The Washington times., 1924-12-24

There were fewer home runs
made at Washington than any
other park, but eight coming
during the season Of Soventy.Seven
games. At New York, the favOrite
spot for the fence-busteF, there
were 1O2.
Washington failed to hit one for
the circuit at Cleveland and Boston;
the White Sox were homerless at
Cleveland and Washington; the In
dams failed at Chicago, the Tigers
at Philadelphia and the Red Sox at
Washington.
The home run market in the
American League dropped from AL
in 1923 to 397 in 1924. The team
homers Of 1924. compared with 1925
follow:
New York, sS-1Os; st. Louis, 67-S2;
Philadelphia, $3.50; Cleveland, 41-5S;
Chicago. 41-42; Detroit, S5-41; Boston,
SO-34: Washington, 1925. Thus It
a. seen that Philadelphia is the only
team which showed an increase.
The following home run chart was
compiled during the seasons play:
New York.
Ruth A6, Meusel IL, Pipp 3,
Ward 8, Schang 5, Scott 4, Dugan
8. johnson 3, Penn0ck 3, HOi-
mann 1, Witt 1, Hendricks !,
shawkey 1. Jones l. Bush l.
Total, 80.
st. Louis.
jacobson 10, william Is, Sisler 8,
McManus s, SEVERED 4, Robertson
4. wingard 8, Tobin q, Vangilder l,
Bennett /, Collins 1. Total, 81.
Philadelphia.
Hauser 81, Simmons 8. Lamar Z,
Miller 6, WEIGH s, Dykes 8, Gal
loway Q, Bishop 2, Hale 2, Riconda
1. Total, So.
Cleveland.
Speaker 8, Myatt 8. Burns 4, J..
Hewell 4, Stephenson 4, Brewer .,
Jameson 8, Summa 2. Shaute l.
Smith /, Uhle l, Ellerbe 1. Total, Al.
: Chicago.
Hooper 10, Falk 6, Collins 8,
Kamm 6, Mostil 4, Shelly 8, Bar
rett 2, Schalk /, Thurston 1, Grouse
I, Blankenship 1. Total, Al.
Detroit.
Heilmann 10, Manush g.. Cobb 4,
Rigney 4, Blue 2, Stoner 3, Wingo
I. Haney l, Bassler /, Pratt 1.
Total, So.
Boston.
Boone 10, Flagstead s, Veach 6,
Harris 8, Clarke Q. Picinich l.,
Todt 1. Total, 80.
Washington.
Goslin IL, Judge 2, PecIxinpaugh
3, Bluege 2, Rice 2, johnson !,
Harris /. Total, ~.
At New York.
New York-Ruth, "a; Pipp, 8;
Meusel, Z; Ward, 4; Dugan, 8; Scott,
8; Pennock, 2; e. johnson, 2; Schang,
3; Hendricks, L; Shawkey, 1. To-
tai, 81.
Chicago-Falk, 8; Mostil, 2; Hoop.
Or, Q; Kamm, /; Collins, l. Total, 9.
Cleveland-Myatt, 4; Burns, 1:
Jameson, /; Speaker, 1. Total, Z.
st. Louis-Williams, Jacobson,
8; Sisler, 1; Robertson, l. Total, Z.
hiladelphia-Miller, 8; Hauser, 8;
Dykes, l. Total, z.
Washington-Goslin, 8; Peckin-
paugh, 1; Judge, 1; Rice, /. Total, 9.
Detroit--Manush, q; Cobb, q;
BasSler, 1. Total, 5.
Boston-Boone, /; Veach, i; Todt,
/: Clarke, 1. Total, 4.
Total, 1O2.
At st. Louis.
st. Louis-Williams IA. jacobson
IL, Sisler 3, Robertson 8, McManus
Z, Tobin 2, Wingard 2, SEVERED 2,
Vangilder l, Collins l. Bennett, /.
Total. a..
Cleveland-Speaker 4, Stephenson
Z, Brewer 2, Smith /, Jameson /,
Ellerbe l. Total, Is.
Washington-Goslin 5, Judge 2.
Total, Z.
Chicago-Hooper 2, Collins 2.
Kamm /. Mostil 1, Falk 1. Total, Z.
Boston-Boone 5, Clarke J, Har.
ris 1. Total, Z.
Philadelphia--Hauser 3, WEIGH /,
Lamar /. Bishop 1. Total, 6.
Observation-Disclosures 2, Rigney l,
Cobb /, Manush I. Total, s.
New York-Ruth !, johnson /,
Ward l, Bush /. Total, 4.
Total, 80.
At Philadelphia.
observation-disclosures 10, Simmons
8, Lamar s, Miller 2, WEIGH 2,
Riconda /, Bishop /, Galloway /,
Hale /, Dykes 1. Total. SO.
New York-Ruth s, Holman 1,
Scott l, Ward /. Total, 8.
Chicago-Hooper 8, Kamm 2,
Grouse /, Barrett 1. Total, Z.
acknowledgement 8, Harris 1.
Veach 1. Total. 5.
Cleveland--Burns 1. Uhle 1.
Total g.