The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-10-11
B.lSEBALL AVERAGES.
Some Intere sting Facts Cleaned from Presi.
dent Youns's OmcIal Figures.

The official averages Of the National League
players for the past season show some inter-
esting things. It is the first time in the his
tory OF the National League that small sized
man has led in the batting. Heretofore such
giants as Brouthers. Arson. Conner. Dalrym-
pie. Kelly. O'Rourke. and Gore have carried off
the batting honors. and the impression has
grown that none but men OF large physique
could hope to excel in that depart
ment. Hamilton's achievement upsets all
calculations in respect TO batting. and
will open new field OF operations
for the light weights Of the diamond. Hamil-
toms feat is all the more remarkable from the
fact that the pitching Of the past season has
been perhaps the most difficult ever encoun-
tered by League batsmen All the best pitch
ing talent Of America was concentrated in the
League. and the batsman who made record
was compelled to keep his lamps" in good
TRIM Hamilton is in no sense Of the word u
"slugger." but Is a clean. sharp hitter. always
prepared to bunt. tap the ball. or swing hard.
as occasion required. Being q particularly
speedy runner. he manages to beat to first
many infleld hits that in the cases OF slow
runners would result in sure put-outs. In
base running Hamilton has made the phe-
nomenal record OF 115 bases. leaving Latham
with 93. Ward with 30. Herman with 81. Long
with So. and other sprinters far in the rear.
Hamilton was in a very advantageous posi-
ton regarding batting. He was at the top Of
the Philadelphia batting list. and remained
there throughout the season. The man who
leads Off has the advantage in that he must
either make n hit. get to first on balls. or 60
out He is not called on to sacrifice. Hamil-
ton made twenty-five sacrifice hits. whlo
Thompson. who was third on the list. made
Among the local PLAYERS. Herman carried OF
the batting stananG eighth on tie lit
over the 300 mark. Connor had r"rcentage
q 1872 IN the Player rs League year 9go1 and
With .35 For the BrookIyns, Con Daley is at
the top IN batting. with the good record Of .2#i.
w % nna c pesnty m"i0 P Fl sI5e b n;s
%sagns. IN In tho matter 3, ' tstai bases s
T.r n hns i sfd NSM York by rS
Esncr. tho left handed pitcher OF Philadelphia.
lends fae heaEu" II runs ssoTSa h" having
hut ~ runs In l:i3 games; Childs, thu Forest
INK. rolled around tho Ginmond iii fines.
Childs also leads The League In the numher Of
games 81, played. no having answered to roll call
Long John Reilly OF Cincinnati wont to bat
14b limos, more than any oth"Hlcngue player.
DaS Tie aa a"a Es SeTss%a'RhT re
tor Of whom great things were cXpncte ed. was
compelled to content himself with .2Q3,
In the matter Of heldng. Brown OF Philadel-
Pliln rather surprised the first 6asemcn OF the
League. leading them all with the fine average
Of 1856 Anson. who Is regarded rs very in
different first basemian, is tied with Connor for
fourth position. While Ward played but 10
games at second. his work was OF such a char
ncter ms to lead to the belief that In an entire
season he would make great record in that
position, ,,IcPhee - really entitled 10 Ionors
at second base. and Richardson Of New York is
but one point behind the CincinnatIan. They
Bassett led tie second men OF the League
list season and to-day he stands at the top Of
Ward pgaip comes to the front as short
stop. and ranks second In Q field Of twelve phe-
nomenat short. felders. Anson's little. man
Cooney being at the top. Glasscock's disabil-
ity accounts for his low position.
Among outfielders the New York players do
not get near the top. ORourke being eish-
toenth. Gore twenty-second. and Herman
twenty fourth. Darby O'Hricn reflects some
honor on Brooklyn by standing up third in the
list, while Griffin is sixth.
For the ilr,t time in many years Bennett has
been compelled to lower lis coiors as tho
loading barkstop. and Dick Buckley. the ster.
ling catcher Of The New Works, accomplished
has wrestled all the season with the Yife- shot
delivery OF Rusie. the big catcher's perform
ance 10 remarkable one.