Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-08-16
HI Meyers IS
BATTING Star
Leads National League With an
i Average 81 81; Joe jackson
Tops Americans.

Chicago, Aug 15.-Hi Meyers, wear
ing Brooklyn's uniform in twenty
games, leads the batters of the Ma
tional league with an average of 371,
according to figures published here
today. Then come Erwin, Brooklyn,
34S; Grant, New York, 342; Becker,
Philadelphia, 1884; Dalton, Brooklyn.
321; g. Turns, New York, 311; Win
60, st. Louis, $40; Daubert, Brooklyn,
500: s. Magee, Philadelphia, 308; Phe-
Ian, Chicago, 304. Brooklyn leads in
club batting with 200 and New York
is next with 266. Herzeg, Cincinnati,
lis ahead In stolen bases with 36. In
games won and lost, James Of Boston,
with Is and S; Doak, st. Louis, II and
4, Mathewson, New York, IL and q,
are leading pitchers.
Joe Jackson tops the American lea
guers. The Cleveland slugger has an
average of 1858. Next come Cobb, De-
troit, $50; p. Collins, Philadelphia,
345; Baker, Philadelphia, 1886; Cree,
New York, 331;i Speaker. Boston, 1874;
Crawford, Detroit, 317; Fourier, Chi
cako, 315; Mclnnes, Philadelphia, 312;
e. Walker, St. Louis, 1903. Philadal-
|phia with 267 and Washington with
249 lead the clubs. E. Collins leads
in stolen bases with 80. Leading pit
cheers are Leonard, Boston, with II
and 3; Bender, Philadelphia, 10 and 2,
and Plank, Philadelphia, l3 and 8.
John Titus holds the lead in the
American association. The Kansas
CITY veterans average is 1893. Follow
ing him areaWy lHinchman, Columbus,
s63; Kirke, Cleveland, $40; Altizer.
Minneapolis, 342; Compton, Kansas
City, $40: Rath, Kansas City, 339;
Killifer, Minneapolis, 1886; Livingston,
indianapolis, 1888; Lake, Minneapolis,
|827; ". Clemens, louisville. 1926.
Ahead in team hitting are Kansas
City, with 279, and Minneapolis and
Columbus, with 275 each. Compton
and Killifer are tied for stolen bases,
with 40 each. Leading pitchers are
Dougherty, Milwaukee, with 10 and 2;
Gallia, Kansas City, with 10 and 6;
and Laroy, Indianapolis, II and 4.
Jteve Evans, Brooklyn, tops the
Federal leaguers with 1862. Then
come Kauff, indianapolis, 1886; Shaw,
Brooklyn, 346; Lennox, Pittsburgh,
341; Crandall, St. Louis. 1928; Easter
ly, Kansas City, 1928: Campbell, In
dianapolis, 1926; Carr, indianapolis,
1924; w. Miller, st. Louis, 319; Muir
ply, Brooklyn, 318. Indianapolis
leads in club batting with $50 and
Baltim re is next with 274. Kauff re.
tains the base stealing honors with 46.
Top notch pitchers are Ford, Buffalo,
is and s; seaton, tBrooxlyn, 20 and g;
Brown, st. Louis, II and s; Kaiser
ling, indianapolis, II and 5 ~,
Larry ,Lejeune, Sioux City, leads
the Western with 392. Then come
Mogridge, Des tMoines, s.6; Schleib,
ner, Omaha, 1854; Patterson, st. JOS.
eph, 351; Butcher, Denver, 345; Cot
fey, Denver, 34I;S Kane, Sioux City,
1888: Koener, Topeka, 1888; Congaltqn,
Omaha, 1856; Thomson, Omaha, 1874.
|Lenver, with 1913 and Sioux City, with
290, lead the clubs. Watson, st. JOS
eph, and Nicholson, Wichita, lead in
stolen bases, with - each. Leading
pitchers are Casper, Sioux City, 10
md 4; Schneider, len er, II and 4;
{ Gashell, Denver, Is and q.
Kritchell, Toronto, leads in the In
lternational, with 347. Then come
Lnclntyre, Providence, 342; McCon.
nell, Buffalo, 1913; Platte, Providence
1877; Walsh, Rochester, 326; Mays
Providence. 1874; Schuldz, Rochester
800: Dale, Montreal, 3l9; Flynn, Mon
<roo1 917s Hucl cv, Drav{douoo 90.