Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 299, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 December 1919 — FEW RIGHT-HANDED- HITTERS [ARTICLE]

FEW RIGHT-HANDED- HITTERS

Large Majority of Outfielders of American League Teams Bat From First Base Side. Left-handed hitters predominate in most of the American league outfields, the Yankees being the only club with three right-hand hitters working regularly. Lewis, Bodie and Vick all ewing from the .right-hand side of the plate. Wickland and O’Doul are lefthand hitters, and Halas bats either way. Detroit has Cobb, Veach and Shorin swinging from the left side, and Flagstead the only right-hand hitter. Boston has Hooper, Strunk, Ruth, Lamar and Gilhooley, who are lefthanded hitters, and Gainer, a converted Infielder, as the lone right-hand hitter. Cleveland has four left-hand-ers. in Graney, Speaker, Smith and Jamieson, with Wood the only outfielder swinging from the other side. Jackson, Leibold and Eddie Murphy of the White Sox hit from the first base side, while Felsch/and John Collins are right-hand hitters. Milan, Rice and Menosky of the Nationals belong to the left-hand division, as does Murphy. Of the St. Louis Browns, Tobin, Demmitt, Smith, Sloan and Williams are left-handed hitters; Jacobson the sole right-hander. Witt and Kopp of the Athletics are left-hand hitters.