Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-11-12
OFFICIAL AVERAGES.
How National League Players Stand
in Different Positions.


President Nicholas Young of the National
Base Ball League yesterday made public
the official batting and fielding averages
of league players who have participated
in fifteen or more championship games dur
ing the season of 1900 Noteworthy in the
seasons record shown by the tables is
the coseness of the contest for first honors
in both departments of the game.
Wagner of the Pittsburg team heads the
batting list with an average of $3.50, made
in 1874 games, but he leads Flick, the Phila-
delphia fielder, by margin of only .
points. Keller of the Brooklyn is third on
the batting list with an average of .;S66.
Keller made 1o6 runs and leads the league
in the number of base hits, having 2oS
singles. Setback of the New Yorks holds
second place among the New York payers.
Setback comes sixth on the general list.
with an average of .34- made in III games.
In the fielding averages the first base
men have, as usual, the best general rec
ords. The race for first honors between
the stars at that position was very close,
Kelley of the Brooklyns and Bradley of the
ChicagOs tying at the high average of .:si2.
These two, however, played in comparative
ly few championship games, Kelley having
covered the bag in % games, and Brad
ley in only 10. The best aIl-round fielding
record for the season is probably that of
Mccain, whose average of $3.50 was made
in a total of 124 games. 'Hughey Jen-
nl1lRS OF lHe comes lOuIll Oh Tic
list with an average of .3S4, made in 40
games. Doyle of the New York team is
thirteenth on the list of first basemen,
with an average of 1863 in total of 100
games.
The second basemen are led by Lowe of
the BostonS, whose work is 127 games
gave him an average of 800. Lajoie of the
Philadelphia team has second place, with
an average of 959 made in Al games. De
Montreville of the Brooklyns is third, his
average in Al games reaching .9J6. Glea-
son. the New York second baseman, made
an average Of 1888 in Ill games, and comes
ninth on the list DAILY Of the Brooklyns
has tenth place, with average of 1926
in 95 games, and Murphy, the New York's
other second baseman. Is twelfth on the list.
His average in p games is .S99.
Among the third basemen Cross, who
played on both the Brooklyn and st. Louis
teams, leads with an average of .94l, and
record of having participated in 153 games.
Dahlen of the Brooklyn team and Davis
Of the New Yorks lead the shortstops,
with averages of .942 The former played
in 1874 games and the latter in 113.
The outfelders are led by ex-senator
Barry of the Bostons, whose average in %
games is .915.
Sullivan of the Boston team heads the
list of twenty catchers with an average of
1888 In 81 games to his credit. Wagner of
the New Yorks comes third, with an aver
age Of 1926 in 80 games. For the Brook
lyns Farrell Is tenth on the list. He play
ed in 10 games and gained an average OF
Oil Mcclure, the other Brooklyn catcher,
played 6s games. and his average of 800
gives him twelfth place.
The battin gaverages Of the players who
took part In fifteen or more games and
have averages of 300 per cent or better