Show TWO IWO HUNDRED BASE BASEI I HITS nITs IN ONE O SEASON EASON ASON A RARE OCCURRENCE But Nap Lajoie Several Times Has Performed the Feat In the ten years eais ealS that the tho American league has been a rival of or the National league only three Majors Napoleon Napoleon La- La Jole joie George Stono Stone and Tyrus Trus Raymond Ramond Cobb have Cobb have turned the trick of making or more hits hilts In a B. season says nays the I Cleveland Leader Lajoie was a double century plant in 1901 1004 1901 1906 and 1910 I Jarr Larry was with tho the athletics In 1901 tho the St. St was in this highly select class In 1906 while the thumping lI tiger er entered tho the wallop per season society in 1907 and renewed his membership two years later In the tho campaign of ot 1910 Lajoie smashed nfl all records for tho the American America American league b bv by making 27 7 hits He took part in of ot the games played by bv tho the naps not missing a Ii contest con- con test teat until the last Jast week eok of or the season The era a average e number of or hits mado made or r game by him was which did no not 1 come up to his 1901 record when the American league expansion movement nt was In Its Infancy and when Baltimore and Milwaukee l were the holders of oC the time franchises no now r owned by New York anc and St. St Louis V Larry was credited with safeties in 1901 tho the American leaguers th then n be beIns being being be- be ing Ins content with the game Kame ame schedule The Tho king king- was war in battles that year ear and the average a number of or hits ho he made madea a game same was the tho not then ha having ing adopted the tho foul strike rule and the spit ball being unknown In 1902 no American league l e player er mode mMe 00 00 safeties Cheerful Charles Charles' HIckman then of or the naps being the amon among the thus manufacturers o of oC bingles and having 13 wallops to W I credit Thero There were ere no double century men mon In 1903 V p Pats Patsy Dougherty setting the tho pace In making hits that year car with In 1905 1903 the American leaguer who made the greatest number of at safeties was George Stone then known as G George orSe All AllRight Right and now called by the St S1 Louis Loul fans George Georgo AH All Wrong Ho He got IS 1ST drives out of ot the reach of or the fielders Nineteen eight ht was another campaign In which no player tore tor off oCt or more clouts Cobb set et th the p pace se e that Sfa season on with safeties The American leaguers who have ha made or more hits from 1901 to 1910 inclusive are as follows 1901 1901 Lajoie Philadelphia games sames hits aera average e r game 1904 Lajoie Cleveland games 21 hits average per por game gamo 1 51 1906 1906 Lajoie Cleveland eland games 21 hits average per same game IH 1906 1906 Stone Stone St St. Louis games 20 hits average per game 1907 Cobb 1907 Cobb Detroit games sames 21 U hits average per game 1 2 1909 1909 Cobb Detroit games gaines 21 hits hits' avera average pOI per game ame 13 1910 1910 Lajoie Cleveland Cle 15 bam barnes s 23 27 his average p per r game hame Lajoie besides possessing the honorof honor hono of or having made more hits in a season than any other pla player er In B B. B. B Johnsons Johnson's organization past or present enjoys enjo's tin run run- other distinction In 1901 he lie crossed th plate times In games ames a record never equaled American leaguers wh who have hn scored or more runs In a campaign cam cam- are Mike Donlin Jimmy Collins Fielder Jones Joncs Jimmy Williams Chick SUhl Stahl Ollie Pickering Irving Waldron Jimmy Barrett Barrell Dummy Hoy Hov Jimmy Casey CaHey Jack Farrell Farroll Tommy Dowd E Ed Delehanty Delehant Bill Bradley Davo o Fultz Topsy Hart Hartsel el Sammy Samm Stran Strang Pat Pa Dou hert Jones Jonos Dougherty Davy y Sam Crawford Matty Donle Donie Bush Eddie Collins Colllns Col Col- Col- Col lins and anel Ty Tr Cobb |