Evening star., 1907-07-21
AND FIELDING
AVERAGES OF THE NATIONALS

The complete records of all the local
players who have taken part in the games
played by the Nationals in the champion
ship race of the American League from the
commencement of the season up to yester-
day will be found in the several tables
which follow, compiled from the official
as they appear in The Star from day
to day.
The Nationals have played seventy-seven
games in the period mentioned. winning
twenty-five and losing fifty, and they have
played two tie games, one each with New
York and Cleveland. With the teams-Bos-
ton, New York and Philadelphia (Atiretics)
comprising the eastern division of the
American Leagr,, they have played thirty
seven games. winning ten and losing twen-
ty-six, and tying one game with New York,
and with the teams-Chicago, Cleveland. De-
troit and ST. Louis-comprising the western
division of the league, they have contested
forty games, of which they have won fif-
teen and lost thirty four, and one tie game
of twelve innings, which. considering that
the teams of the western contingent are
much stronger than the eastern, is much
better showing. They wind up their west
ern trip Tuesday with Cleveland and will
be at National Park Wednesday with ST.
Louis as their opponents for four games,
and then follow Chicago. Detroit and Cleve-
land for four games each, making sixteen
games in all. besides playing off some post
pOned games left over from the first visit
of the western teams. There will, no doubt.
be large turn out to welcome the club
home. there will be great interest to see
the new faces on the team-Clymer, Shipke,
Gehring and Johnston. the phenomenal
pitcher from Idaho.
During the past week mot including yes
terday) the team played nine games with
Chicago, Detroit and Cleveland, winning
three and losing five and tying one game
0 to 0. In the games played the men have
been at the bat 3O6 times and made II hits,
a batting average Of .2s2. while their op-
ponents We're at the bat 294 times and made
73 hits, average of .249 They made
thirteen sacrifice hits and pilfered thirteen
bases, while their opponents made sixteen
sacrifice hits and purloned ten bases. The
team now has several good sacrifice hitters
In Clymer. Ganley. Jones, Deiehanty and
AltiZer. Shipke. the new third ba aseman
secured from Des Moines of the Western
League, is showing up we'll in the field and
no doubt will improve in batting. Gehring.
the twirler also secured from Des MOines,
pitched a good game against Detroit, and
Will probably improve with time. as he did
his work with confidence. which is one
thing needful The team has been crippled
nearly ever since it went west and has been
much of the time without the services Of
Jones and Clymer. its two heaviest batters,
which has been great handicap.
Clymer still leads the team in batting,
having played in thirteen games and been
at the bat fifty-five times and made twen-
ty-four base hits, giving him an average
of .43G, which puts him at the head of the
American League batterS. Delehanty and
Jones are also hitting over the 300 mark,
willie Hughes, Hickman, Graham and An
derson are all batting .29l and over. Hughes
made the greatest gain. O27, with Graham
next with .U20. Anderson still leads the
team as to total bases. with So singles, IA
doubles and 4 triples to his credit--a total
of 105 bases and Ganley following closely
with 81. AltiZer and Jones are also close
up with 30 and 50 total bases. respectively.
Ganley leads the team in base stealing,
having 20 stolen bases to his credit; while
AltiZer is pressing him hard for the honor
of leading the team in that respect with 10
and Anderson and Jones are doing we'll in
that line Altizer and Jones are tied for
sacrifice hitting honors with u each. Can
ley leads the team in getting, having
made Al runs followed by Anderson with
b and Jones with 2S.
Hughes. Smith and Graham appear to be
the pitchers that are in good condition.
while Patten seems to have gone back from
what he was when the weather was much
jority of his games hot weather was
said TO be suited for him. 1t is hoped that
when the men return home they will be in
good shape and able to win large ma
jority of their games.