Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-07
.LAJOIE AND COBB
VARY IN RECORDS
Larry Furnishes Many Against
Whom TyruS Was Unable to
Make a Showing

Interest evinced in the neck and
neck race waged by Lajoie and Cobb
all season has taken a new turn now.
From near and far the bugs are ris-
ing to seek information as to the re-
spective accomplishments of the pre-
mier clouters against the various
twirlers of the younger circuit. Hence
a study of the statistics, which show
Cobb to have been at his best when
facing pitchers of the Highlander
staff.
While not engaged in bombarding
the Yankee slab experts Tyrus de-
rived great pleasure from his enCoun-
ters with the White SoX stars In
seventy-six times at bat against the
Highland fingers Tyrus packed a rec
ord of thirty-six safe knocks for an
average of .474. He did not stick less
than 300 against any team in the
league, and found two of the clubs
good for percentages of over 400
Duffy's white-hosed knollmen were
nicked for a grand count of .465, with
White, Olmsead, Walsh and Lange all
coming in for their bumps. Scott,
however, proved a stumbling block
for the fiery Georgian, giving him but
two hits in eight trips to the platter
Connie Macks brilliant band of box
men-Coombs, Bender Plank and Nor
gan--gaVe Cobb several setbacks, for
in all his attacks on the championship
forces the Tiger club swingers totaled
an average of only .31S. Against the
Cleveland pitchers Ty averaged 1893,
while he hung up marks of 1862
against Boston, 1851 against S. Louis
and .365 against Washington, always
slumping, however, in games against
the Senators when Johnson was TAX
ing his turn on the firing line
Just as Cobb found the Mack men
easy, so did Laioie, the big French
man whanging Comics pennant Win
ming staff for total of twenty-nine
hits in eighty-nine times. at bat, ac-
quiring an average of 1926. He also
pounded the leather above the 300
notch against all other teams, finding
the ST. Louis pitchers the easiest in
the circuit. going to bat eighty-three
times for forty-one hits and an aver
age of .494 In one respect Larry had
the edge on his Detroit rival. going
over the 400 mark against Detroit,
st. Louis and Washington.
That the Tiger staff was not any
bugaboo for King Larry may be gath
cred from a slant at the figures show
ing how he ged .492 for the sea-
son. Against McAleer's corps the
Naplander established percentage of
.422 His batting against other clubs
WAS as IOllONS. NIlltdSO, .OAO, ANCN
York, 1858; Philadelphia, 1926, and
Boston .309,
BY some freak in the fortunes Of
baseball the two sterling Differs did
their best work in 1910 against the
same teams they found so easy in the
season pevious-St. Louis and New
York, respectively.
Perfect averages were secured by
La1oie against five pitchers-Hunt Of
Boston; Nelson, Petty, Stremmel and
Waddel of st. Louis. His next best
mark was against Bob Groome of
WASHINGTON, finding the tall twirler
safely in twelve out of sixteen trials
for an average of $50.
Russell Ford, the spitball find, of
the Yankee crew, proved the easiest
sort Of picking for Cobb. Although
Tyrus didn't establish a perfect aver
age during the season he did comb
Ford's offerings for ten safeties in
eighteen times at bat acquiring per-
centagc of .556.
Strange to relate, this same Mr..
Ford baff1ed the Cleveland walloper
with an allowance of four hits in
twenty-one times at bat. yielding an
average of 100 big Ed Walsh, the
Sox star and leading moist ball singer
of the country, failed to head off La
iOie In tWenty-one trials against
Walsh the CleVeander poled eleven
safeties good for a percentage or .529
Jim Scott had better success, giving
the Nap four hits in twelve attempts
for a mark of 1888. Doc" White
stacked UP the class of all the South
Side phenoms, tumbinR Larry with
three hits in thirteen times up for a
notch of .231.
Four pitchers held Tyrus hitless dur
ing the championship struggle-Wad-
dell and Powell of the ST. Louis
II nd nf tha
Naps. OF this quartet but one, Pow
ell. remains in safe company
Laioie failed to find the hOrsehide
against nine hcavers-Criss and Spade
Of St Louis. LOudell and Stroud of
Detroit Otey of Washington, Mahoney
Of Boston and Atkins and Dygert of
the Athletics
Following are the records Of the
two batting stars against all pitchers
I'm tho Annrican lnaGun.