Salt Lake Tribune | 1919-03-03 | Page 9 | Birthdays Usually Lucky for Players

BIRTHDAYS USUALLY LUMPLK Remarkable Coincidences Cited Regarding Major League Stars. Birthdays are lucky da$-s for many major leaguers. i George Mullfn was 32 years old on July t 4, 1012. On that day he pitched a no- hit no-run game for the Tigers against ; the St. Louis Browns. i Jack Warhop and "Lefty" George also i twirled no-hit no-run games on their birthdays. These performances were. . however, in the minors. ; Pol Perritt of the Giants, celebrating his twenty-sixth birthday anniversary on August 30, 1913. held Brooklyn to two : safeties and beat them. 1 to 0. i Stanley Covclfskle was 27 vcars old on i July 11, 191S. He beat Xrw York, 1 to 0- ' ! on the same day, but allowed three hits ! i to the two that Perritt gave. f i On May 2 Detroit, with Kaliio pitching. opposed Chicago. Collins was out of the j lineup, but went in as a pinm hitter : i and singled, lie was 31 years old on that day, but scored a perfect batting aver- ! . age. i Lddh"1 Roush of Cincinnati was 25 yenr i old on May S. Cincinnati beat St. Louis. ! i) to 6, scoring all nine runs in the ninth Inning. Roush came to bat tice in t ho ninth, walked each time and also scored each time. Roush had received two has fa tin halls before the ninth, so he walked four times on his hirthdav. David JaiiK's Bancroft. the Phillips 1 t-'hortstnp. was 26 years old on April i:n He walked twjre, the only passes i ?ued to his team, and got two singles besides. Hi Meyers. Brooklyn: Larry Gardner. Athletics, and Hank Shanks all batted lor an average of .fiT on their birthdays. Larry Cheney, Hub Leonard and Gene Packard ail pitched on th'-ir birt.hd;ivs last year, and each of them won his ga me. These are some of the unusual birthdav performances recorded in the major leagues.