Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-11-07
WIN, LOSE OR
UKAW By FRANCIS sTANN
Now It's Twice as Many Books

IN ADDITION TO ALL other complications in connec-
necton with major league baseball expansion has been
noted that Commissioner Ford Prick has authorized
double standard of records.
Babe Ruth's go home hit over 154-game
campaign Therefore, Prick reasons why shouldn't the
feat of fellow eventually hits 81 asterSk
indicating accomplished in 162-game season." Good
knows, Hank Greenberg, Jimmy Foxx, Hack Wilson
and Ralph Kner came close enough to the Babes mark
it was.
But old baseball writer himself Prick is showing
little mercy toward today serfs especially of the
school that sets large store by statistical trivia and
bent early in life by carrying typewriter in hand and
a formidable library in the other.
He will have 1.-THE Little Red Book of Major League
Baseball" plus the National Leagues Green Book" and
the American Leagues Red Book Then there's likely
to be of j. Taylor Spnks products such 1.-The
Baseball Register "The Official Baseball Guide" Zone
for the Book and "Daguerreotypes of Great Stars of
Baseball" not to mention Allan Roth's invaluable who's
Who In Baseball"
WHEN THE STATISTICAL reporter reaches the press
box with this load he additionally duged by stacks of
mmeogaphed statistics prepared by the rival clubs press
agents There are of course, certain advantages
flash he can tell whether Hal Naragon hit home
off Johnny Antoneli and if he did, when, where the
weather conditions and the inning.
He can't reveal how Ralph Terry of the Yankees felt
after Bill Mazeroski Of the Pirates creaed him to
the recent World Series even baseball book
publishers such sentimental field in short time
Prick, who in effect is doubling the records was
pretty good baseball reporter in his day Not bad the
radio either But in Fords time about the timeest publ
cation the market the Reach Ocia Guide" which
reported the last two and he simply went to
the clubhouse after game and asked the manager
player what happened
Now that records to be kept separately it will be
interesting to note how much value will be placed them
by the public If Harmon Kebrew hits 81 home next
year during 162-game schedule will that be greater
feat than Rutht 60 1927? After ALL Kebrew possibly
will go to bat "a times than Ruth.
HOW WILL POsTER1TY deal with other vital sta
tStlcs For example 10 years ago the Philadelphia Ath
letlcS grounded into ITO double plays record number
What if another team playing e2game schedule hits
into 173?
There is dandy statistical item in the Little Red
Book that takes up quite bit of space It's under the
heading, Fewest stolen bases $50 games season.
During the entire season of 1884 for instance neither
Bill Terry nor Mel OFT of the Giants stole hase Ted
without steal
reaches this of the record book Roy Severs never
1882 Yogi Berra in 1854 Dick Groat in 1885, and James
Barton Vernon in the year.
NOW THIS, ON PAPER, an upset James Barton
vernon, the more familiar Mickey, superb base
runner ana expert Slider Bucky Harris when he briefly
was manager OF the Yankees put it this way:
The two best base-runners in the American League
are Joe DiMaggio and Mickey Vernon They're not going
10 match ly COLDS or Clyde Mans records stealing
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