The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-04-30
AMERICAN.

The second weeks compiling Of the
records show a new batting leader
Derrill Pratt OF the Red Sox top.
the list with a percentage OF .452
George Ssler of the Browns scoree
the most runs. nineteen. and also Sc
cured the greatest number of hits
twenty-four. Kenneth Williams of the
Browns occupies smuggling honors with
six home runs, and Williams also shows
the way along the base paths with
eight stolen bases. A tie exists fol
hurting honors. Both Waite Hoyt OF
the Browns COPIED three victories with
out defeat
Amos Strunk of the White Sox tailed
four runs off the Indians ON April rs
Eddie Charity OF the Senators reached
the Red Sex hurlers for a quartet OF
hits on April rs.
Kenneth Williams OF the Browns sci
the seasons slugging record by smash
ing out six home runs in four consecu-
tive games. Williams got three homers
April % and one each in his next sue
ceeding games for a total of six four
baggers in four games. This equals the
record set last year by Babe ruth Of
the Yankees. who poled six homers In
four straight games from June IL to
June IA, inclusive. Williams is the first
American Lacquer to hit three home
runs in one game. although nine Ma
tional League batters garnered trio
of four base ticks in one contest, the
last time it was done being September
rs, 1897, by Jake Beckley of Cincinnati.
Everett Scott of the Yankees after
hitting safely his first eleven games
was halted April %, when Rollie Nay
lor applied the brakes. During his
stretch Of hitting Scotty punched out
seventeen hits in forty batting tries for
batting percentage of AS.
Norman Mcmillan of the Yankees
after hitting safely for six consecutive
games was stopped April Il by Tom
Phillips. During his streak Mcmillan
came through with thirteen hits IN
twenty-six tries for batting mark oil
500.
Derrill Pratt of the Red sox quit
April 20 to Tom Phillips after Dat
ting streak that had endured for nine
consecutive contests. Pratt's streak
yielded eighteen safe ones in thirty-five
attempts for batting figure OF ola.
Chick Fewster of the Yankees after
hitting safely nine games in row was
stopped April % by ed. Rommel
Fewster, during his hitting period
smote thirteen safeties In thirty-fve
batting tries for mark of 81. In
the same game Bing Miller OF the Atm
letics quit to Sam Jones. After hittine
safely in nine straight contests Miller
streak yielded fourteen hits in thirty
eight trials for a batting mark of .36S.
George Sisler of the Browns con
cIuded his first batting streaR OF the
year on April %. when Clarence Hodge
halted him. During his hitting streaA
Sisler came through successiveiy m
nine straight games. getting twenty
safe blows in forty trials Tor an even
800 batting percentage. In the same
game Sisler quit after a scoring streah
that Welded thirteen runs In i've
straight games.
The Cleveland Indians were the rirs'
major club to garner 100 hits. Speak
er's boys attained their century smash
on April q.
Stanley Harris of the Senators taiiieo
four runs in a game on April
against the Red Sox.
Doc Johnston of the AS after hitting
safely for six games was halted April
% by Ben Karr. During his streak the
Doc poled twelve hits in twenty tries
for an average of 600