Evening star., 1951-12-30


games. 1t was the first time in
three years there was an undis-
puted RBI champion.
Williams and Vern Stephens
split the honors in 1949 with 159.
and in 1850 the race ended with
tie at IA between Stephens and
another Boston teammate, Walt
Dropo.
Only Drove In 100.
Zernial, who also was first in
home run production with 33, was
followed on the 1851 RBI list by
Williams with 1876, Chicago's Eddie
Robinson with lit, Cleveland's
Luke Easter with 103 and Al
Rosen, also of Cleveland, with 102.
Only five players drove in 100
or more runs during 1851. Eleven
did it in 1850.
Williams drew the most walks.
143, while Zernial repeated as the
No. l strikeout victim, being
whitfield 101 times. Minnie MinoSo,
White Sox rookie, was hit 16I
times by pitched balls, two more
than his teammate, Nellie Fox.
The dubious record of ground
ing into the most double plays
was shared at % by Washington's
Sam Mele and Boston's Stephens.
The Red Sox drew the most
walks as a team, 1856; drove in the
most runs, 757, and grounded into
the most double plays, 1863. The
st. Louis Browns famed the most
times, 693.
Fewer Records Set.
Thirty -four major league and
American League records were
broken or tied during the season
-33 fewer than last year.
High spot among the new Amer
lean League marks was provided
by Chico Carrasquel, the White
Sox shortstop. The statistics credit
Chico with handling 297 consecu-I
tive errorleSS chances, eraSing the
previous mark of 288 set by Phil
Rizzuto of the Yankees during the
1949 and 1850 campaigns.
Four other individual stars tied
major league batting records. The
Yankees rookie-of -the-year, Gill
McDougald batted in six runs in
one inning. Gil Coan of Washing
ton hit two triples in one inning
Zernial slammed six homers inI
three consecutive games. RosenI
hit four grandslam homers.
Other high marks of the sea-
son included:
Major League Records Broken.
Most years leading in home runs
-29, Yankees.
Most years 100 or more home
runs-28, Yankees.
Most pennants won by one club
Ia, Yankees.
Successive home runs in first
two major league at bats-BobI
Nieman. Browns.
Fewest unplayed games season,
league-10 years.
Major League Records Tied.
Most unassisted double plays by
first baseman in a game. Lou
Limmer, Athletics.
Most double plays at second
base in a game-5, Gerry Priddy,I
Tigers, Detroit.
Most putouts by pitcher IN a
game-5, Steve Gromek, Indians.
Most bases on balls by pitcher
in a game-16, Tommy Byrne,
Browns.
Most no-hit games during career
,, Bob Feller. Indians.
Two no-hitters in one season.
Allie Reynolds, Yankees.
American League Records Broken.
Longest night game by innings
-l9, Chicago VS.. Boston.
Most innings, 2 consecutive ex-
ira inning games-36, Chicago VS..
Boston.
Most players used in a game by
both clubs-39, New York VS..
Detroit.
Most years no player making
200 or more hits-10.
Longest nine-inning game by
time-3.30 New York VS.. Boston.
Most runs in ninth inning by
one club-11, New York.
Most games participated in by
Boston pitcher-63, Ellis Kinder.
Most runs by st. Louis IN a
single game-20.
Most runs by st. Louis in an
inning-1l
American League Records Tied.
Most home runs in four con-
secutive games, Gus Zernlal.
Philadelphia.
Most home runs in a season for
a Chicago player--29, Eddie Rob-
inSon.
Most assists at third base in a
game-10, Vern Stephens, Boston.
Most putouts by an outf1elder
in a game-11, Irv Noren.
Most total bases by club in
one inning-24, New York.
Most consecutive errorleSs
games by a CLUB, Boston and
Cleveland.
Consecutive club Victories-13
~ Cleveland.
Consecutive club victories-14
Chicago.
Most double plays started b.
third Haseman, game-3, Veri
Stephes4.