Evening star., 1936-12-27

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ing features Of the 1896 campaigns.
The Yankees practically rewrote
the record book. Ignored in the pre-
season favorte list. they won the
American League pennant by 1914
games. and beat the Giants, four
games to two. in the World Series.
Some idea Of the Yankee power
may be gained from these figures:
They whacked out 1,676 hits, in
cluding 315 doubles. 83 triples. and
2.7o3 bases. ss5 runs driven in, and
l065 runs scored. Their total base
hits, extra base hits, home runs, runs
scored, and runs batted In established
new major league records.
Hubbell closed the season by win
ming Is straight victories which, with
the aid Of some flrst-class fioundering
by the Cards and Cubs, practically
carried the Giants to the National
League pennant.
The Giants ace won as games and
Lost 6, and for the third time in his
career led National League pitchers
with an earned run average Of AL.
Hubben was named most valuable"
In the National League, and Lou
Gehrig, Yankee first baseman. was
named IN the American.
Second Southpaw Scores.
"A MOTHER venerable left-hander,
Lefty Grove Of the Boston Red
Sox, topped American League pitchers
with an earned run average Of 28l.
Counted out two years ago after q
remarkable career, Grove has led his
league two years in . row.
The batting champions Of the two
leagues were Luke Appling Of the
Chicago White sox In the American
with a mark Of .38s and Paul Waner
Of Pittsburgh in the National with
.373.
There were two important admini-
strative changes and one important
legislative change in the big leagues.
The st. Louis Browns were purchased
from the estate Of the late Phil Ball
bv a st. Louis syndicate headed by
Donald L. Barnes: and Rurleigh
Grimes replaced Casey Stengel as
manager Of the Brooklyn Dodgers.
Both administrative moves were made
after the close Of the season.
The legislative move. passed by
both major and minor league club
owners, gave major league ohicials
the right to sign sandlot players to
minor league contracts without losing
the right to claim these players at
later date.
Baseball Commissioner Kenesaw
Mountain Lands asked that these
transactions be made through ms
ofice. This request was denied, mark
ing the first time In Lands baseball
career his power had been curbed.
Attendance Scars.
"A IL club owners in the majors re-
"A ported increased attendance over
the year before. Unofdcial figures
showed the Yankees on top with
total home attendance Of almost q
million"
Attendance at the New York world
series also reflected better times. Tne
record single-game attendance OF
Ga 900 set by the Yankees and Cards
In 1926 was broken twice. and new
all-time high Of 66,669 established.
The season also produced two out
standing rockies, Outfielder Joe Dt
Magic of the New York Yankees ana
Pitcher Bob Feller Of Cleveland.
Di Maggie hit 1913 in 1873 games,
whacked out % home runs, two IN
one inning, and got 206 hits. He was
the twelfth major Lacquer In history
to get more than 200 hits his f1rst
year up.
Pitching despite protest that he
was signed in violation OF the major
minor league agreement, Feller won
five games and lost three. He tied
Dizzy Deans major league strikeout
record by tanning II Philadelphia
batters on September 13. He pitched
to 227 batters and struck out rs, al
most one in every three.
Champions Fall.
0THER outstanding frst-year men
were Johnny Mize, who replaced
Jim Collins as regular first baSenlan
Of the st. Louis Cardinals, and Roy
Weatherly Of Cleveland. Weatherly
hit 1886 and Mize .329.
It was a hard year on defending
batting champions. Both Buddy
Meyer Of Washington and Arky
Vaughan Of Pittsburgh, 1885 champs
Of the American and National League
hitters, respectively, started poorly and
were never able to get on top. Meyer
slumped 80 points from his winning
total and finished with mark of .269.
Vaughan, however, ended with q total
OF 335.
Other highlights Of the season:
Tommy Bridges won % games for
the Detroit Tigers, more than any
other pitcher In the American League.
.. Mel OFT Of the Giants finally got
clear title to the senior circuits home
run crown with 80. Lou Gehrig
ran his iron-man record to 1908
games, hit - homers to top the
league again, and set new individual
American League scoring, total base
and runs batted In records. >. Cleve-
land led the club batting column with
q mark of .304. Chuck Klein Of
the Phillies hit four honlers on July
10 to set a new modern major league
record. Pepper Martin Of the
Cards stole the most bases in his
league, 23. The Yankees hit II
homers in two days. Hal Trosky
Of the Indians hit safely in 20 straight
games, the best string Of the major
league season. Joe Medwick Of
the Cards got 10 straight hits.
wl1acked out "a doubles, q new league
record, accumulated the most National
League base hits, 223, and the most
total bases. 367. Dizzy Dean won
a games. lost 13, and was, As usual.
one Of the busiest twirlers.
Van Mungo Of the Brooklyns struck
ont seven straight Cincinnati batters