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insight relative to the work OF the
big league baseball clubs ID furnish
ed by the figures compiled for the
first half of the present pehnRnt sea:
son. The data. ~ shile no{ official. Is
collected from tile daily boz, scores
and for the purpose of coinparipon is
|suffieient 70. snow the strength .snd
weaRaoss ofrthe4i 4i8 clubs cumposing
the National and American eleaguc
circuits. Eliminating the games won
Eand Loaf. as shown In 1he daily stand
Eing of lhe leagues. the total number
OF runs hits, errors and lett on bases
are indicated for the first three
month"; of the season AND the re-
sultant averages give a clear idea OF
the reason for, the respective stand
lag or the teams.
f In the National league the New
York Giants have scored 800 runs in
20 games. the average OF hits being
a trifle under two pei run. while the
error column shows a percentage CT
about a-4 per game. With the ex-
ception OF Cincinnati. the Giants
have had fewer players left on base
than any other club in the senior
association. The Chicago club. play,
ing eight games more than New
York. has scored but one more run.
eight hits less and made 80 more er-
rors, in addition to having almost
100 more players LETT stranded on
the bases. The st. Louis Cardinals
figures indicate that while winning
close ito so per cent of their games
they failed to score within 80 runs of
the leaders. although credited with
ar. equal number Of hits. Next .tci
Pittsburg 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 1.g3 hits in addition to aver
aging but 1872 errors per game. In
men left on bases the club has the
best record in the league. the figures
being 42S in 16 games. r,... ...yv
In the second division Philaiei-
phia scored 3l2 runs and Bl2 Fits in
10 games, made l61 errors and had
410 players stranded. Brooklyn in
an equal number OF games made 625
hits. 2S4 runs. 1l3. errors and 4G.
players got on the paths to De left
there. TIE 'Pittsburg record for ~;
games ID 237 sruns. sos, hits,-lU+ err
rors and 49l base runners ieft. white
Boston in an equal numRsrA OF; con
[tes&s naae: ,5S3 ruAsy 50 ,lhits. W
errors and had SOB players lott be-
tween first base aud the home plate.
The American league figures.
which include tie games invthc same
manner as In the National oreanixa-
tion records, fnfnisned some surrtis-
ing infosthation. Tie worlds chani-
pion PhiTadelPhia Athletics. while
leading the league In number OF runs
and hits, have had more base run
ners left on the bags than any other
clubin the circuit except the Detroit
Tigers Three other clubs have made
fewer errors. hut none can equal the
record Of: runs and hits totalled by
Connie Ma.k's men at the midway
marx OF the season. .t,-i's r. =. I5s-- :
In So games tile Athletics scored
t362 runs, 696 hits. 12g errors and
had '5sg players left on base. De-
troit in one game less fell II hits
and As runs short of the Phiiadel-
phia record while making N more
errors and leaving II more men on
base. Detroit in one game less Tell
In hits and as runs short OF the
Philadelphia record, white making
II more errors and leaving ! 4 more
men Oh base. Washington's figures
for IS games were 2sS rims, S97 hits,
}120 errors and -S4s runners strand
ed. The Chitago WHITE BOX, playing
one game less. scored SIT hits. 2aJ
! runs, l4s errors anar Az sChieagc