Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-08-01
COMES BACK AS
LEAGUE LEADER
Birdie Cree Becomes Lead
ing Batsman in American
Erwin Heads Nationals

Chicago. Aug. birdie Cree has
CUES by leading the batters Of the
American with an average Of .345.
Next the New York men are Cobb,
Detroit, .342; Baker, Philadelphia,
BAL; Jackson. Cleveland, 33e: Col
Inns. Philadelphia, 1927; Crawford.
Detroit, .323; Kirke, Cleveland, .321:
Walker, st. Louis, .319; Speaker, Bos-
ton. .S19; Fourier, Chicago, .317.
Collins leads in stolen bases with Sc.
.266, and Washington, with PAS, lead.
Topnotchers among the pitchers in
clude Leonard, Boston, with IA victor
les and 8 defeats; Bender. Philadel-
phia, with 9 and Q; Plank, Philadei-
phia, II and 3.
Erwin of Brooklyn gets the pace in
the National with .348. Then come
Grant. New York, .342; Becker. Phil
adelphia. $40; Dalton. Brooklyn.
1923: Byrne, Philadelphia. 1926; Mey-
ers New York. .313; G. Burns, New
York. :a13: Wingo, st; Louis, $40;
Daubert, Brooklyn. 1868 ;Phelan. Chi
cago, .9O4. New York and Brooklyn
are tied in club batting at .267. Her.
zog, Cincinnati, leads in stolen bases
with 81 f. Mathewson, New York, with
Is and 4; Vaughn, Chicago. with IL
and 4, and Deak, st. Louis, with 10
and q, lead the pitchers.
Steve Evans, Brooklyn. leads the
hitters of the Federal with .371. Next
n Kauff, Indianapolis, 1857: Shaw,
BROOKLYN, .s45: Carr. Indianapolis,
Baltimore. 1897; Easterly, Kansas
City, 1929; Campbell. Indianapolis,
1927; Crandall, st. Louis, .321; w.
Miller, st. Louis. 1921. indianapolis
leads in club batting with .2S5 and
Baltimore Is next with .276. In stolen
bases, kauff, Indianapolis, is ahead
with Al. Best pitching is being done
seaton, Brooklyn. II and Z. and
Brown. st. Louis. and Kaiserling, In
dianapolis. with 8 and 4 each.
Titus. Kansas City, with $50, sets
the pace in the American association.
Then come Hinchman, Columbus,
1868; Rath, Kansas City, $50; Kirlke,
Cleevland, .34s: Altizer, Minneapolis,
1886; V. Clemens, Louisville. 1893;
Dell. Minneapolis. .333; Compton,
Kansas City, 1892; Knight, Cleveland,
.331; Griffith. Indianapolis, 1928. Kan
sas City leads in club hitting with
PSI and Cleveland, with .27S, is next.
In stolen bases, Killifer, Minreap Ills,
Just sold to tho Cincinnati Nationals.
leads with 81. P,ching honors are
fe;t by pousaerty. Milwaukee. with
& and Q; Laroy. indianapolis, with 10
and 8, AMI Geek, Columbus, Ii and
{.
Larry LejAuae heads the batters of
the Western with 1896. He is follow
ed by Butcher. Denver, .34s: Edding-
ton: Denver. SAC, Kane, Sioux City.
dan, Lincoln, .34s; Patterson, St.
Louis. $40; baltimore. Topeka, .3s7;
Thomson. Omaha. 1923: Coffey, DEN
yer, 1927. Denver and Sioux City lead
in club batting with 1903 and .2s9.
Nicholson, Wichita, leads in stole,
bases with 80. Gaspar, Sioux City,
with is and .; Schneider. Denver,
with 9 and 8. and Gaskell, Denver,
vctf Is and 6. IRE leading pitchers.
Pete Knisely, just sold to the Cubs
by Birmingham, leads with batters of
the Southern. with 1852. Then come
Mccormick, Chattanooga, .344; Lord
Mobile, $50; Kirby, Mobile, 1928;
DAILY, Montgomery, 1923; Howell.
Chattanooga, .321; Tyree, Atlanta,
.s14; Sloan, Nashville, .312; We'll
chonce, Atlanta, 1912; Coyle, Chatan-
ooga, .307. Mobile with PA and
Chattanooga with 1863, top the clubs.
bases, with SO. Hogg of Mobile, with
II and 6; Townsend, Mobile. with 10
and 8, and Lizdginharding, Chattan-
ooga. with IA and z. lead the pitch
ers.
Mcconnell, Buffalo. leads in the In
ternational. His average is 1854. Next
are Kritchell. Toronto, 1852; Mays,
Providence. 1893: Schultz, Rochester,
1928: Walsh, Rochester, BIS; jamie
son, Buffalo. .315; Mcintyre, Provi-
dence. .314; Whitman, Montreal, .314;
Platte, Providence, 1872; Onslow,
Providence, 1908. Providence with
PSI and Toronto with 266, lead in
club batting. Gilhooley, Buffalo, has
falo, with nine wins and three defeats.
Hughes, Rochester, with IA and S, and
Ruth. Baltimore, with IA and s, lead