The Washington times., 1935-12-21
RghtHand
Pitchers
Easy

RlghGhanoed pitchers were just
cousins for Hank cree berg,
Jimmy Foxx, Lou Gehrig, Bob
johnson and Hal Trosky, leading
home run hitters of the Amer.
ican League last season. The
slugging quintet produced 1856
home runs, and of that rumber
1913 were made off righthanders.
This total is a bit unusual for
the fact that Greenberg, Foxx
and Bob johnson are righthdnded
hitters. Gehrig and Trosky are
lefthanded Swingers.
johnson II Off Right Handlers
johnson, of the Philadelphia
Athletics, made all but three Of
his % home runs off the pitching
Of right handlers. Greenberg
made Is of his SO circuit clouts
off right handlers and Jimmy FoxX
poled 9 of his SO off north paws.
These figures ordinarily would
be most embarrassing to the left
handed hitters who moan when a
southpaw pitches against them.
Of course they can come back and
say that not even the right hand
ers can hit good leftie.
Foxx hit better abroad than he
did at Shibe Park, getting 19 of
his homerS while playing on the
road. johnson got Is at home
and 13 on the road. Gehrig made
IS at home and the same number
on the road.
TroSky is a homerun hitter in
Cleveland, with that short right
field fence. TroSky got 81 Of his
homerS in Cleveland.
Seven Off Rowe
Pitching against Foxx, johnson,
Gehrig and Trosky, the Detroit
Big Four, comprised of Schoolboy
Rowe, Tommy Bridges, Eldeh
Auker and Alvin Crowder, allowed
20 homers. The sluggers made
seven off Rowe, six off Bridges,
five off Gin'ril Crowder and two
off Auker. Gehrig made three off
Rowe, as did johnson.
Bump Hadley and John White
head were nicked for six homers,
each, by the five sluggers. Paul
Andrews and Vernon Kennedy
were found for five apiece. On the
other hand, Yves Ferrell held the
quintet to two circuit Swats, while
Ted Lyons allowed only three.
Records of leading home-run hit
tiers follow:
GREENBERG-36
Boston Pitchers-WalberE ?, Rhodes,
WelCh. Ferrell-5.
Chicago PitChers-FIsCheF, Kennedy,
Lyons. Whitehead-4.
Cleveland Pitchers-L. Brown 2. Hud.
| lin-3.
New York Pitehers-AIIen ., Gomez
2, BrOaca. Malone, Murphy.
Philadelphia Pitchers = Mahaffey 2,
BlaehOlder. Caster. Dietrieh-5.
| st. Louis Pitchers-COffman 2. Walk
| up 2. Andrews, Hansen, Van Alta, Wei
lands.
Washington Pitchers-Ha adley 2,
Burke, RUSSELL.
Off left handlers. IL; off right hand.
ers, IS; at home, IS; abroad, Is.
FOXX-36
| Boston Pitchers-Rhodes, WaIberE-2.
Chicago Pitchers-FischeF 2, Kennedy
?, Tietje 2, SalvesOn, Whitehead-S.
Cleveland Pitchers-Winegarner 2,
| GalehOuSe-3.
Detroit Pitchers-BridEes 8, Crowder
8. Auker. Rowe, LawsOn-9.
New York Pitchers-GOmez .. Allen,
| Murphy.
st. Louis Pitchers-Andrews 2, Cain,
Knott. Thomas.
Washington Pitchers-C appOlS 2,
| Burke. Hadley. WhitehilI-5.
Off left handlers. 4: IF right handlers,
70; at hme, IL; abrad. 10.
GEHRIG-SO
Boston Pitchers-HOckette, johnson
l-2
Chicago Pitchers-Wyatt .. Jones,
Kennedy, Phelps, Whitehead-6.
Cleveland Pitchers-Hildebrand 2,
Harder. Lee, Pearson.
Detroit Pitchers-ROwe ;, Halter,
! Philadelphia Pitchers-BentOn, Diet.
rich. MarCum, Wilshere-4.
st. Louis Pitchers-Van Alta 2,
Walkup ?. Andrews. knots.
Washington Pitchers - Newsom 2,
Off Ieft-handers !; off right.handers
90.
At home Is: abroad Is.
| BOB JOHNSON-2s
Boston Pitchers - FerrelI, Grove,
1
Chicago Pitchers-Whitehead 3, Ly.
| Ons. SalvesOn-5.
Cleveland Pitchers-C. Brown. Hide.
| brand. PearsOn-3.
Detroit PitcherS-ROwe 8, Bridges 2,
Auker. CrOwder-7.
New York Pitchers-RuffinR (D,
| Murphy .. MalOne-5.
st. Louis Observation-Disclosures
Washington PitchersBean, HadIey,
| Stewart. Whitehill-4.
Off left-handers 8; off righthanders
-25.
At home Is; abroad 13.
TROSKY-2S
Boston Pitchers-Walberg I.
| Chicago PitChers-kennedy, Lyons,
| Phelps. Vance,.
Detroit PitcherS-Bridges, CrOwder,
| Fischer-3.
| New York Pitchers-DeShOnE-1.
Philadelphia Pitchers-BentOn 2, Blae.
holder, Doyle, Marcum-5.
| st. Louis PitChers-Andrews, Cain,
Caldwell, COffman, Thomas, Van Alta
a.
Washington PitchersHadley 2, Bean,
Petit, Russell. Whitehead-6.
Off left-handers 5; off right hand
ers-21.
At home 10; abroad I.