Evening star., 1935-12-01
NAT HITS '4FOR-5
TO CL|NCH CROWN
Also Turns Trick 4 Other
Times-Cramer's 6 Blows
in Game Twice Mark.
BY FRANCIS E. STAN.


" sistency, which found him
II hitless in only % games Of the
4 4 entire campaign, won the
American League batting champion
ship for Capt. Buddy Myer of the
Nationals, but despite his uniformity
the crack second baseman had enough
moments of particular brilliance to
take place among the circuits leaders
in unusual stick feats.
This is disclosed today by official
miscellaneous batting figures released
by the American League Service
Bureau which offer, belatedly for Joe
Vosmik of Cleveland part of the rea-
son why Myer, with the cards stacked
heavily against him. beat out the
Indian slugger in the final day Of the
season for the batting crown.
To come from 4 points behind Vos-
mix to win out by $50 to 349, Myer
made four hits in five trips at bat
in Philadelphia while Vosmik went
hitless in four tries. 1t was an un-
common wind-up, bespeaking Myers
valor under pressure, but the Service
Bureau averages disclosed that -four
for-flve" was not a rarity for Myer.
He turned the trick exactly as many
times as he socked home runs-five.
Stone Also Bat Star.
IN LEADING the league in this other
phase of hitting. Myer nosed out
Lou Gehrig of the Yankees, who got
-four for five on four occasions.
Johnny Stone of the Nationals was
among a select group to accomplish
the feat three times. Rick Ferrell of
Boston, Hank Greenberg Of Detroit,
Eric McNair of Philadelphia and
Julius Solters of st. Louis were the
others in this circle.
While Myer was not noted for his
ability to hit for extra bases he never
theless entered the ranks of those
who socked for eight bases in a single
game. Buddy also batted for seven
bases. but the National to take top
honors in this respect was Sammy
Holbrook. reserve catcher. Sammy en-
joyed a big day in st. Louis and hit
for total of IL bases, tying Green
berg and Gehrig at this figure. They
were topped only by Bob johnson and
Pinky Higgins of the AS. and Solters,
each of whom belted for IL bases.
Johnny Stone was among those who
achieved nine. Stone also was in the
seven-baSes group
In two other departments of un-
usual feats Washington produced O
leader when Stone, opposing the
Browns on June 16 scored FIVE runs
in single game to tie Jimmy Foxx
at this total. Johnny also was among
six players to hit two triples in q
game. Stone was the only American
Lacquer to do this trick twice.
Home run leaders for a single game
were Higgins and Solters, each OF
whom socked three. Heinie Manust
and Holbrook were Washington play
ers in a group of % who hit two
homers in one game.
Cramer Gets Six-for-Six.
1T REMAINED, however for Roger
Cramer of the Athletics to perform
the outstanding one-day bit of batting
AL JAlC AltlCllIdII ACdkuCs Wtlcl Liz
feet outf1elder made five singles ano
a double in the game against Detroit
on July 13, he was the first American
Lacquer ever to accomplish this feat
of six hits in six times at bat twice
his first time being on June 20, 1882
Only two other major leaguers have
turned the trick, Jim Bottomley when
with st. Louis and the late Ed Della
hanty. who used to play for Wash.
.ngton way back when"
Cramer stood alone in the six-for-
six class, but Luke Appling Of the
White Sox twice made FIVE hits ir
FIVE times at bat. there being five
others who came through thusly once
Strangely enough, while Appling's
bludgeon in these two big days &C.
counted for eight singles, two doubles
and drove across seven runs. he failed
to score more than a single run
himself!
Earl Averill of Cleveland, one oi
the six players to make five-in- five
also failed to score during his spree
although he smashed out two singles
two doubles and a triple.
There were % instances of players
making four hits in four times at bat
Three Nationals, Cliff Bolton, Red
Kress and Cecil Travis. were among
these. Kress' feat, it will be recalled
saved his job in the majors, for 1t
came on the day he was released
to Chattanooga.
An American League record was
tied by Bill Werber of the Red Sox
on July II, when he hit four two
baggers In game against Cleveland
Only u other major leaguers have
shared the record and no American
Lacquer had gathered four doubles in
game since 1901, when Frank Dill
Ion, Detroit first baseman, also tied
the mark.