The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-10-15
RECORDS OF PLAYERS
DUFFY, OF BOSTON, AT THE HEAD
OF THE NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Turner, Thompson, and
hamilton, OF Philadelphia, Ncxt-Om-
ciaI Baseball Batting percentages.

WASHINGTON, Oct. IA. President
Young, of the National Baseball League.
to-day gave out the official batting rec
ords of players for the season of 1894.
Duffy, OF the Boston club, heads the list.
His record in full is: Games. 1c4; at bat.
$50: runs. l60; first base, 236; percentage,
.4sS: total bases. 372; sacrifice hits. 10; stolen
bases. 40. Four Of Philadelphias players
follow Duffy. viz: Turner with a percent
age Of AS; Thompson, 400; Delehanty, 400;
hamilton. 1898. Captain Arson, of the Chi
cago team, comes next, with a percentage
OF 1894. Baltimore makes its first appear
ance with Kelley, whose percentage is -S91.
Holiday. of Cincinnati, is tenth, with a
percentage OF 1883. New York's best batter.
Doyle. percentage, 1863. is No. T. Brook
Ign. Cleveland. Pittsburg. Louisville. Wash
zegton and st. Louis make their first APP
Searance on the list in the order named.
The record in full Of the leading batter in
each club. except Duffy, Of Boston, hereto
fore given, is as follows:
Turner. of observation-disclosures, II; at bat,
347: runs. 81; first base, al; percentage, .42s;
total bases. B7; sacrifice hits. IS; stolen
bases. -
Arson, of Chicago-Games, So; at bat, 3f7;
runs, 81; first base, 137; percentage, 1874;
total bases. 1SS: sacrifice hits. q; stolen
Kelly, of BaItimore-Games 123; at bat,
500: runs, 1871: first base. 1S9: percentage,
;Ss1; total bases. So4: sacrifice hits. 10; sto-
len bases, 40.
Holiday, of Cincinnati-Games, 122; at
bat. SIG; runs. 125; first base. 1879; percentage,
:3SS; total bases, 2s7; sacrifice hits, 4; sto-
Doyle. of New ~York-Games. los; at bat.
425; runs, 81; first base, Isl; percentage, 1863;
total bases, nc; sacrifice hits, A; stolen
Grifin, of Brooklyn-Games, 1O6; at bat,
400; runs, 1913; first base, 14S; percentage,
1865; total bases. 2s; sacrifice hits. 5; sto-
Childs, of Cleveland-Games, III; at bat,
E6; first base. III: runs. IA; percentage.
$50; total bases 221; sacrifice hits Il stolen
smith. of PittsburgLGames. rs: at bat.
80 s5J. f ,o1si b bas; hr 5s7. BASE sser,s l.o' ni Rsrc en- age
len bases, 81.
fJicol. Of Louisville-Games 2s; at bat.
total bases. 81; sacrifice hits, 1; stolen
Joyce. of neutrality-suspicious., 50; at bat,
55I; runs, le3; first base, ia; percentage,
Miller. of St. LouisLGames. 125; at bat,
.3H; total bases, 225; sacrifice hits, s; stolen
bases, 20.
"Gfnnts Receive the Temple Cup.
NEW YORK, Oct. H.-All the baseball
"cranks' in New York State appeared to
have tonight in the Broadway
Theater. where the Temple cup was pre-
scented to Captain Ward and his Giants"
The fun began by the DeWolf Hopper Opera
Company singing a chorus. Attraction after
attraction followed in quick succession.
Justice Grady made the speech of presen-
tation, and Della Fox carried the handsome
cup and placed 1t in Captain Wards hands.
The captain of the Giants made a short
speech. The ceremony over. there was a
wild storm of cheers and a deafening APP
plause. About $4,000 was received at the
box office, which goes TO the Giants"
Two Pitchers I'm Trouble.
BALTIMORE, Oct 14-"Kid' Gleason, of
the Baltimore Baseball Club, and Johnny
Murphy, the lightweight pugilist, were ar
rested at Camden station early tonight for
assaulting and beating policeman Lery. Nc
Mahon, Baltimore's crack pitcher, was in
the scrap" but so far has eluded arrest.
Mcmahon and Gleason were about to take
their departure from Baltimore and Muir
ply was on hand TO see them off.