Las Vegas optic., 1914-07-27
BASE BALL DOPE
OF THE BIG
LEAGUES
INTERESTING UNOFFICIAL FIG
URES SHOWN IN HALF SEA-
SON RECORDS

New York, July 27.-Interesting in
sight relative to the work of the big
| league baseball clubs is furnished by
the figures compiled for the first half
of the present pennant season. The
data, while not official, is collected
from the daily box scores and for the
purpose of comparison is sufficient to
show the strength and weakness of
the Is clubs composing the National
and American league circuits. Elimi-
mating the games won and lost, as
shown in the daily standing of the
leagues, the total number of runs,
hits, errors and left on bases are in
dicated for the first three months OF
the season and the resultant figures
give clear idea of the reason for
the respective standing of the teams.
In the National league the New
York Giants have scored $50 runs in
70 games, the average of hits being
trifle under two per run, while the
error column shows percentage OF
about 3-4 per game. With the ex-
lception of Cincinnati the Giants have
had fewer players left on bases than
tany other club in the senior organ1za-
tion. The Chicago club, playing eight
more games than New York, has scor-
ed but one run more, eight hits less
and made so more errors, in addition
to having almost 100 more players
left stranded on the bases. The st.
Louis Cardinals figures indicate that
while winning close to so per cent of
their games they failed to score with
in so runs of the leaders, although
credited with an equal number of hits.
Next to Pittsburgh the club is charged
with the least errors in the league
ranks, while but two other teams have
fewer base runners left. Cincinnati
scored runs at the rate of one for
every 1893 hits in addition to averag-
ing but 1872 errors per game. In men
| left on bases the club has the best
record in the league, the figures being
42S in 76 games.
In the second division Philadelphia
scored 312 runs and 612 hits in 20
games, made 161 errors and had 470
players stranded. Brooklyn in an
equal number of games made 625
hits, 2S4 runs, 123 errors and 462
players got on the paths to be left
there. The Pittsburgh record for 7S
games is 237 runs, 55S hits, 104 er-
rors and 491 base runners left, while
Boston in an equal number of con-
tests made 263 runs, 591 hits, LOG er-
rors and had 50S players left between
first base and the home plate.
The American league figures, which
include the games in the same man
ner as in the National organization
records, furnished some surprising
information The worlds champion
Philadelphia Athletics, while leading
the league in number of runs and hits,
have had more base runners left on
the bags than any other club in the
circuit except the Detroit Tigers
Three other clubs have made fewer
errors, but none can equal the record
of runs and hits totalled by Connie
Macks men at the midway mark of
the season.
In 50 games the Athletics scored
1862 runs, 696 hits, 129 errors and had
539 players left on bases. Detroit
in one game less fell II hits and 46
runs short of the Philadelphia record,
while making IL more errors and
leaving II more men on base. Wash.
ington's figures for rs games were
2S9 runs, 607 hits, 12O errors and ,S4S
runners stranded. The chicago White
sox. playing one game less. scored
SIT hits, 249 runs, 149 errors and 472
Chicago players reached first and
we're left on the paths.
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