Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-26
DAUBERT IS LEADER
IN NAT|ONAL LEAGUE
Jake Passes Jack Dalton in
Race for Batting HOnors
for 1914.

Jake Daubert Is real batting leader
of the National League, according to
figures published today. The Brook
lyn man has percentage of $3.50, and
though Erwin, formerly of Brooklyn,
with .S4S, and Steele, Brooklyn, with
1888, precede him, they have played
in only twenty games each, to Dau-
bert's 121. In addition the National
800 hitters include Dalton, Brooklyn,
1924: Becker. Philadelphia, .322; Ma
zee. Philadelphia, .319; Stengel,
Brooklyn, .317; Wheat, Brooklyn, .3l6;
Connolly, Boston, .309; Phelan, Chi
cago, 304; Burns New YORK, .S03.
Brooklyn and New York lead in team
batting, with .272 and .262. In home
runs Safer, Chicago, is ahead, with
IS. Burns, New York, leads in stolen
bases with "a. Leading pitchers are
James, Boston, with rs won and 6
lost; rudolph. Boston, with 20 and
3. and Doak, st. Louis, II and 8.
Ty Cobb's squirt has put him well
in front in the American. The De-
troit star is hitting 1881. Next to him
the leagues 800 batters are Collins
Philadelphia, .344; Jackson, leve-
land. 1888; Hoblitzell. Boston, 1923;
Speaker, Boston 1927; Cree, New
York, 1926; Roth. Chicago, $40
Mitchell, Washington, .318; Crawford,
Detroit, .317; McInnes, Philadelphia,
.S14; Baker, Philadelphia, $40; -Four
nier, Chicago, .30S; G. walker 81
Louis, 1907
In club batting Philadelphia, with
go. and Detroit, with .255, are ahead.
Baker has the home run record, 3, and
Maisel, New York, with 63, sets the
stolen base mark. Best pitchers are
Render, philadelphia with 16 and 3;
Leonard, Boston, with 10 and D, ana
plank Philadelphia, with 10 and Z.
steve Evans, of Brooklyn, has bat
tod himself into O. tie with Bonnie
Kauff of indianapolis, for the bat
ting leadership of the Federal League,
each is hitting .S61 Next come
Chase. Buffalo, 1856; Yerkes, PITTS
burgh .353; Easterly, Kansas CITY,
347: Routsch, Indianapolis. '342; Len
nox, Pittsburgh, 1886; Bradley, nitts-
burgh, 1923; Shaw, Brooklyn. 81; =,
walsh. Baltimore, .316 indianapolis
&c In front in team hitting. with .2s4.
and Baltimore next with .26s. kaun
leads the base stealers with 90, and
Zwilling. of Chicago, has most nome
runs, IL. Top-notch pitchers are
Hendrix. Chicago. with q won and .
iost. Ford. Buffalo, is and 6, and
Il asserting. indianapolis, II and 8.
In the American Association Bill
Iincbnan, Columbus, with 1856, is on
ton. Then follow Kirl<e, Cleveland
94a; Killifer Minneapolis, S44; Titus,
Kansas City. .342; Lake, Minneapolis,
398. Griffith, Indianapolis, :337; Glenn
ems louisville, 1888; Rath, Kansas
CIV. .332: Altizer, Minneapolis, 1872;
SEVERED. Louisville, 800; Livingston,
indianapolis, .320. In club batting
Minnea polls with PIG. and Kansas
civ. .272. are ahead Compton, Kan
COS City. with 81, leads in stolen
bases, and Altizer. with IL. IN nome
runs. Leading pitchers are Northrup,
louisville. 25 and 9; Dougherty, MIL
waukee. IL and s, and Gallia, Kansas
City. "a and -. -,
williams. Rochester, with S26, leads
IN the International League. Next
are 10. Onslow, Providence, 1925;
platte Providence. 321; Shean. Provi-
dence. .319; Schultz, Rochester, 800;
Fisher, Toronto. .314; Pipp. Rochester,
.813; Jameson. Buffalo. .31S; Callahan,
Newark. .31S; Walsh Rochester, .3ll
In team hitting Providence, with .27S,
and Toronto, with .276, are on top.
In home runs Pipp. Rochester, and
Jordan. Toronto. are ahead. with IA
each. In stolen bases Gilhooley, Buff
falo, sets the pace with 81. Pitcher
honors go to Ruth, Providence, with
% and 8; Mays, Providence, % and 8,
and Bader, Buffalo, 10 and 6.