New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-22
Boston'S Advantage in 0utfIeld
Lies with Speaker.
WHERE NEW YORK SHINES
Man for Man Comparison
Makes Interesting Dope
for the World Series.

A man FOR man comparison ~ IN" Bos-
ton Red Fox and New York Giants throws
considerable light on the relative merits
OF the two teams 20 fnr as the seasons
records IRE concerned. The much vauut"d
superiority Of the Boston outhcid. which
has been heralded far and wide. IL due
almost entirely 10 Tris Speaker md not
Ia his side PARTNERS. q the statistic speak
the truth. Murray f. batting eleven points
better than Hooper. while the fielding
Averages OF both men are identical. both
practically leading the outh,ldcrs of their
respective leagues with a mark ~ ."-
Speakers fielding average. ty the way,
&. 90. the poorest 81 tho Boston trio.
becker and LcV.s have tho same batting
average. 30, while the Hub player has
only three points IN helding on the New
York man. the figures being $50 and .s59
Speaker far outclusscs Snodsrass In hit
ting. an average If 1851 looming up be
side s5S. while IRIS In superior fielder
ria average being .s5G as compared 20
age Of ss7 and batting mark of .2+S prac-
tically eliminates him from the worlds
series unless lie shows considerable Inn
provement In the chance which McGraw is
nov giving him.
New York's strength In the inheld II
much more pronounced than Boston's ad-
yantaee in the outf,eld. Merklc, with
batting average OF .307, Is hitting IL
points better than Stahl. while conceding
40 many points In fielding, the figures be-
Ing .9S7 to 1913. Larry boyle Is batting
G2 points better than Yerkes. with AN
average Of $40. az compared 10 .27S, but
the latter leads In fielding by IS points.
with a mark OF .e5S. as compared 10
Doyle's 1892. II is practically toss up
between Wagner and Fletcher at short
stop, the Boston player shading his rival
by points In fielding and Q points In hit
ting Fletcher has fielding average OF
921, a. compared TO Wngner's 1927, and "a
batting average ~ 1853, as against his
rivals .26s.
Charlie Herzog hs. a big edge on Car.
dner as n fielder. but n behind in batting
Seventeen points marks the New York
et's fielding superiority. the figures being
.9ls 10 .929. in hitting Charlie has to
poke along with nm average OF .262. az
compared to Gardner's .3ls Incidentally,
Smith. OF Brooklyn. leads the National
League third basemen In fielding with A
mark Of .?j2, but Herzog IS second, ahead
of j. Franklin Baker. the best lp the
American League. The hero Of the last
worlds series IL marked down AT .337
with Gardner second and Foster third. at
923
big Chief" Meyers stands out over Car
rigan both In fielding and hitting. Eighty
points dfferentiates the batting averages.
.342 and .2G2. while in fielding Meyers has
a record OF 1872, az compared to Carrlgan's
96a
The team fielding average of New York
Ia .95l. az compared To Boston's 9S. while
in batting the Giants can boast OF 30
TO Boeton's .216 The extra base batting
records show that the Giants are much
harder hitters. the averages being 1872 and
.378. The total bases of New York run
up to I.754, against Boston's 1857 while
the extra bases reach 800. as compared
10 Boston's i5l New York has made
n home runs 20 Boston's p and 40 triples
TO Boston's u. The Red Sox have tho
edge In doubles. with 232 against 2OS
New York leads the National League
In making double plays with III. Pitts
burgh being second with Ill. Boston has
made only 70.
Digging into the dope" Is an innocent
pastime, but nothing is more deceiving.
A ha a.i no xs,ItN
low average may strike Il hitting streak
In the worlds series and bat far above
his form. II has generally been found
TO be true as well that the stars with the
stick do not perform according to speci-
hcations. Jack Barry the brilliant short
stop Of the Athletics. finished the Amer