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Show CIRCUIT HITS DIDN'T COUNT 'Three Major League Datters Victims of Circumstances Last Season Babo Ruth Is One. Threo players In tho big leagues had tho distinction of driving the ball into tho bleuchers last season without with-out getting credit usually given for a homo run. Tho trio were Babo Ituth, tho slugger slug-ger of tho Bed Sox; J. Franklin Baker, tho "homo-run kng" of the Ynnkocs, and Emll Mcuscl, the young outfielder of tho, Philadelphia Nationals. Na-tionals. On July 8 Buth propelled ono of Stanley Covalcsklo's spltters Into the right field bleachers. It was In the ninth inning, with the scoro tied und Amos Struuk on first base.' When Strunk crossed tho plato, tho gamo ended and lluth got credit for only a thrco-baggcr. In an cxtrA Inning gdmo at tho Polo grounds, Baker drovo tho ball into the right-field bleachers. Unfortunately Unfortunate-ly tbo bases wcro crowded at tho moment, mo-ment, and as a result tho third baseman base-man got credit for only a single. With a man on second in a ten-lining ten-lining gamo at Philadelphia between thoPhllJles and tho Braves, Meusel hltvthq ball into tlio bleachers, but fot Credit for only a two-bagger. |