Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-01
MCCONNELL IS BEST
BARROW BATSMAN
Lanky Buffalo Pitcher Leads
International League at
Bat With .364.
KRIcHELL IN SECOND PLACE

George Mcconnell. the lanky pitch
er of the Buffalo club. Is leading the
international League batsnen with a
percentage Of .364. Next are. Krich-
ell, Toronto. 1852; Mays, Proyidenee.
.555: Schultz Rochester, 1923; Walsh.
Rochester. .S15, Jameson. Buffalo,
3l5; Mcintyre, Providence, .s1z.
Whiteman, Montreal. 314; Platte.
Providence, .S12; Onslow, Providence, +
.Sos. Providence with .267 and Toron-
to with .2s6 lead in club batting Gil
hooley. Buffalo, has the most stolen
hases-2s. Bader, Buffalo. with ?
wins and defeats. Hughes, Roehee-
ter. with Il and 5. and Rath. Balti-
more, with "a and s, lead the pitchers.
cree's Great Comeback.
Birdie Cree has celebrated his re-
turn 70 the major leagues by leading
the batters OF the American League
with an average OF .s45. Next to the
New York man are Cobb. of Detroit,
342; Baker. Philadelphia, .341; Jack
son, Cleveland. .33s; Collins. Philadef.
phia. .327: Crawford, Detroit, .s2s.
kirke, Cleveland, .321; Walker, ST
Louis, .319; Speaker Boston. .slg.
Fourier, Chicago, 81 Eddie Coll
Inns is leading in stolen bases with
S6. In club batting Philadelphia, with
265, and Washington, with 24s, lead.
Iop-notchers among the pitchers in
clude Leonard, Boston, with "A VIC
tories and 3-defeats; Bender, Philaz
delphia, with and 2; Plank. Philas
delphia, II and 3.
Jack Dalton Well Up.
Tex Erwin. who has Just been re-
leased by Brooklyn, has been setting
the pace in the National with .34S.
Then comes Grant. New York, .s49:
Becker, Philadelphia. $40: Dalton.
Brooklyn. 1923; Byrne. Philadelphia.
.526; Meyers, New York, 313:
Burns, New York. BIB: Wingo. st.
Louis, .3l0; Daubert. BROOKLYN. .30g.
Phelan- Chicago, SOB New York ana
Brooklyn are tied in cub batting at
-267. Herzog, Cincinnati. is best in
stolen bases with 81. Mathewson.
New York. with Is victories and 1
defeats; Vaughn, Chicago, with Z
and 4. and Doak. st. Louis, with 10
and 4, are the leading pitchers
Evans Leads the Feds
Steve Evans. Of Brooklyn, leads the
hitters of the Federals with 81
Next are Kauff Indianapolis. .ss7:
Shaw, Brooklyn. .345: Carr, Indian
apolis, .s44; Lennon, Pittsburgh. SAG:
Walsh, Baltimore, 1887: Easferly.
Kansas City, 1923: Campbell, Indian
apolis, 1927; Crandall, St Louis. .s21
y. Miller. st. Louis. .321 indians
apolis leads in club batting with zS5,
while Baltimore is next with .27s In
stolen bases Kauff. Indianapolis, -
ahead with Al. The leading pitchers
are Ford. Buffalo, with 10 victories
and defeats; Seaton. Brooklyn. Ia
and Z and Brown. St Louis, and
Kaiserling. indianapolis. with and
4 each.
Titus Still at IL.
John Titus, Kansas City. with .sae.
sets the pace in the American Assoc
citation. Then come Hinchman, Co
lumbus, 1858; Rath, Kansas City. .35os
Kirke, Cleveland, .349; Altizer, MINI
neapolis, -S36; Y. Clemens, Louisvil1e-
1873; Bell Columbus, 1888: Compton,
Kansas City, 1872; Knight, Cleveland.
.351; Griffith, Indianapolis, .326. Kan
sas City leads in club hitting. with
PSI, and Cleveland. with .27s. Is nexx.7
In stolen bases, Killifer. Minneapolis
who has just been sold to the Gins
cinnatf Nationals, leads with as.
Pitching honors are held by Dough-
erty, Milwaukee. with 9 victories and
? defeats; Laroy, Indianapolis, with.
TO and 3, and Cook, Columbus II
and 3.
Mccormick on Top.
Pete Knisely, who has just been.s
sent to the Cubs by Birmingham
leads with batters of the SoutherrsE
League, with .352 Then come Me-
Cormick. Chattanooga -344: Lord. Mo-
bile, $3.50: Kirby. Mobile. .s2s;; Daily,
1923: Howell Chattsr
nooga, .s21; Tyree, Atlanta, .3Ifs.-
Sloan. Nashville. .312: Welchonce,
.s12; Coyle. Chattanooga. .5o7.
Mobile, with -z7s, and Chattanooga.
with .26s. top the clubs. Barbara,
New Orleans. leads in stolen bases
with SO. Hogg, of Mobile, with IL VIC
tories and 6 defeats, Townsend, Mo-
bile. with 1s and 6. and Harding,
Chattanooga, with IA and Z are the
leading pitchers.