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MISCELLANEOUS

RECORDS

• Cormack Alexander (Kings Co.) set new records for Batting Average (.430) and Hits (138) in a season.
• Carson Law (Syracuse) set a new record for R.B.I. in a season with 90. Three others broke the previous record of 77:

• Harold Miller (Susquehanna) with 82
• Colin Henerson (St. John’s) with 80
• Charles Schuster (Flour City) with 78

• Mathius Wirtz (Minuteman) set a new record for Stolen Bases in a season with 69.
• Konrad Jensen (St. John’s) set a new record for Bases on Balls in a season with 55.

• Fred Fowler (Utica) was second in the N.B.B.O. in B.B. with 28

• Jim Creighton (Excelsior) set a new record for Strikeouts (95) and Pitching W.A.R. (7.5) in a season.
• Kings County set a new record for Runs in a season with 645 (9.21 R/G).
• Syracuse batsmen set a new record for Bases on Balls taken in a season with 172 (2.46 BB/G).
• Alleghany & Trenton Utd. batsmen set a new record for fewest Bases on Balls taken with 69 (0.98 BB/G).
• Scranton batsmen set a new record for Strikeouts in a season with 138 (1.97 K/G).
• Cantabrigians pitchers set a new record for Hits Allowed in a season with 924 (13.20 H/G).
• Excelsior pitchers set a new record for Strikeouts in a season with 121 (1.73 K/G).
• Scranton pitchers set a new record for fewest Strikeouts in a season with 24 (0.34 K/G).
• Theodore Cooke (Syracuse) set an unofficial record with 7 Hits in a 16-innings game (May 22nd at Flour City).
• Continental set a new record by scoring 9 runs in the 9th inning in a comeback win (July 7th at Nassau Co.).
• Hamish Barclay (Gotham) set a new record for Extra-Base Hits in a game with five (July 10th at Mutual).

ACHIEVEMENTS & NOTABLE EVENTS

• The Tucker-Wheaton Cup went to a playoff for the first time since it went to a Round Robin format in 1862.
• 15 of 18 Golden Glove winners won the award for the first time.
• 13 of 18 Team of the Year members were nominated for the first time.
• Seven players had 6+ hits in a game this season. No previous season has had more than four such players.
• As noted, four players had 75+ R.B.I. There had never been more than one such player in a season.
• Three players hit 5+ Home Runs:

• Walter Banks (Oceanic) hit 6 Home Runs in 313 Plate Appearances
• Walter Driscoll (Syracuse) hit 5 Home Runs in 353 Plate Appearances
• Konrad Jensen (St. John’s) hit 5 Home Runs in 334 Plate Appearances

• Three players had Hitting Streaks of 30+ games:

• Edward Huntley (Orange) had a 34-game streak end on May 11th
• Nelson Townsend (St. John’s) had a 33-game streak end on July 27th
• Willie Davis (Susquehanna) had a 32-game streak end on June 15th

• Dennis Pruitt (Alleghany) hit for The Cycle on May 22nd (4/6, 4 R, 4 RBI at Pioneer).
• Anthony Mascherino (Green Mtn.) remains the only batsman with over 30.0 career W.A.R. (34.9).
• John McGowan (Knickerbocker) remains the only pitcher with over 150 career Wins (167).
• Arthur Waltrip (American) is the only player with over 900 career Hits (911).
• Walter Williams (Shamrock) is the only player with over 350 career Stolen Bases (385).