▁but ▁Ban ▁Johnson ▁went ▁with ▁the ▁hit ▁call . ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁writers ▁protest ed ▁to ▁the ▁commission er ▁on ▁December ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 9 2 2 , ▁claim ing ▁that ▁Ty ▁C obb ' s ▁batt ing ▁average ▁should ▁be ▁. 3 9 9 ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁official ▁sc orer ' s ▁stats , ▁but ▁to ▁no ▁avail . ▁ ▁On ▁September ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 1 9 2 3 , ▁as ▁the ▁official ▁sc orer ▁for ▁a ▁Yan ke es – Red ▁So x ▁game , ▁Lie b ▁ruled ▁that ▁a ▁ball ▁hit ▁hard ▁past ▁Red ▁So x ▁third ▁bas eman ▁Howard ▁Sh anks ▁was ▁a ▁hit . ▁This ▁was ▁much ▁to ▁the ▁ch agr in ▁for ▁the ▁Red ▁So x ▁pitch er ▁Howard ▁E hm ke , ▁who ▁proceeded ▁to ▁ret ire ▁the ▁next ▁ 2 7 ▁bat ters ▁he ▁faced ▁for ▁a ▁ 3 - 0 ▁shut out ▁( E hm ke ▁had ▁thrown ▁a ▁no ▁h itter ▁in ▁the ▁last ▁game ▁he ▁had ▁pitch ed , ▁September ▁ 7 ). ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Baseball ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 8 8 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 8 0 ▁death s ▁Category : J . ▁G . ▁Taylor ▁Sp ink ▁Award ▁recip ients ▁Category : S port sw rit ers ▁from ▁Pennsylvania ▁Category : W rit ers ▁from ▁Philadelphia <0x0A> </s> ▁Ist re bit el ▁S put nik , ▁or ▁IS ▁() ▁meaning ▁Sat ellite ▁F ighter , ▁after