The Washington times., 1924-12-13

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: The Red Sox were better than
their one-seventh average allot-
ment against Ruth in all depart
ments. Grading the Babes figures
made against the Red Sox on his
years work, his percentage is
around one,ninth. He scored fifteen
Of his 14S runs against the Red
Sox. made rtWentyaone Of his zoo
hits, but four of his thirty eight
doubles. failed to get a triple and
poled five OF his forty;six homers
against the seventh placers.
But there were other teams and
other pitchers in the American
League and the Babe swatted over
400 against the Athletics, White
Sox, Browns and Indians. stepping
up to .455 against Connie Mack 8
staff. [
Ruth's high scoring total came
against the White SOx, with
tWenty-six runs. He had twenty
five against the Macks and
twenty-three against the Indians.
Unlike Rogers Hornsby, who
started the seasons play at a 400
clip and maintained the pace
throughout. the summer, Ruth did
not start to swing into his stride
until the American League season
was. more than q month old.
Ruth did not join the 800 class
until May % Whea with three hits
out of four times up against the
Cleveland Indians he increased his
.295 mark to .317. Then followed
the Babes longest squirt as he hit
safely in fifteen successive games.
Day by,eday the Babe started. to
pound away. pass one rival after
another and he %leaped over the
400 line for the first time August 2
at st. Louis. BY getting four
singles in five swings at st. Louis
Ruth pushed his average uR to .401.
That was his only game out of 1853
in which the Yanks' fence buster
made four hits.
But RutIl's terrific attack against
the pitchers failed to continue to
the end of the season and falling
into q slump during the last three
weeks he finished with 1913.
The two big months for Ruth.
were May when he hit .405 and
July whenI he reached .450. In July
e the Babe surpassed all of the other
months in all departments.
Ruth's averages at home and
abroad are almost Identical, the
new swat king getting but two more
hits on foreign fields. He scored
seventy-one of his 14L runs abroad.
Ruth was not as steady as Horns
by IN his hitting, having thirty -four
hitless games against twenty-three
for the National League champion.
Ruth's hits were divided as fo1s
lows: Fifty-one for singles, fifty for.
doubles.
Rutbs assortment IF hits came in
the following, packages; Fifty-one
games for one; fifty games for
two. fifteen games for three and
one game for four.
IS A slump i'm the market by his
competitors really gave Ruth the
batting crown in 1924, as his .379
mark was the lowest for the hon
Ors since 1915 when Cobb was
high with $40.
In 1916, Speaker was the leader
with 1856; in 1917 Cobb carried off
the prize with .3S3; in 1918 Ty again
was first with 1882; in 1919 Ty
landed in front with .3S4; in 1870
Sisler was supreme, with .407; in
1927 Heilman stopped the run OF
. left-handed hitters with $94; in 1929
Sisler created the record American
League. figure with APO, and He'll
man returned in 1928 with .4OS.
The following table presents the
extra features to Ruth's 1924 bat.
ting average.
AGAINST CLUBS.
Philadelphia.
9, AB. R. II. 2. 8. q. Ave.
20 Sc rs 80 8 81 9 ass
- Chicago. ~
70 rs rs "a s 2 9 .45a
- st. Louis.
Cleveland.
20 "A 2s 80 Is % Is .4O5
q : 81 s22 2S s IL s 34S
WashingtOn.
Boston. a
MONTHS.
April.
g; A Alb r y. 2. 3. Z. Ave.
May.
10 rs. Fl 80 s i Z .4Os
June.
rs 90 "a 81 6 IL, IS 1888
~ duly.
81 1S15 A SO 10 8 Id .4ss
81 August.
rs s5 20 az IS Il Ii 1888
September.
:26s 9se % 40 80 n aoc
rs 25g 20 80 81. 4 "a .3S2
Us 26s n 1O1 IL 81 20 .375I
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