The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-23
SEVEN MAJOR
 MARKS BY NIL. NEW IN 1S44
By GLEN PERKTNs

United Press stan COrrespondent) New York, Dec. g - U.P0 = The National League broke seven major league records during the 1914 season, none of which, however, were of as much consequence as 8 good base hit in tight ball game, official league figures released today revealed.
 Melvin Ott, manager of the New York Giants, was the outstanding record breaker in the league, but most of the standards he set were his own marks to begin with any, way. The hard-hitting outfelder set seven of the nine new circuit erc- ords established and acquired two new major league marks.
 The St. Louis Cardinals estab- lished two new team standards; a double fielding mark and Q record for most doubleheaders won. Defen- sively the champions had an average of .982 for @ new record and by making only 112 errors during the campaign, set a new mark for the feweSt errors by team in a season.
 Extensively the Red Birds swept IT bargain-bills to establish 8 new record in that department.
 The New York Giants cracked the mark for most runs driven in by one club when they defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers 26 to 8, driving in all of their runs.
 Otis new major league records were established when he became the first big leaguer to receive five bases on balls in one game on four occasions. He also became the first major leaguer to score six runs in one game on two occasions.
 Damon Phillips, Boston Braves third baSeman, established new modern record for third basemen when he made II assists in one game. Ray Mueller, Cincinnati catcher, broke all endurance rec ords for receivers by stretching his consecutive games caught mark to PIT and the other major league rec ord established was for most pitch CTS used in single game, IA, seven each by the New York Giants and the Chicago Cubs.
 Seven major league marks were tied by the National League. St. Louis, by winning 100 or more games for the third successive year, equalled the major league standard and set a new mark in the senior circuit. The Cards also left 18 men on base in one game to tie another mark.
 Other marks tied included Muel- ler's feat of catching 155 games. Bill Nicholson, Chicago Cub outf1elder, hit four homers in successive times at bat, setting 6 new league mark and tieing the major league record. The four homerS were in a double header, another tied big league rec ord and new N. L. mark. Roy i Hughes, also of Chicago, matched the big-league mark by accepting B chances in one game and Nicholson set 8 new circuit mark and tied the major league record when he led the league in both runs and runs driven in for the second consecutive year.
 Otis new National League marks l WG4Cs AAOoO 4AO44C u44S1 A44Cb4114C, 2oS most runs scored, lifetime, 1,784; most bases on balls, lifetime, 1929; most runs batted in, lifetime, TIT; most times two or more home runs in one game, 49; most extra base hits, lifetime, 1928, and most bases on long hits, 2,075.
 The nine double plays in one doubleheader, made by St. Louis, gave the Cardinals another league mark.
 Stanley Musial led the circuit in slugging for the second consecutive season with 8 percentage of .549 Augie Galan of the Brooklyn Dod- gers drew the most bases on balls, 101, and Vince DiMaggio of the Pittsburgh Pirates, was the strikeout king for the third consecutive year, whining on 83 occasions.