The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-09
NAT. LEAGUE
 BAT RECORDS
 MADE PUBLIC
Two Hun dre d and Fifty eight Players Took Part
 in Champ Games

batting records of the National League for 1888 show that 258 play CTS took part in championship gam es. Of this number. 78 engaged in 75 games or more, l2l took part in 10 to "A games, and 50 appeared in fewer than 10 games.
 Ernest N. Lombardi. Cincinnati, by leading the batters with a mark of .342, became the second catcher to top the circuit since 1900. Eugene F. Hargraye, Cincinnati, in 1926. was the first receiver to head the batters, with 353.
 Melvin T. Ott, New York, scored most runs, ll6 and made most home runs, 36, to gain his second clear title to home run honors. His 1888 string added to his previous record brings his lifetime to tatol to 342 and makes his seventh year of clout- ing 30 or more home runs.
 Double Century Mark Prank A. Mccormick, Cincinnati, by, making 209 hits in his first full season was the only National Lea que player to reach the double cen tury mark in 1888. McCormick went to- bat most times, GAO, and secured most cne- base hits. 160.
 John R. Mize, St. Louise, com piled most total bases, 326 and most three -bAse hits, Is. Mize hit three home funs in a game twice during the 1938 season, within a week s time. July 13 against Boston and July 20 against New York.
 Joseph M Medwick. St. Louis, led for the third consecutive year in making most two base hits, with A. @
 Del E. Young. Philadelphia, made most sacrifice hits, IS. Stanley c. Hack, Chicago, stole most bases, Is.
 Only two players, Frank A. Mo- Cormick and Harry Craft both of Cincinnati, took part in all their clubs games, 151.
 Gilbert H. Brack, with Philadel- phia, made two two-base hits in the fifth inning of the first game, July 20, against Pittsburgh, and tied a record held by many players.
 Tics Record
 Anthony F. Cuccinllo, Max L. West and Elburt P. Fletcher, Bos- ton, by hitting successive home runs off Carl Hubbell, New York, in the fourth inning, July 9, tied a record held by many trios.
 Eugene Moore and Harl w. Mag gert, Boston. each hit home run with the bases filled, April 30, against Philadelphia. Richard Bar tell and August R. Mancuso, New York, equaled this. performance on July 4, second game, against Brook lyn. This achievement tied record held by many clubs.
 Lloyd J. Waner, Pittsburgh. had the longest batting streak, g games, during which he went to bat 96 times, making 8 hits for 344 percentage, He began his streak September 5, first game, against Chicago, and was stopped in the first game, September 30. by Der ringer of Cincinnati.
 Run Scoring Streak
 Ival R. .Goodman, Cincinnati, by scoring 16 runs in Ii consecutive games, had the longest run scoring streak of the season. He began it in the game of June 12, against Boston, and was stopped June 25 by Phila- delphia. .
 Pittsburgh had the longest win- winning streak, 13 games, started June 29 against Cincinnati and stop ped July 13 by Brooklyn. Philadel- phia had the longest losing streak, g games, which began April 21 against Brooklyn and ended when Boston was beaten, May l.
 By winning the National League pennant, Chicago tied the low mark for l54-game schedule, made by. St. Louis in 1926. Chicago again gained tie with New York for most championships, each club now hay ing won fifteen pennants.