El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-07-27
FIGURES EXPLAIN
TEAM STANDINGS
Show Points of Strength and
Weakness of Contestants
in the Big Leagues.

New York. July 27.-Interesting in
| sight to the work of the big league
I clubs is furnished by the figures COM
piled for the first half OF the presen !
pennant season. The data WINE MOI
! official, is collected from the daily DoA
J scores and for the purpose Of comparl-
son is sufficient to show the strength
/ and weakness Of the 10 clubs compOs-
/ ing the National and American league
circuits Eliminating the games won
and lost. as shown in the daily stand
/ ing Of the leagues, the total number OF
runs hits. errors and left on bases are
indicated for the first three months OF
/ the season and the resultant averages
give a 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 40
games, the average OF hlts being
trifle under two per run, while the err
tor column shows percentage OF about
l ga per game. With the exception OF
Cincinnati, the Giants have had fewer
players 1eIt 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 less and made 50 more
errors, in addition to having almost 100
more players left stranded on the bases
The St Louis Cardinals figures lndi-
cate that while winning close to so per
cent Of their games they failed 70 score
within so runs OF the leaders, although
credited with an equal number OF hits
Next to 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
1-93 hits in addition TO averaging but ls2
errors per game In men left on bases the
club has the best record in the league, the
figures being 42S in &c games
Philadelphia Heads Second Division
In the second division Philadelphia scored
IL and SO hits in 20 made l6l
errors and had 40 players stranded Brook,
in equal number Of games, made 625 hits.
the paths to be left there The PlrtsburEs
record for - games is 237 runs, 55S hits. 1o4
errors and 491 base runners left. while Bos-
ton in an equal number Of contests made 15S
runs. SCI hits, log errors and had sos play
ers left between first base and the home
plate.
The American league figures. which in
clude tie games in the same manner as in
the National organization records. furnished
some surprising Information The worlds
champion Philadelphia Athletics. while lead
ing the league in number OF runs and hits.
have had more bSse runners left on the
bags than any other club in the circuit eI-
cept the Detroit Tigers Three other clubs
the record Of runs and hits totaled by Con-
ME Mack's men at the midway marx Of the
Athletics Score ss2 Runs.
In 50 games the Athletics scored ss2 runs
6s6 hits 12e errors. and had $50 players left
on base; Detroit in one game less zen Il
hits and As runs short Of the Philadelphia
record, while making II more errors and
leaving II more men on base. Washington's
figures for IS games were 989 runs 607 hits.
120 errors and 4Sa runners stranded The
Chicago White Sox. playing one game less.
scored 81 hits. 24s runs. 149 errors and 472
Chicago players reached first and were left
on the paths.
The St. Louis Browns while charged with
more errors than any other club in the
league. had the feWest players left, their
record being 265 runs. sos hits. 157 errors
and AS left on bases in 50 games. The Bos-
ton club led the league in clean playing.
but ITO errors being charged against man
ager Carrigan's men in 81 games The Red
Sox made 5s5 hits 263 runs and had AIS
runners marOOned. The New York Yankees.
second IN fielding and players left on bases.
showed extreme weakness with the bat, be-
ing last in number OF hits and runs The
record Of the New York club under Chance
was 226 runs 496 hits. lis errors and 465
left on base. Cleveland had SOS hits "a
runs. 15s errors and zs6 left on base