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Show BASSLER SETS PERFECT MARK Caught 63 Games Without Making a Single Error. vVhile the Detroit Tigers were tha second best hitting team in the American Ameri-can league last season, ranking only one point behind Wasbinglon, they were one of the worst fielding clubs. The official fielding records for tlie year show Detroit in sixth place will) I a percentage of .DCS, only two points better than the erring Yankees. In only one position did Detroit place a player as leader. Johnny Bassler, catcher, went through the season without an. error. He had one passed ball in tlie C3 games in which be worked. Myatt of Cleveland and Fox of the Athletics also had perfect records, but appeared in only a few games. In the pitching records Hoiloway, Johns and Stoner fielded flawlessly, as did 13 oilier American league pitchers. Fifth place was the best Detroit infielders could show In their records rec-ords as compared witli other player Johnny Basslar. of the league. Johnny Neun ranked fifth among league first basemen, wlt.h Lou Blue, tlie regular Tiger first baseman, base-man, at the bottom of the list, excepting except-ing for Bob Knode of Cleveland, who played in only 11 games. At second base Gehringer ranked sixth, making 1(5 errors. Both Gehringer Gehr-inger and Eddie Collins of the White Sox finished with fielding percentages of .07.'!. Tavener was third among regular shortstops, but was lif.b If tlie figures of the veteran Peckinpaugh and Scott are considered. These two were In 10 and ,'SS games, respectively. Warner ranked sixth among third basemen, being topped by Kanim, llunnefield, I.ut.ke, McManus and Haney. The best fielding Tiger In tlie outer gardens was Harry Ileilmann, who made 7 errors and ranked rumls'r IS from tlie top. Both Mulius'i Mid Foth-erglll Foth-erglll were lu tin; lower section of the list. |