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Williams struck out 120 times in 1914, only the second year that the AL counted that statistic. It stood as the major league record until 1938 and as the AL record until 1953. Williams's best season was 1913, when he hit .273, stole 31 bases, scored 72 runs, and tied for fourth in the AL with 16 triples. That April 24, he tied the AL record when he hit three triples in a nine-inning game. (SFS)

FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY » April 24, 1913: At Chicago, the Browns' Gus Williams hits three straight triples. in a 3–1 win over the White Sox. The three tie a ML mark. » September 27, 1914: At St. Louis, the Athletics clinch the AL pennant behind Chief Bender's 6–0 shutout as the Red Sox split a doubleheader. Bender allows 4 hits, two by Gus Williams, and he strikes out 5. Williams will end the year with 120 strikeouts, the first batter to K more than 100 since Sam Wise set the ML record in 1884 with 104.