Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-28
THREE NEW MARKS
MADE DURING YEAR
Gehrig and Webb Score at
Bat, While Grove Tops
Pitching Figures.
BY the Associated Press.


N yEWsYORK, September %
M In contrast to the record
/ Y breaking spree staged in
the major leagues last year,
only a few marks of any impor-
lance fell during the 1881 cam
paign. And to make the contrast
more sharp, all of the three big
individual records which were
broken were smashed by American
League players, while the National
LeaguerS, who sent one mark after
another tumbling in 1880, failed
to connect with the less lively ball
this year for a single new record.
In the batting end Lou Gehrig Of the
New York Yankees and Earl Webb of
the Boston Red Sox were the leading
record smashers. Gehrig, according to
the final unofficial records ,batted In
1872 runs during the season which closed
yesterday, 2 more than his 1927 total,
which set an American League mark.
Webb broke the major league record for
two-base hits set by George Burns In
1926 when he clouted 81 doubles.
Burns record was "a.
Bob Grove, ace of the Philadelphia
Athletics, had no difficulty finishing the
season with the highest percentage In
games won and lost made by a major
league pitcher since 1900. Although
the Athletics southpaw lost his last
game of the year to the New York Yam
KEGS yesterday, he finished the season
with 81 victories and defeats for an
average of 1856. The former record was
.e72, set in 1912, when Smoky Joe Wood
won "a games and lost 5 for the Boston
Red Sox.
The close battle for the National
League batting championship wound up
in something like a triple tie according
to the unofficial averages, and the win
ner probably will not be known until
the official figures are released next
Winter. AS they appear now, Chick
Hafey Of the St. Louis Cardinals has
fractional margin over Bill Terry Of
the New York Giants, with Jim Bot
tomley of the Cardinals third. Al Sim
mons scored q clean-cut victory in the
American League batting race with an
unofficial average of 800, II points
ahead of Babe Ruth.
Ruth regained half share In the role
of home run king, tying with Lou
Gehrig with total OF 46 for the year,
when Gehrig clouted one in the last
game yesterday. 1t was the tenth sea-
son In which the Babe has hit 40 or
more homerS.
Final Standings.
The final standing Of the major league
leaders follows:
American League.
T1akf;Yor Q0ns
Ruth, Yankees, 1878.
Runs-Gehrig, Yankees. 1853; Ruth,
Yankees, 149.
Runs batted in-Gehrig, Yankees,
1872; Ruth, Yankees, 16U.
Hits-Gehrig, Yankees. 211: Averin,
Indians, 209.
ander, Tigers, 46.
TripleseJohnson, Tigers, 10; Blue,
White Sex; Gehrig, Yankees, Is.
Home runs-Ruth and Gehrig, YAM
KEGS, 46.
Stolen Chapman, Yankees, Gil
Johnson, Tigers, SO.
Pitching-Grove, Athletics, won 81,
lost 4; Marberry, Nationals, won is,
lost 4.
National League.
Batting-Hafey, Cardinals, .3489;
Terry, Giants, .S466; Bottomley, Cardi-
mails, .3482.
Runs-Terry, Giants; Klein, Phillies,
121.
Runs batted in-Klein, Phi1lies, 122;
Terry, Giants, ia.
Hts. Waner, Pirates, 214; Terry
Giants, 213.
Doubles-Adams, Cardinals, IS; Ber-
ger, Braves, A.
Triples-Terry, Giants, 20; Herman,
Robins, 16.
Howe r,,ne r~Iaiv, Qualities 01y rtk
Giants, 20.
Stolen bases-Frisch, Cardinals, 28f
Martin, Cardinals; Herman, Robins, II.
Pitching-Haines, Cardinals, won IL,
lost 8; Derringer, Cardinals, won 18,
lost 8.