The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-19
THEIR EYE GOOD.
Local Ball Players
Stood High in Bat
ting List.
BURKETT RANKS SECOND.
Official Record Of Bat,
ting in the Big
League.
BURKETT RANKS SECOND.

The batting averages of the National
League show that local talent in the big
league are with the best of the top
notchers. Jesse Burkett of this city, who
has played with the St. Louis aggFega-
ton the past season, has shown up well,
and is only beaten out for first place
among the heavy batsmen by that in
comparable Edward ] Delehanty of the
PhiladeIphias, who always seems to get
the best average each succeeding year.
Delehanty leads and has eclipsed ali
previous records in the work of the past
season. He opened the season in great
form, making % hits in his first 10 games
36 hits in 20 games, and 40 in rs games.
He hit safely in continuous stretches of
81 and IS games, making 50 hits in 81
games, and in Al games failed in but one
to bat safely. In IL games, June 80 to
July 10, he made "a hits. file once made
five hits, including q double and a home
run, six times at bat; five times made
four hits in one game, and "a times made
three hits. He made 5S doubles, 10 triples
and 8 home runs leading the league in
total batting. He also played in 80 and
"a consecutive games without a misplay
Jesse Burkett, whose name is a house,
hold word in this city, has a very credi-
table record for the past seasons work,
He made q hits in the first 10 games
played, making four hits three times in
four consecutive games played He made
30 hits in 20 games and 80 hits in 81 games
He made three hits in each of four games
running June Is, IS, 20 and q, and two
hits in each of seven games. In 20 games
he made 81 hits batting safely In all but
one game. In eight games he made p
hits. Nine times in the season he made
four hits in a game, and 10 times three
hits. He made 20 doubles. s triples and
home runs He played in a stretch of 80
games without an error.
That great batsman, Laioie, whom it
Will be remembered played in this city on
the Foxes of Baskerville against the c.
7. NJ. Lyceum at the diamond at Holy
Cross College did great work for the
his first " games, and played % without
a miss In his second 10 games he made
y hits, and in his first q games he made
30 hits. In three games ne made % hits.
Seven times he made four hits in a game,
and six times he made three hits. He
made ~ doubles, ! triples and home
runs. He played 10 gaines at second
without an error and in his last % games
made but two misplays. His fielding per-
centage was 800
Frisbee, who played with the home
team before the string was pulled by the
Bostoniars, made a good record for HIM
self, considering the short time he has
played in the national league, and he is
considered amorg the heavy hitters of
thS lodS uS ueSplte MS pCSltlon WHICH IS
23d in the list Of heavy hitters. His per-
eentage is ..32l, and he is on a par with
Davis of the Superbas and Heidrick of
St. Louis.
Hamilton who at one time nlayed in
this city, when Worcester was represent
ed In the New England league, is in 35th
place with an average of 30S.
Ryan of the Chicagos who is a Wor-
cester county man. has an average of 301
and is in 4Sth place
Farrell Of the Brooklyn team, who halls
from Marlboro, is in seth place with an
average of 293.
Leach, who donned the toys of a Farm
er for a rlinute and played with the home
team before the string was pulled and he
was taken back to old Kentuckv TO NAV
with Louisville, is in cd place, with an
average of .2S6
2 John Anderson, who has given such a.
good account of himself with the Brook
lyn team, does not ill his old time place
with the heavy hitters and has to be
content with 67th place, his average be-
ing .2S2.
Bonner the Worcester boy who has been
with the Washington team is in I'D
place. with an average of $50
Schiebeck, who played in the capacity
of a farm hand on the Montreal team.
in the Eastern League, had his string
pulled in time to get into 18th place on
ne Washington team with an average of
Jimmy Stafford of Washington. who
gained fame as a pitcher for the HOLY
Cross tesanl, is in S9th place, with an av-
erage of .269
Martin Bergen, the star but giraffe
catcher of the beaneaters, is in 10th
place, and his friends in Brookfield will be
225 3eo =
The entire list Of averages are as fol-