Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-28
Yankee Leads DESPITE
Slump in Average;
Many Marks Set

NICK Etten'S batting mark slipped
from 1893 in 1914 to .285 this year
but the New York Yankees first
baseman proved he was clutch hit
ter by winning the American
Leagues runs-batted-in crown with
Ill tallies driven over.
Etten was the only player in the
circuit to drive across 100 or more
runners. but his title winning total
appears none too robust. 1t is the
lowest mark since 1920, when the
tabulation of runs batted in was
adopted.
So whatever any Nat did in this
department of baseball in 1945 can't
be highly rated. And only two of
the Washington club were anywhere
around the top. George Binks, play
ing his freshman year in the majors,
was best of the Mats with 81 runs
driven over. The veteran Joe Kuhel
was next with rs.
Binks Fifth in r. b.
Between Etten and Binks in the
R. B. I. rankings are Roy Cullen
bine, who moved to Detroit's Tigers
from Clevelands Indians shortly
after the l945 campaign got under
way; Vern Stephens of the St.
Louis Browns and the Tigers Rudy
York.
That makes Binks fifth in the
league and Kuhel sixth.
kuhel with 70 drew more passes
than any other Nat. Harlond Cliff
was the Washington champion at
striking out. He did so So times and
Cliff also was hit four times by
pitched balls, more than any other
Washington player.
Cullenbtne led the leagues walk
ers with ll2 passes. For the second
straight year, Pat Secrecy of the In
dams was the whiffingest batter. He
struck out 81 times as compared
with SO last year. Frank Crosetti of
the Yanks was hit most by pitched
balls, 10 times.
Griffs Figure in Four Records.
The Washington club and Rick
Terrell, its veteran catcher, figured
in 4 of the 81 records that were
tied or broken during the year. A
major league mark was established
when the Nat catchers were charged
with 40 passed balls. BY hopping
up in IA double-head during the
campaign the club matched an
American League record.
In the Mats second game of a
twin bill at Griffith Stadium on Au-
gust 4, Tom Mcbride of Boston's
Red Sox batted over six runs in the
fourth inning to tie an American
League record. Terrell set a record
for most games caught in the Amer
lean League when he ran his string
of performances behind the bat to
1,769 games.
The complete list of records broken
or tied in 1915 follows:
Major Records Broken.
Most years Leading league in home runs
Most double plays by club in season
Most passed balls by club-washins
- Most consecutive games caught-Frank
HAYES: Ph an,,s,l Cleveland: 3os.
M1sI den5s R Rays in by
centage--Detroit. .575.
Fewest games played by club in a sea.
| son-Cleveland, 145 1.-TWO ties).
Fewest errors in q season for league
1902.
Major Records Tied.
Fewest 300" batsmen in q seasons
NJ. Most MOS, runs runs bstted in in an inning
Three home runs in a game-James
Seerey. Cleveland.
No-hit,, no-run game-Richard Fowler
Philadelphia.
-Four. long hits in game-James Secrecy
Making three errors in one inning al
first base-George Metkovich, Boston
FeWest assists by one club in game
-, Fewest, assists by infield in a game
Eewest stolen bases by club in = season
Cleveland, 10.
A. L. Records Broken.
Consecutive scorless innings by rookie
Dave Ferriss. Boston. 221s.
Most games caught in league-Richard
Terrell, Washington, 1850.
Most years no players making 200 or
as1 hG9ses i .4 game by time-Detroit-phila-
LONGEST tie game by inninss-Detroit-
Most, times finished in last place
Philadelphia, 10.
A. L. Records Tied.
+ Most assists at third base in game
Lamar Newsome, Boston, 8.
Winning most double headers in one
season-Washington, IA
Highest fielding percentage for league
~ Longest 4, ages same by inninss-Detroit-