Evening star., 1896-10-26
Official Figures Compiled by President
Young.
FOOT BALL GAMES 0F LOCAL INTEREST
Program Of the Columbia Athletic
Club Team.
CURRENT SPORTING NOTES

President N E. Young Of the National
Base Ball League has computed the official
batting records Of players who have taken
part In fifteen or more championship games
during the season Of 1896.
AS will be seen by the accompanying list,
Burkett leads the league, with 40; Jen-
nings is second. with .397; Delehanty, third,
with 1894; Keeler, fourth, with 1902, and
Kelley. fifth, with $40.
The five leaders of the league in 1895
were: Burkett, .423; Dclehanty, 1893; Keel
er. 1874; Thompson. 1894, and Hamilton.
.'59S. Jennings was ninth, with 1856; Kel-
ley was thirteenth, with $40.
Following are President Young's batting
averages: Burkett. .41O; Jennings, .307;
Delehanty. .394; Keeler, 1902; Kelley, $40;
Stencil. 1856; Hamilton, 1863: Dahlen, 1862:
Clements. 1862; Tiernan, 1851; E. Smith.
1853; McGraw, 1856; Demontreville, .355:
Robinson. soai 1854: Stivetts. 1883; Van Haltren.
.34s: Holiday. .s46: Burke. .342: Tenney,
.342: Doyle, .342: Mexican, 1876; Anson,
.S35: Long. 1884; Everett. 1888; Lange 1913 ;
Grady, sS;s Donnelly, $3.50; Brouthers, $3.50;
La Joie. .S2s; Clarke, .327; Mcclure, 1925;
Joyce, 1913; Lowe. .s2s; Hallman, .3ls;;
Miller. .31s: Donovan. .3lG: selbach. .316:
kissingar. .3l5; Griffin. .3l5: McGann, .315;
Davis; .Sl5; Ryan. .s12; Anderson. .312;
Thompson. .3O5; Duffy, .SO4: Tucker, 3O4
Young. .3O4; Pickering. 1903: Hoffer .3Ol
Cooley. .3O1: Collins, 300; O'Connor 300
McFhee. 800; Corcoran, .299: Brown. 800
Fansh1 Earrem, .S9s: s9s: sugden, 29s; PETIT .29s
Win. 2a5; O'Brien, .295; Brodie. .2a4; Nee.
kin: :293: Gleason. .292; Clarke (Balt.), 29O
Smith (Wash.). .2sS: Boyle, .28S: McAleer
;2ss: Parrott, 2ss: Ely. -2s7: Dexter. .2S4
Stafford. .2s2; Connor, .2s2: Decker .2s1
Shindle, .2S1; Daily. $50: Lachance, $50
Shoch, .27s: King. PTS: Cuppy, PIT; Sulli-
van van (st Louis), .277; Bierbauer. .277
zmmer Aomes s59: cart%rght TtSad 25e; Miller, 2as
Beckley, .26s; Hulen. 26s: Douglas, 26s
Breitenstein, .2tS; Bergen, .267: Flynn. .267
Cunningham. .267: McGarr .26e; Griffith
Wilson, 262; Camel. .262: Foreman. 2G1
Cross. .26l; Hemming .261 Terry, .2GO;
Myers, .25S; Connaughton, .257; Bannon'
2o6' c. Abbey, .255; Dwyer. .254; Mccarthy,
81 231: Mercer, Mercer, ;25s; Turner. 252; Murphy,
:2ol; CROOKS, .251; Quinn, .249; Mertes, .24S:
Hassamaer, 24s; McCauley. .247; Lush, 245;
TRULY, .243; Pond, .243: Nash, .2i2: Blake
~; Fisher. .24a; Friend. .24O: Pfeffer, .24O;
padden' Pn1d 3; 2s9; Mcfarland. .239: orth, .2as;
Johnson, .232; Wallace. .2sl; Cl1ngman, .23O:
Wilson, .23O; Daub, .229; WarneS, DOT
Donohue, .226; German. .225; Kittredge,
'SS; 22; Sullivan, .223; Carsey. .222; Hughey.
20; Mccormick, .219: Payne. .21S; Gray,
216; Sullivan. .216; Delehanty. .2IO; Dad
Clark. :2C9; Mack. .2O7; Hill. .2O3; Harring-
ton. .2O3; Ehret. 200; Mcfarland. 19s;
Kennedy, 1877: Rhines, 1876; Hart, 1856;
Taylor 1872; Nichols. .1s9; Esper. ISL;
Fuller, .1SO; Shearon, .174; Abbey, ia;
McJames. .165; Eustice. .16s; Nilands, .16a;
Shannon. .161; Donohue, .157: Frasier, .146;
Briggs, .133; Mcmahon, 1926
Hoy of Cincinnati leads the league in
sacrifice hits. The leading sacrifice hitters
follow:
Hoy. Cincinnati. 33; Ely. Pittsburg, %;
Dahlen: Chicaso. q; Tenney. Boston, 81;
Donnelly. Baltimore. 20; Duffy. Boston, 20;
Hallman. Philadelphia. IS: Miller. Cincin-
natl. 1S; McAleer, Cleveland, 1s; Shindle,
Brooklyn. IS; DeMontreviile, Washington,
10: Cooley. Philadelphia. IA; Brown, Wash
ington. II; Parrott. st. Louis, II: Tebeau,
Cleveland. IA; Cross, Philadelphia, IA; Keel
er, Baltimore. 13; Childs. Cleveland, l3;
Sugden. Pittsburg. ID; Reitz, Baltimore, Y.
Lange leads the base stealers, with 99
A few of the leaders in pilfering follow:
Lange, Chicago. 90; Hamilton. Boston,
90; Kelley, Baltimore, sS; Miller, Cincin-
Eati. 10; Jennings, Baltimore, 72; Dahlen,
Chicago, II; Doyle, Baltimore, Il.