Evening journal., 1913-11-26
MACK HAD
BEST FIELDERS
Tail End Browns Finish
Only One Point
Behind
M'INNES BEST OF
FIRST BASEMEN

Connie Meck's great aggregation OF
ball players, familiarly known as the
Worlds Champions, are the best felders
in the American League, according to
the official figures. The Athletics com
pletcd the season with an average OF
950. accepting COPS chances an slip
ping up PIP times. One Of the remark
able things about the fielding averages
is The fact that the st. Louis Browns,
the talcndcrs of the leagt are the
second be team IN the l,ague on the
defensive end The Browns finished only
one point lower than the Athletics, al
though he tailenders made more errors
than rny of the other teams. In
Browns had mere plays than any Of
their seven other rivals, having Alas
putouts an I 2,l35 assists.
The Cleveland Maps follow the
Browns, while the Highanders landed
in seventh place. the same as they
finished in the American League race.
liughcy Jcnningss Detroit Tigers are
az the bottom of the list.
The Browns also have ths distinc-
tion OF being the best double play COM
hinGtion in the Ban Johnson organiza-
tion, The Missouri tribe pulled off l2
two-ply killings during the season, two
moro than the Cleveland Maps. The
Highlanders are credited with ninety
seven double plays. lie the Red Sox,
the former worlds champions. were only
able TO accomplish the two-play on
seyenty-four occasions Two triple
plays were made, and one OF these fell
TO the Athletics The other was made
by the Washington Senators.
StuHy Mclnnes of the famous $780,
600 infcld Of the Athletics is the lead
ing first baseman. Stufy took part in
l4S battles at first for Mack and is
credited with an average Of .092. Gov
vington OF the st, Louis team finished
ahead af Mclnnis. but the Brown play
er participated in only sixteen games
Tor the tailcndcrs at the initial bag.
Hal Chase. the former Highlander and
at one time the peerless first baseman
Of the country, finished far down in the
list. Chase made more errors than any
of his rival first basemen. The former
Highlander Is charged with thirty
three misplays. Harry Williams, of
the Hghlanders. playing in twenty
seven games. had an average of .9sl.
Larry Laioie. the great Frenchman
OF the Maps, heads the second base
men. I.aioie finished third, but both
Berger OF the Chicago White Sox and
Topsy Turner OF the Cleveland Maps
played in fewer games than the French
man. Berger took part in seventy
games and Turner twenty-nine. Laioie
was statone@ at second for the Maps
in l2e games and had an average OF
go Manager Frank Chance. OF the
Highlandefs, used four men at second
during the season. and OF this number
Jack Knight has the best average
Knight played in twenty games az
second for the Highlanders and aver
aged O52
Eddie Collins. of the Athletics. whose
playing in the worlds series stamped
him as the greatest second base IN in
the game today. fell below the a50 mark
in fielding. Eddie played in las games
more than any other American League
second baseman the Columbia boy
made forty ono errors.
Hcnc Wagner OF the Boston Red Sox
tops the shortsiops. The Bronx boy
was injected into los games and aver
aged .9G5. George VI Bride Of the Sen.
ators finished second and Jack Barry
of The Athletics third
Birdie Cree OF the Highlanders made
the best average Of any Of the outheld
crs. Birdie had no put outs in lett helc
and ~ assists The little outiielder Is
charged with three errors and his aver
age is .9S6.