Show RUBE WADDEll OlDS RECORD SL Sixteen teen Strikeouts In Single Contest Is His Modern Mark NEW YORK May ray 12 The modern strike out record for tor a nine inning game Is I IC C held by bythe bythe the late lato George e Edward l dward Waddell otherwise known as Rube Hube Back In 1984 1884 18 Ramsey pitch pitch- pitch In- In for Providence In the NatIOnal league lealue whiffed 19 but conditions ere acre aute different then Wa a Id lieu made maae his nis out strike record II as a member r me of the St StLouis StLouis StLouis Louis club at a time when the Rube Ruh aas wa as regarded i as well ell nigh Connie Mack tired d ot passed him on to Jimmy at Sl St Louis Shortly after ard the Rube took deer deep dark duh revenge re at nt the expense pena of or the Athletics Sent SInt S nt agaInst his hl hi old teammates Waddell addell struck OUI ou 16 e a modern record for tor nine Innings Inning'S No 00 pitcher in recent years yeaM hisS has had so many chances to break that record as Walter Jolln oll Had the Washington sta star r been a pitch pitch- pitcher pitcher er who sought the he probably would have hl turned the trick With John Johnson on howe er Inning the ball bali game Paine meant more than an record There are two to records record which b baseball plovers think will stand for a long lon Ion Um time One On of them 16 I Ruths Ruth's 59 9 home rune run th thu other 16 ie strike out outs With th the lively liely ball now in use to think of f striking out 16 It or more pia era I Is a a joke jole says Walter Johnson morel In rn these th days six he strike outs ollis is s out of the ordinary say ays Grover or Alexander The r lively hall hail and no freak pitching makes make Waddells Waddell's II's record a 5 fe for or some time opines opine Ed Walsh |