Show I BILL BIL KAYS KAY'S RECORD Year Club J 3 G AB R H R TB SH SR Av v. 1909 Albany N. N Y Y S s 10 71 4 21 1910 Albany Alban N. N Y S S. S 43 72 10 6 6 26 1911 Albany Alban N N. Y Y 1 S S. S 99 99 61 51 10 6 5 35 36 1 il Albany N. N Y S S. S I 67 3 39 63 12 3 10 34 1913 Albany N. N l Y S S. S i i 02 7 67 67 19 21 7 27 19 1914 Binghamton N N. Y N.-Y Y S S. S 16 42 83 96 9 30 o Son Totals 4 2463 3 1128 34 US Though a n point behind Frank Frak record In n general consistency it was waa really better the batter the beter-the tho best in fact tact that an any minor leaguer has ever made FRANK FRANK HUELS HUELSMAN'S IAN S R RECORD CORD Year Club Cub G AB An R H TB SH Av 1007 1907 In Kansas City A. A A A. A 19 91 9 lES 24 2411 41 11 81 1908 1308 4 3 4 49 18 IS 11 1 1909 New Orleans S. S U I. L i 56 18 10 6 37 1910 S. S L L. 38 38 14 1 23 36 4 42 2 17 Harr SI 81 20 57 67 86 11 14 1 4 1911 Groat Falls U U. A A. A A 13 MG 17 34 25 26 16 15 1 41 In 1912 Great Falls aIH U. U A A. A 87 15 14 I 9 1913 Salt Lake U. U A A. A 12 00 au 16 8 1914 11 Salt Sal Lake U. U IJA UA A. A i 69 58 74 H 12 13 4 o Totals 99 i 1241 1805 71 73 39 Both are real really remarkable Had not lost ost his stride while In Inthe Inthe inthe the Southern league It I Is quite H Me lle that tat ho he would haVe ha been far tar ahead of ot Ka Kay At an any rate b by batting 41 t for Or a quartet of or seasons the Salt SnIt Lake Lakeman Lakeman man has set an almost unprecedented mark marlc I HERE ERK have haTe been hundreds of or mo me n In the tho course coure of or the past ast decade who T THERE I have o su succeeded In batting 0 01 or l better beter In the minor leagues leagueR but those who have been boon able ablo to accomplish that feat year ear after year ear r are aio comparatively com corn few There Thero Is fa a n batting bating t trust In fast company composed of ot such stars as Cobb Crawford Eddie Collins Jackson Jackon Speaker Lajoie Lajoia Baker McInnis Daubert Sherwood Magee Cravath Zimmerman Becker et al There Thoro ll Is an equivalent of or that famous group rup In the bushes bushes mer men who ha e no equals In In their particular field The names of ot these veteran stars star are not pot br bruited led over o tho the countryside bu but t each Is II a demigod in tn the legue league he rules Hero Here the they are S 'S Hj O OI i W w o C i 8 1 I I c r C g 5 n cr o oa t o 0 a a t C a 3 0 t a Q p p o 4 i a i. i n C 2 c p a ap C 07 p I f p I f g s f r oI ce F. F Huelsman 8 8 99 1241 1805 71 US 94 Bill Dill Kay 6 6 2463 1334 1128 34 3 22 2 51 31 1 Pete Pate Knisely 5 1804 91 67 83 28 46 6 1 1 Larry LeJeune 6 2236 43 77 1085 79 48 40 0 13 p 4 1996 39 66 83 65 5 2 74 Jesse Jesso Burkett 7 16 l 1536 36 21 OO 63 65 55 30 7 11 ii- ii 7 1 71 Platte 4 4 1939 82 50 o 1 15 68 58 G 65 Harry Lumley 4 1314 O 40 69 41 H 52 20 26 68 l Ilia Z 3 57 IS 18 1 8 86 85 C 6 22 60 32 36 Babe Borton Barton 4 1883 53 53 61 39 86 7 42 SO 34 H. H 6 2625 9 84 14 1146 1145 96 10 27 7 52 13 3 2 Dodo Dade Cries Criss 5 5 21 6 70 19 57 27 1 6 6 10 2 25 2 Bill Orr 3 1807 SOS 61 51 68 13 31 31 Jay mv Di S 1 5 2439 1067 53 94 31 49 18 3 Bill Clay ay 9 9 1048 67 1173 1627 73 3 51 jj 67 7 Jake AIU er 6 2869 98 1186 32 22 29 9 lU 5 5 55 2505 2501 6 5 78 38 30 89 Bill Hinchman J 5 8 4 1388 1 14 37 70 Di Del Drake 6 2160 36 6 1050 71 22 31 1 Emit Frisk I s k 17 7 80 0 0 Cactus Cactus 10 0 I F Cravath 8 S as SI 1527 21 2147 74 H 77 44 In contrast to U se mighty sluggers the Inefficiency of ot other minor lc league u Is 11 astounding Most of these strike out out artists arc are pitchers and so hold their Jobs on merits other merits other than batting bating Without a a. n doubt the most awful example of or Inability at the plate was shown hown by hy Pichor with sith Uon or In 1912 and Ottumwa In 1913 In the tho c course uro of or those two sea sea- sons eons wih the patient patent henley wa wat at bat 1 2 consecutive times without making th the semblance of ot a hi hit He lie Ie holds hold tho worlds world's record for this undesirable at- at I These arc are the weak we sisters slaters C l b i 3 t. t d e 2 a 3 8 C 3 C g o 0 r I c d dp t I p n c f L jc f Si j. 4 4 a r pl h. h 5 5 I a fI tI L a QS I c i. i ab t i 4 f 4 Iii t 5 4 F t L I r r a r a t Henley 3 rii ri 13 13 5 5 4 4 4 4 S 8 1 0 0 0 09 Hodge jV 3 70 11 15 1516 16 5 0 g g 0 g 0 1 1 Wilson 4 90 O IMS 31 8 1 10 20 2 4 0 0 0 2 lson il 2 4 10 24 2 25 9 0 0 0 1 Taylor i 5 5 5 11 73 73 10 10 29 29 9 34 U 16 If 0 00 o i 1 3 10 Holmes 6 6 6 07 2 22 18 48 53 3 17 1 1 0 00 0 6 5 11 d ill 11 11 7 75 22 31 23 33 3 S S. S 3 30 0 0 2 1 i a 0 6 33 61 91 16 5 f 2 5 II 14 1 Troy TroT 1 v 5 5 41 23 55 6 62 13 6 0 0 7 1 12 3 1 11 1 12 37 7 1 40 o I 12 2 0 0 3 11 It IB is only onh by hy comparison that that wo we are arc enabled d to gain e perspective On OnA is better cr I able abI to realie what it J means for Frank to average a Ill HI safe afe sae beter hits In li 1000 times at aL hat liat when Pitcher record shows that ho got ot his only four tour in tm times s at t bat |