zimmerman.
\ then star third sacker OF the New
York Giants, broke into the Bone
t head Barry class
] Zimmerman was much Planned for
his now famous footrace with Eddie
/ Collins. which he lost, and which
practically decided the series. Yet
Heine was not alone 20 blame.
Eddie Collins was on third. Also
there was a runner on second when
the batter. Joe Jackson. tapped the
! ball 10 the pitcher. Rube Benton. At
he crack Of the bat Collins dashed
for the plate.
Benton headed him off and a run
up ensued. with a number OF the
New York players trying 10 retire
! Collins. Eddie. who Is clever base
runner. kept them busy
Zimmerman finally decided that
he was close enough 10 Collins TO
touch him out. He started IN pur-
suit
II so happened that Catcher Rari-
den was the only man between Col
/ Inns and the plate. After taking sew
eraI steps. Zimmerman must have
decided that he couldn't catch Col
Inns. But when he reached that de-
cision, Collins was so close 10 Rari-