Evening star., 1928-01-09
MATS TOP LEAGUE
IN MEN STRANDED
Local Players Trail in All
Lines Except Sacrificing,
Where Harris Leads.

@TATISTICS Of attack in the
American Lea aSue in 1927, is
sued from the organization :
~ Chicago headquarters, reveal
little over which WGshin gton
fans may gloat. In only one mrticu'
lar did a member Of the Nationals
shine especially. Stanley Harms.
manager and second haseman Of the
club. made 50 sacrifice hits, more
than bounced off the bar Of any other
PLAYER In all other particulars the
Nationals were far down the list.
Again. Leon Goslin proved the best
batter Of the Nationals. He slapped
the hall for la4 hits in Us games 10
set percentage Of .SS4. That dropped
him into The eleventh place back Of
the leading Harry Heilmann. Tiger
sluccer. who. after poor start, came
with rush in the last half of the
season and passed Al Simmons OF the
Athletics. who had been in front until
:rjury nut him out Of the game for
many weeks.
Eeimanns hating mark for the
season was S9S. Foster CAMEL. who
joined the Nationals late in the sea-
son. actually tops the official hitting
list with 427. and next TO him is
Lloyd. Powers, an Athletic pitcher
with 400 but Camel was in only IS
games and Powers in II. while He'll
mann participated in 14l engage
n1ents.
Six Mats i'm 800 Class.
Five other full.time Nationals he
si5., Goslin crashed their way into the
500 hating class. Iris Speaker hit
FOR 81. Hollis Thurston for .3l5'
Bennett Tate for SlS. Joe Judge for
-eaS and Herold Ruel for .30S. sam
Tice. for the first time since l9-2.
dropped out Of this class. He socked
The annie for rating Of just .2sI.
Leading al a club in batting in 1926,
last season the Nationals hit only
enough 10 attain fourth place. The
club averag ged .2s1. leaving it points
behind the third-place Tigers and
points above the fifth.piace Indians.
Yankees and Athletics ciubbed in the
900 class. The Yankees led with .Se'
and the AS hit .S0S.
Each of the three clubs that ex-
celIei the Nationals al hat also maze
more runs. The locals dented the
nlate 7S2 times and were scored
against $50 times. However, your
other clubs in the circuit were scored
against more than the Nationals Inc
Harris clan had more runners strand
e6 than anv other. Statistics snow
that 1859 Nationals were le1t on lhe
bases. so-o
rang of National war cups. me
yanks and the Athletics oniF mace
more hits and each socked INTO lne
! 600 class in this respect. ioMe.sa,
the Tigers. as we'll as the otner t"o
90, 60 riyals Of the Nationals, clouted
for more bases
GriHs Low With Doubles.
At smacking doubles the Nauohals'
r-,th scs we're better only than the
prcwns The Indians led at two-base
bit1jnc with 32I The locals swateed
s. trapIeS. finishing next 10 the ian-
KEGS and Athletics. Each OF 'hese
cil,f,s broke into the 1oo class Win
such hits. But 20 homers we're wal
Ioped By the Nationals. onIy lhe III
dtars and the Ped SOx mace less. me
Yankees led with l5s homers- me
seven other clubs IN the league corn.
hired made but 1e3 more home runs
than the Yanks.
~ sacrifice hitting the Nationals
stood sixth in the ieague. The "nile
Soy led with 244 sacrifices. The Ma
,tcnsls made 1ss TO beat out the
browns and the Red Sox. Tigers ano
Nationals were by far the best base
.-ea,irg club. The Tigers led the
rark with Iii thefts. and the Ma.
tsonals were second with l55. NO
otter club got into the 100 class in
pilfer.ng.
cnsIin was the Nationals best base
steaier with Il thefts. and by far the
cuts strongest batter, despite The
.3.s credited 10 Walter Johnson. The
latter was in only 2s games. The
Gonse led the Nationals with most
h!.s 1874. most bases from hits. 600.
most triples -. and most home runs.
II He also sOcked 81 doubles and
scored Sc runs. but Speaker Jed at
double making with 10 and Harris AT
r,In making with es. Rice also made
ss runs. but in 1s2 games. while Har'
ris scored the same total in 1zs games.
Plce hit J3o singles, more than any
other National.
Other Local Circuit Clouters.
Other Nationals with GosIin In the
hone.run hitting class for the season
were Johnson with 2. Speaker with z.
y'furston with Z, Judge with 2. Rice
with 2. ard Camel Tate, RUei, Ossie
Elue2e, harris and Bob Reeves wan
each
Hsfs Ruth 0F the Yankees smash
81 the oyi!y individual batting record
during the season with his tota1 Of W
home ryns and ted The league st run.
making with Jss Lou Gshrig, his
tesn.n.ate. h!t for the greatest mum.
her II f,ases. 447. with zis hits. Earl
CDr9bs. another Yank. led in the mum.
ter ~ hts with Z2l lie also led at
triple socking With "a. just shy of
ths American League recorf.
Gehy3g assumed the lead as the
leagues taohase hitter. sIamm'ng 52
Ecutieg. George Burns of the In
c.ans. who ~ 1926 set record for
iva bare hits in season with ~
mace bJ. RI doubles last year,
Ceorge Sisler NOW of the Nationals,
ss tnenlhe ~ The Browns last year
ied - base stealing Ee s~ipfd y
saels. George a!so batteG .aZ7 IN Ifs