The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-12-20
SOLLENBERGER SET HIGH MARK FOR
KEY WEST PITCHERS In STRIKEOUTS;
CONCHS CORNERED BATTING HONORS
Bethel And RevelS En-
aged I'm Hardest
Fought Mound Duel Of
1910

Records of official score
keeper Pedro Aguilar reveal only
thirty baseball games were play
ed in Key West during 1910. This
comparatively small number of
national paStime exhibitions can
be attributed to several reasons.
The season itself did not get
under way until the latter part Of
the year. Then closing of Navy
Field caused a temporary cessa-
ton OF activity, followed closely
by disarmament of the Island
City League, which put an end
to the lackadaiSical season.
Key West ConchS engaged in
most of the contests played, win
ming eight, losing two and having
two thrown out as nO-cOnteSts-
US. Marines ranked next with
eight games. This service unit
appeared in many other exhibit
tions but no records are available,
practically all being of a practice
nature. Blue Sox, disbanded dur
ing league play, played a total OF
five contests. C.G.C. Pandora en-
gagged in four games and TrOjans
two.
Outstanding pitcher of the year
was Sollenberger, ace mounds
man of the Leathernecks. In for
" innings he tOed the slab, 70
players went down Swinging-al-
most two strikeouts per inning
In one game alone he famed l8
batters and in another sent Is
men trotting back to the dugout
with their bats on their shoulders
He walked only 10 players
Future pitchers will have
tough job topping that record.
Hardest-fought mound duel of
the season developed when Rob
ert Bethel of the COnchs opposed
Revels of the Pandora on NOvem-
Der 3. Bethel finally won the
contest. 10. but the deciding run
was scored on an error. The Coast
Guardsman limited the Key West
nine to two meaSely hits, while
Bethel allowed just one more than
that number. Revels struck out
u batters in that game against
eight for Robert In the 81 in
nings Bethel pitched during the
season he famed 90 men and
walked nine
Records of other pitchers fol-
low.
Malgrat-4O strikeouts and 20
bases on balls in AZ innings.
Baker-16 strikeouts and eight
bases on balls in 20 innings.
Casa-11 strikeouts and four
bases on balls in Is innings.
Butler-15 strikeOuts and four
bases on balls in Is innings.
Wicker-14 strikeouts and four
bases on balls in u innings.
McKay-1O strikeouts and two
bases on balls in nine innings.
Mortor-Eight strikeouts and
four bases on balls in nine in
ningS.
H. Gates-Eight strikeouts and
eight bases on balls in eight in
nings.
+ Kitchins-Eight strikeouts and
10 bases on balls in 20 innings
/ J. CarbOnell-Four StrikeOuts
and two bases on balls in eight
innings.
Diaz-10 strikeouts and two
bases on balls in 10 innings.
c. Albury-12 strikeouts and
10 bases on balls in 20 innings
Salinero-11 Strikeouts and four
bases on balls in y innings
Boring-Two strikeouts and
two bases on balls in four in
nings-
Molina-12 strikeouts and four
bases on balls in Il innings.
D.; Three members OF the KEY
West Conchs dominate baseball's
batting honors for 1910 They
are William Gates. captain and
third baseman: Armando Ace
vedo. shortstop. and Philip Baker
utility infielder-pitcher
In two-base blows Gates led the
trio with six to five for Acevedo
and four for Baker The Conch
shortstop poled the most triples,
a half dozen. followed by Gates
: and Baker with five each. In
home runs. they took a backseat