Evening star., 1923-04-01


have developed sinus condition II
physician is fearful the trouble ca
months.
There Is a trtte saying that no
human being is indispensable and
that no individual player can make
or break ball club. but this doeSr
hold good i'll the case of Sisler ana
the Browns, for if Manager Fohl Is
forced to do without the "Sizzler's'
services and falls back on Jacobson
or McManus for first base duty, the
Mound city aggregation safely may
be eliminated from consideration
when championship prospects are
discussed.
Only Il perusal of a Eame-by- game
chart of the record batting averages
created by SiSler in 1922 convey an
adequate record of his greatness and
his value to the Browns. Sisler not
only shattered Cohb's consecutive
hitting streak of forty games made
{ III 1911 with a string of forty-one
last season: he wrested from the dis
tinguished Tyrus the honor of amass-
ing the highest recorded in the his
tory of the American League. Sis
ler'S 246 hits in 5S6 times at bat gave
him a mark Of .i1S1. Willie Cobb's S
2jS bingleS in 591 appearances twelve
years ago give percentage or .4l96.
Eatted .493 Against Indians.
In this game-by-gam chart it is
found that Sisler amassed a majority
of his .il9T total against the Cieve-
Iaua Indians. for in the % games
with Iris Speakers club he averaged
.495 for his top total against his
seven opponents.
In only pUc game cE:t Of the % with
the Indians was SiSler held hitless
stan CoNeleSkie earned this honor in
The game OF April 10. when the first
SackeT was unable to get the ball out
Of the intield in four trips "a the plate.
Although the Indians started the
season with practically the same staff
which two years previously had won
the pennaut and the world champion
ship, Sisler missed a 500 percentage
l'y one time at bat, getting 46 hits in
sc swings
In Series in early September at
ST Louis against the Indians Sisler
collected II hits and IL runs in four
games. This was the most prosperous
run SiSler staged in single series
throughout the season.
Sislcr Travelled a q faster gait than
his seasons average against three
other clubs. solving the pitchers OF
The Red SoX for .469, the Tigers for
466 and the Athletics for .43I.
As the New York Yankees won the
922 pennant by a margin of only on"
null game from the Browns It can be
seen that they gained their triumph
by stopping S!Sler.
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but 1928 for his lowest average
against his opponents.
The Yankees We're particularly ef =
fpctive against Sisler and Manager
Lee FUhl recently in picking out what
lie called the toughest defeat" of the
1922 season, a game which, II won,
7youldF have given the Browns the
penuant. cited an instance where SIS
rer failed to score runner from thlrd
with one out. This game was a 3-3 TIE
ct the end of the ninth inning and be
came a f-3 victory Tor the Ganks in
the eleventh.
came. won by the Yankees III Il
score. Sisler rolled u Ward for an
.nriefd double play. with runners on
first and third and one out
Thus the statistics prove that the
Yankees nosed out the Browns ~
stopping the best batter in the league.
Next to the Yankees. the White
Sox pitching was the hardest ior - :
Ter. and he had .37S figure off Kid
t;Irason's staff With the Nationals
IT. was $50.
Sisler did not cause much Of dis
turbance as a home-ruu hitter ia l92Z'
Getting but eight drives for the CIR
auit and only one from June IL TO
the end of the season.
When there is Il collection of more
than 200 hits it is almost Impossible
for the batter 10 remember one IN
particular WhICn gave MIN tHt us
rest thrill. For Sisler ii was nome
run, his sixth of the year.
Erickson Was His Victim.
The Nationals were opposed to the
Browns in St. Louis on June IA, ana
mad what looked to be a safe LEAD
when they were in front, I'll, win
Walter Johnson pitching. In the
sixth inning Johnson lost control for
one of the few times in his career
and passed Shorten, Collins and Sew
,reid. The pass 10 SEVERED came
with one run in, Shorten on third and
As Johnny Tobin, left-handed
sUinger. was next. Manager clyde
Milan sent Southpaw BrIllheart TO
the hill. The recruit walked his man,
1illlng the bases. Milan then yanked
Brillheart and called for Erickson.
pass to GeBber sent Shorten home.
Sisler came up with three on, two
down and the Browns behind, 6-3
lie didn't pause a second, but swung
at the first pitch and hit it over the
right field fence. Erickson and
Pructt finished with ciphers, and
Sisters home run swat. with three
on. netted the Browns a 10 victory.
'Tt is that sort of wallop which
gives batter as big thrill as the
fans" remarked Sisler recently
when I'm gray and in retirement
TIL never forget that wallop.
In his game by-g game journey last
season Sisler had but seventeen hit
less games out of 142 In fifty three
he had one hit, in thirty five he had
two, in twenty-five he had three ano
in twelve he had four. He did not
gather five hits in single game.
The most successful month was
August. with a 451 average. This