The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-01-08
RECORDS FOR
BATTING, NAT.
LEAGUE, GIVEN
Figures Show that 245
Players Took Part in
Championship Games

NEW YORK, Jan. 8-Official bat
ing records of the National League
FOR 1886 show that 245 players took
part in championship games. OF
this number, 80 engaged in rs games
or more, Ill took part in 10 to IA
games, and So appeared in fewer
than 10 games.
Paul G. Waner, Pittsburgh, for
the third time in his career led the
batters with a percentage of 1878
This is the third consecutive year a
Pittsburgh player has topped the
league.
Forrest Jensen, Pittsburgh, by 60
ing to bat 696 times, established a
new league record, displacing the
mark of 681 held jointly by Joseph
c. Moore, New York, made in 1885,
and Lloyd j. Waner, Pittsburgh,
made in 1881.
Floyd Vaughan, Pittsburgh, scored
most runs, 1872.
Joseph M Mcdwick, ST. Louis,
accumulated most base hits, 1923;
most total bases, 367; and establish
ed new league record for two
base hits, with GA. The previous
record was 81, made by Paul c.
Waner of Pittsburgh in 1882.
Ival r. Goodman, Cincinnati, for
the second consecutive year made
most three-base hits, IA.
Melvin T. OFT, New York, for the
first time in his career had a clear
title to home run honors, with 49,
Twice before he had tied for the
lead in this department, in 1882 and
1884.
Leo j. Norris, Philadelphia. made
most sacrifice hits, 81.
John L. Martin, st. Louis, stole
most bases, %.
Joseph G. Moore, New York, pro-
duced most one-base hits, 160
Seven players took part in all their
clubs games Joseph M. Medwick,
st. Louis, 1855 games; Frank j. De-
maree, Chicago, 1854; John A. Has
sett, Brooklyn, 156; Burgess White
head, New York, 154; Leo j. Norris,
Philadelphia, 154; August r. Suhr
and Floyd Vaughan, Pittsburgh, 1856.
BY playing in all of his clubs games
in 1896, Suhr increased his unbro-
ken record of consecutive games to
1884 He began his streak Scptem-
Der IL. 1881.
Three Boston players Eugene
Moore, Baxter b. Jordan and An
thony p Cuccinello-by hitting two
doubles each in the first inning of
the first game against st. Louis,
August 25, set a new record, dis
placing the mark of two apiece made
by Thomas Burns and Fred Gold
smith, Chicago, September 6. 1888,
seventh inning
Charles H. Klein, Philadelphia, hit
4 home runs on July TO- against
Pittsburgh, setting modern Ma
tional League mark. His achieve
ment equaled the best previous mark
made by Robert Lowe, Boston, May
30, 1894, and duplicated by Edward
Delebauty, Philadelphia. July 10,
1896 Klein also tied the extra
base record for one game held by
these two players.
Joseph M. Medwick, st. Louis, by
making 10 consecutive hits in 10
times at bat, tied a record held by
three players. He made seven of
the hits in double header, July
10, and three hits in his first three
times up on July 81.
John r. Mize, st. Louis, had the
longest consecutive hitting streak,
batting safety in % games. During
this run he went to bat 80 times
and made 80 hits for a percentage
of 800. His record began in the
first game of August Q, against
Philadelphia, and was stopped en-
August 25, first game, by Boston.
John l.. Martin, st. Louis, by
scoring 10 runs in Is consecutive
games, acquired the longest run
scoring streak. He began it May Z,
against Philadelphia, and was stop
ped May %, by Chicago.
Chicago and New York tied for
the longest winning streak. with Is
consecutive victories each. while
Philadelphia had the longest losing
streak, IA defeats in a row.
BY winning the pennant last sea-
son, New York tied Chicago for
most league championships, with