Evening journal., 1922-10-07

Two hundred and forty-eight
players took part in the contests
staged by the eight American
League clubs during the season Just
brought 10 close. This Is four
more players than the playing OF
1891. OF this vast number. George
sisler, OF tho St. Louis Browns. Is
the champion batter. Sisler played
142 games and finished the year
with the splendid percentage OF .415.
Sisler Just concluded his sixth reg
ular season with the Browns and
George flashed above the 800 hit
ting mark every year, leading In
1920 with a batting figure OF .407.
Not only in hitting did George lead
his set during the season. for the
records reveal that Slsler secured
the most hits. 244; scored tho great
est number OF runs. 1872. but also
topped his company at base run
ming, leading with 40 stolen bases.
Ken williams OF the Browns depos-
ed the old champion Babe" Ruth.
and Williams ascended to the throne
OF home run king by smashing 80
home runs, Joe Bush OF the Yam
KEGS occupies hurling honors by vir-
tue OF 26 victories and defeats for
a pitching percentage OF .7Ss.
The following players engaged IN
every game their club played IN:
Bob Veach and Emory Rlgney OF
the Tigers. and Clarence Galloway
OF the Athletics. 1856 games each.
Everett Scott and Aaron Ward OF
the Yankees. Sam Rice and Stanley
Harris OF the Senators, Marty Nc
Manus OF the Browns. and Derrin
Pratt OF the Red sox. played 154
games apiece.
Tverett Scott OF the Yankees. the
king Of Major League Iron Men,"
added another continuous season OF
play 10 his lengthy streak OF play
ing In consecutive games by taking
part in 1874 games for the Yanks,
all they played the past season.
Scott extended his streak OF steady
play up to ss8 games without being
once absent from the line up.
Sam Rice OF the Senators faced
pitching the most, going to the bat
635 times.
The leading two-base hitter Of
each club follows; iris Speaker,
Cleveland. 4s; Derrfll Pratt, Boston.
as; George sisler. st. Louis. with Ty
Cobb, Detroit, AZ each; Earl Sheely,
Chicago. 8s; Sam Rice. Washington.
81; Walter Pipp, New York. 80. and
Clarence Walker. Philadelphia, 2s.
The leading three-base hitter OF
each club follows: George Sisler, st.
Louis. IS: Ty Cobb, Detroit, II; Joe
Judge, Washington. is; John Mostil.
Chicago. Il; Bob Meusel. New York.
Bing Miller, Philadelphia, and
Charley Jameson. Cleveland. IL
apiece. and Joe Harris, Boston, ..
American Leaguers clouted home
-uns with the bases full 1S times,
.wo players. Ken Williams and Bob
yeaoh turning the trick twice. while
Elmer Smith, iris Speaker, BIB
Falk. Chick Fewster, Babe Ruth, |
Bob I.amotte. Bill Jacobson. George
sisler and John Tobin did It once |
zach.
only one no-hit- game was hurled /
md that one a perfect contest per-
ormed by Charley Robertson OF the
White Sox against tho Tigers on
April 80.
Polling two homers in a game
vas done 26 times while three
Iome runs in one contest was ac-
omplished but once. this by Ken
Williams Of the Browns on April
2.
Getting FIVE hits in one game was
one exactly ten times. Ty Cobb
Z the Tigers enjoyed three such
attinr feats. Leon Goslin OF the
enators twice smote hits in n
anne, while Sam Rice. Frank Ba-
er. I.awton Witt, Larry Gardner
nd Emory Rigney had one apiece.
During the past season 40 play
rs garnered four hits in one game
nth George Slsler the champion
roup hitter. George secured four
its in a game just 13 times.
only two players scored flve runs
\ one game. George Sisler of the
Irowns and Lu Blue OF the Tigers.
corfng four runs in one contest
-as done 10 times. Slsler, Blue and
,arl Sheely OF the White Sox turn
1g this trick twice.
Four players enjoyed battlngl
freaks enduring longer than 20
ames each. with George Sisler ere
ting a new league record by hit
Ing safely Al consecutive games
-ext in order come Ken Williams
18th a streak OF 2S games, Derrill
raft, with one OF 2s, and John