Evening Republican, Volume 59, Number 115, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 June 1917 — MAKES NEW HITTING RECORD [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

MAKES NEW HITTING RECORD

Ray Bates of Athletics Drives Five Runs Home in One Inning In Recent Game. In the closing game of the series with Washington, Ray Bates of the Philadelphia Athletics broke a world’s record by driving home five runs in one inning. In the seventh, on his first trip to the plate, he sent three men home by smashing out a triple, and

later in the same inning he hit a double with two men on. In five trips to the bat Bates made two triples, a double and a single. The new batting sensation of the league is twenty-six years old, stands six feet two inches, weighs Ho pounds and is a native of Paterson, N. J. He played with Vernon, Cal., last year, having the fine batting aveiage of .285 in 203 games. . . .......

Ray Bates.