Evening star., 1933-05-27

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Nn/ club of the American
Y Y Association sold Bob
Boken to the Nationals
1t did them a real favor. Not
only has this second-string in
fielder played a sound defensive
game and batted beyond expecta-
ton, but he also has been a great
part of his new clubs punch.
Boken today ranks among the
best of the Nationals at driving
runs across. In the comparatively
few times he has been in action
his hitting has been responsible
for the registering of Is scores
and bat 81 have been sent over
by Joe Kuhel, the Nationals
leader in this respect.
The lanky Lith now is tied with
Heinie Manush for fifth place among
those Washington hitters who have
been showing runners over the final
base. A remarkable showing indeed,
when it is considered that Manush has
taken part in 38 games-all the Ma
tionals have played-while Boken has
been in only Is and in but nine played
all the way.
Kuhel, the leader, and Joe Cronin
and Luke SeWell, now tied for second
honors, each with 20 sent home, have
been in all their clubs engagements.
Bluege, who has driver across 16 runs
and stands fourth, has been in 27 tus
sles. This makes Boken's record look
all the better.
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with Manush in the matter of driving
runs home, but he also tops in this
important part Of offensive play such
stalwarts as Fred Schultz and Goose
Goslin. Schultz, in his 80 games, has
sent in one less run than has Boken
in 16. Goslin, in 81 games, has sent
in one less.
In several ways this Boken is a great
boy to have around when the pinch
comes.
II UHEL, the clubs leader at driving
n across runs and one of the best
Of the Nationals hitters right now,
has gone about his work afield so we'll
he deserves rating as the finest defen-
sive first baseman in the American
League
In his SO games he has had a total
of 405 chances, an unusual amount,
and has slipped in only one play. That
error was made in the opening game
Of the season. when the Nationals de-
feated the Athletics here. In the fourth
inning Joe fumbled grounder from
Mickey Cochrane's bat.
Since that slip Kuhel has disposed
of 40l chances without error. That's
great first basing over fourth of a
season.
Kuhel has had % assists, an excep-
tional number for a first baseman in
80 games. He has participated in SO
double plays, in Of which he was
on the starting end. He has to his
credit one double-play without assist
ance.
Joe is durable first baseman, too.
He has been in all but three innings of
the Nationals SO engagements He was
withdrawn from the Uninterrupted
fray in which the Yankees gave the
Nationals a sound drubbing here last
month after toiling through six rounds
Kuhel probably has a finer record
afeld than other American League ini-
tial sack guardian. His play certainly
has been highly satisfactory all the way.
THAT whack in the head Buddy
= Myer took when he failed to duck
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weeks ago has not unpoised him at the
plate. Forced out of virtually all the
Nationals games in the West by the in
jury, Buddy came back to do his share
OF swinging In the current stand against
the Western clubs in Griffith Stadium.
In the II games he has been in dur
ing this home series Buddy has stung
the ball for an even 300 average Looks
as though that whack did nothing more
than give him a headache for a few
days.