Evening star., 1925-10-11


Wheat's Double Lead.
The veteran Brooklyn outfielder,
Zach Wheat, made the most tWo-bas-
gers, "A; one more than Bottomiey
of the Cardinals, who had 40.
Ralph Pinelli, Cincinnati, again
topped the sacrifice hitters with "a
sacrifice blows.
Max Carey, Pittsburgh, the dean
of National League base stealers.
again led his circuit in steals, with "A.
Earl Adams, of the Chicago Cubs,
xrent TO bat the most times. 625.
Five players took part in all the
contests engaged in by their clubs.
rhey were Jim Bottomlev and Lester
Bell of ST. Louis, Eddie Brown,
Rrooklyn, and Hazen Cuyler and
Glenn Wright, Pittsburgh. All or
them participated in 1853 games.
Wright has not missed. a game with
the Pirates since jumping into the
lineup as a regular in 1924, ana mas
played in 800 consecutive games.
CLYDE Barnhart of Pittsburgh hau
the longest batting streak of the year.
hitting safely in a run Of 25 games,
before three Chicago hurlers put on
the brakes. He made AZ hits in SO
tries for .424.
The longest run scoring streak was
endured by Zach Wheat, Brooklyn,
Who made II runs in IS straight
games, before being stopped BY the
Cincinnati defense on August ~
Manager Rogers Hornsby or the
Cardinals raped out two home runs
in a game four times during the sea-
son.
Six Triple Plays.
There were six triple plays made
in the National League, one OF them
being unassisted. Glenn Wright OF
the Pirates made an unassisted trl'
ple play against St. Louis, on May
Z. Besides this, the Cubs and PM.
lies each made two triple plays, and
the Giants one.
Four hits in a game was done by
PLAYERS 164 times, Hazen Cuyler OF
the Pirates turning the trick nine
times.
Five hits in game was done II
times, Zack Wheat, Brooklyn. doing
the feat twice during the season.
Hazen Cuyler, Pirate outfielder,
tied Ed Konetchy's league record OF
making 10 consecutive hits. Konetchy,
however, turned the trick twice while
with the Brooklyn Dodgers. Jake
Gettman, with the Washington Ma
ttonals in 1897, also performed this
feat. The major league record Is
eleven consecutive hits, set by Iris
Speaker, Cleveland, in 1920.
Cuyler scored five runs in game
twice, and Rogers Hornsby once.
They were the only players to score
as MANY as five runs In a game dur
ing the year.
The only no-hit contest Of the sea-
son in both leagues was turned In
by Dazzy Vance, Brooklyn's fast-ball
king, On September 13 he turned
hack the Phils without a hit. after
having pitched one-hft contest
against the same team five days be-
fore. AS 1t was, Vance pitched six
teen consecutive runless innings
against the Phils.
Pete Donohue, Cincinnati mounds
man, was beaten by the Phillies on
the nineteenth of August. after he
had beaten them twenty consecutive
times since sis entry into the National
League.
Home runs with the bases filled
were hit II times during the course
OF the year. Bottomley, St. Louis
Cuyler, Pittsburgh. and Williams
Philadelphia, each performed the feat
twice.
Bill Sherdel, ST. Louis best per-
former on the mound during the cur.
rent season. topped the National
League pitchers with mark of .727:
He won 16 games and lost 6. Sherdel
is the first left-hander to lead the
National loop since 1919, when Dutch
Ruether, then with Cincinnati, led
the circuit with q mark Of .7Go.
Dazzy Vance, Brooklyn, and Pete