The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-20
BASEBALL.
FIGURES
What tie Players Accomplished
With Their Bats During
the Late Season.
1LAJolE STILL KING HITTER
Wagner, OF Pit,sbuFs, Again
Ranks Second and Keller
Third-Some Fielding.

Tho batting averages OF the American and
+ National Leagues Of base bn Il Clubs have Just
been figured up for tho season. AS expected.
they show the Highest batting In many years.
there being only nine National League hit
ters In the exclusive 800 class. and but five
In the same class in the American League.
To the superority OF tho American League
pitchers the smaller number OF high cass
hittcrs In that league is attributed. La)oie'
: Of tho Cleveland Americana. stlll hold the
premier batting honors OF both leagues. while
Hans Wagner. the leader OF Tho Natloha'
League slussers. Is second with an average
OF $40. 10 1.a,ole's .s7s. Keeler. OF the New
York Americans is next, with ;a5y, anu ~.
played In more games than either l.a JOE -, ot.
Wagner ponn Of the New YORK ,, M - 40 ss
Becklcy$ IA really entitled TO inc RANK, ni t
ting ut .a25 clip for w games. Das ~.
OF the Athletics ranks next highest y tlne
American league.
In the National Lea que. New YORK !ea lti
in team batting. with .ss.. P!ttsburg is nes.'
4 Louis fourth, with 1888. Chicago. Phade!-
phIa, Boston and Brooklyn rank next IN the
order named.
American League Figures.
In the American League. .iew York leads cad
In team batting. with 49, Cleveland Is C close l's
second, with fraction below; Boston third.
with 25i. and tho Athletics fourth. with ~.
st. Louis. Chicago. Washington ana Detroit
t he inGivldnal long hitters With 1si extra
bases 10 his credit, while Murphy. Of the
aond sna T T 81 ss,ra sasss sfs
{ Hickman. stahl. Freeman and Davis. Bradley
Collins. and Parent arc the other long h'tters.,
Bay. 2os Cleveland leads the American base e
runners with 20 thefts in 133 games. while
Heidricks. OF ST. louis, s Fecond, Win -
steals in 1872 games. and Flick OF Cleveland ma
or New York. leads tho un-gstters with an
average OF III: Holmes Of Chicago l, ra n,s,
nsss L, ss4 F ss nsan and Bradley
Some Fielding Records.
Owne. OF Chicago leads the pitchers in
/. fielding with Tannehll second. Dineen third.
Donnhuc fourth. and Sudhon. Plank. Walsh.
Al.rock and Rhoades following In that order.
fielding. with an average Of ISL for e games
while Shrek is second. criger, Of Boston;
, MasG e 81 be,ro Il Mssh'nsto' ana
I.achance. OF Boston. is king Of the first
bagmen. with Camel. q New York. second;
Jones. OF 81. Louis. next. and Isbeli. OF ciev e-
{ land next. aia z,
Gus Dundon. OF Chicago. Is really the
4 leader Of the second basemep. with Jones.
of ST.. Louis, second. and Ferris. OF Boston,
third; Love. OF Detroit. fourth, and l>ajoe.
OF Cleveland. fifth. ii
as HsT
next. and Greminger. OF Detroit. thrd. ana q
Tarnehil q Chicago fourth and Collins 9: q
Turner. q Cleveland leads the .hor.s.op .;
washington, third; Monte Cross. OF Cleveland.
Fourth, and Davis. OF Chicago. next.
Seybold Ranks High.
Robinson, OF Detroit, and vinson. OF Cieye-
lard. leads the oa.f.eldsrs. but they have hay,
ii,ay. 81 Cleveland IS the real leader. with
seyhold OF the Athletics. next; Barrett. OF
Detroit; Callahan. OF Chicago; Jones. OF Chi
cage. and Fultz. OF New York. next.
= Chicago leads the American League In club
fielding: Boston Is second: the Athletics, third !:
& Detroit, fourth. and St Louis New YORK.
Cleveland and Washington in the order named.
4 Chicago leads in double plays. with Detroit
second. and New York. third, and Boston.
Here arc the batsmen OF the two leagues who