Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-07-27

New York, July 2T.-IntereSting insight
relative 10 the work "a the big league base
ball clubs D. furnished by the figures rom
piled Tor the first hall ~ rhc present pen
nant season. The data. while not official. J.
collected from the daily box Scorc~ and Tor
the purpose OF comparison IN sufficient ID
show the strength and weakn,- NJ the six
teen clubs composing the National and
American league circuits. Eliminating the
games won and lost. a. shown w the daily
standing Of the leagues, the total number
Of runs. hits, error and left On bases are
indicated for the iir-i three months of the
season for the respective ~is. ding 81 the
teams.
IN the National league the New York
Giants have scored $50 runs IN IA games.
the average of hits being "A trifle under
two per run, while the error column shows
q percentage 81 about ! "a per game. With
the exception Of Cincinnati. the Giants
have had fewer players left On base than
any other club IN the senior association.
The Chicago club. playing eight more
games than New York. has scored but one
more run, eight hits les and made fifty
more errors. III addition ~ having almost
100 more players stranded ON the bases.
The 81. Louis Cardinals figures Indicate
that while winning close 10 80 per cent Of
their games they failed 10 score within
fifty runs Of the leaders. although credited
with an equal number of hits. Next 10
PittSburg aud Boston the club j. charged
with the least errors Ia the league ranks,
while bat two other teams have fewer base
runners left. Cincinnati scored runs Al the
rate Of one for 1873 hits in addition 10
averaging 1.92 errors per game. In men
left on bases the club has the best record
IN the league, the figures being 42s in 70
games.
ia the second division Philadelphia
scored 3l2 runS and 6l2 hits IN 20 games,
made l6l errors and had 410 PAYERS
stranded. Brooklyn III an eqaaI hummer
of games made 625 hit. ysI runs. l23 er-
ror~ and 462 players got on the push~ 10
b. left there. The PitStburg record for %
games j. 237 runs. SOS hits. lO4 errors and
4yl base runners left, while Boston III an
equal number Of games made 2G3 scores.
0gl hits. log errors and had 500 plaverS
left between first base anu the home plate.
The American league figures. which in
clude tie games IN the same manner a. III
the National organization records. fur
niShed some surprising information. The
worlds champion Philadelphia Athletics.
while leading the league in the number Of
runs and hits, have had more base runners
left on the bags than any other club III
the circuit except the DetroH Tigers. Three
other clubs have made fewer errors. but
none can equal the record Of runs and hits
totalled by Connie Mack'~ men al the mid
way mark Of the season.
In 50 games the Athletics scored 1862
runs. 6g6 hits, l29 errors. and had 500
players left on base. Detroit in one game
less fell II hits and as rsns short Of the
Philadelphia record. while making IL more
errors and leaving III more men On base.
Nashington'S figures for ~ games were
2s9 runs, 60T hits, l2O errors and asa run
ners stranded. The Chicago White Sox.
playing one game less. scored ST. hits. 24g
runs, ~ errors and 472 Chicago PLAYERS
reached first and were left III The paths.
The IT. Louis Browns. while charged
with more errors than any other club In
the league had the iewest players left. their
record hoing 265 runs. COS hits. l57 errors
and 42o left On bases III - games. The
Boston club led the league IN clean PLAYING.
but 10 errors being charged against Man
ager Carrigan's men ~ 81 games. The Red
Sox made 500 hits, 263 runs and had 4s7
runners marooned. The New York Yam
KEGS, second IN fielding and players left
On bases, showed extreme weakness with
the bat. being last in number Of hits and
runs. The record Of the New York club
under Chance was 226 runs, 1876 hits. lis
errors and 465 left on bases. Cleveland
had oOs hits, PA runs. l3s errors and 4sG
left on base.