Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-11-30
COBB BETTER With
BAT ON HOME field
TyruS Hits AZ Points More
on Navin Field Than
on Road
INDIANS PITCHERS
ARE HIT HARD

ting leader of the American League,
hit AZ points better on the home
grounds of the Tigers last season
than he did on the road. his average
at Navin Field being 1872. and at for
eign parks $50. The Dixie Demon
was most precise in the way he col
lected his safeties. for he got lO4 OF
them at home and the same number
abroad. The pitchers who troubled
him most were those employed by
Clark Calvin Griffith. OF Washington,
Ty's stick credit against Walter john
son a. Co being 1903, Cobb's batting
average against ST. Louis boxmen
was .342; against Boston's, 1858
against Philadelphias, .374 against
New York's. 1888: against Chicago's
,10S. and against Cleyeland's, APO.
There was only one spot on the b.
y. Johnson circuit where Tyrus, the
Thumper, didn't turn I'm a 300 batting
notch. This was Washington. In viii
sonville Cobb hit for a scant Pa. His
percentage at the other stopping
points OF the Tigers ranged from 1906
in Philadelphia TO .463 in New York
In ST. Louis he hit for $40. in Chi
cago for .341 in Boston for .357 and
in Cleveland for .439
Only II of the n pitchers Cobb got
sn opportunity to bat against last sea
son lsomc fingers he faced were cagy
and passed him). succeeded in preventing
him from tearing of hits. The II heroes
were Wood, of Boston; johnson, of Chi
cago; Colainore, Of Cleveland; Russell
and Cottrell. of New York; Moriscttc. of
Philadelphia; Sisler and Koob of St.
Louis, and Harper. Dumont and Rice, of
Washington. 1y hatted against Wood
pnce, against johnson once, against
Collamore once. against Russell once,
against Cottrell once, against MorisetteI
once, against Rice once, against Dumout
twice, against Harper twice. against
koob three times. against Sslcr dvol
times.
Fans can see for themselves that most
Of the hurlcrs who last season kept
Cobb from making hits were men with
whose deliveries he was absolutely I'M
familiar Harking back to 1910, one
uncovers tho fact that the first time
Iyriis faced Jim Vaughn, now with the
Cubs, then with the Nsnks, he didn't
send the ball out of the inied in ivol
attempts Last season n man who had
the Indian sign on Tyrus was Bert
Galia. of the Senators. Cobb's batting
average against him was Just OIL. de-
rived from one swat in IA times at hat.
And Cobb made this hit of Gallia
the fourteenth time he faced him. II
was a double, poled when the bases
were full. and il, left the sacks empty.
Cobb probably will even old accounts
with Messrs. Collamore. Russell.
! Koch. Rice. Dumont, Morisetie. Sisler
and Harper in 1915 II he doesn't IL
viii he because they are in the minor
leagues.
Bats 1000 Against Seven.
Cobb batted 1000 against seven
pitchers the best-known of whom is
Jim Shaw. Of Washington. lately in
1pred in hunting accident near
Pittsburgh, and he bingled 1893
against Fritz Coumbe. Cleveland
southpaw, who distinguished himself
by stopping the White Sox last Spring
when they we're having an extended
winning streak. II reflected no great
credit on Cobb 10 hit .625 against Jack
WARRIOR and 500 against Jim Walker
and Leonard Cole. for the first two
men named were released by their
managers and the last mentioned
suspended. Cobbs average of .5S3
against Jim Scott. OF the White Sox,
the best curve ball pitcher in the
American League. and his record of
.556 against Eddie Cicotte. OF the
same team, a knuckle-hall artist.
must have pleased him and peeved
Them. The only men who kept Cobb
from batting at 800 clip were. be-
fidcs the ii men earlier mentioned.
Mitchell, Tom Sheehan. George Fos-
ter, Chester Hoff, Carl Weiiman. Mel
don Wolfgang. Sam Jones. Bill
Donovan, Cy Pieh. Guy Morton and
Bert Gallia. The average of Cobb
ngainst each American League pitch
er last season will be found below:
Soon's Batting Average Against All
Pitchers.
u.00O-Carter cleveland; Brown. New
York; Pillion, Eccles and Majors
Philadelphia; Baumgardner, 81
Louis: Shaw Washington.
-Coumbe. Cleveland.
.625-Warhop. New York
.e00-Walker, Cleveland; Cole, Ne'
York.
.5ss-scott. Chicago.
.571-Pennock. Philadelphia Boston.
.556-Cicotte. Chicago.
b2S-Lowdermilk. st. Louis.
.500-Mays, Gregg and Collins Boz
ton: Steen. Harstad and Klepfel
Cleveland: McHale and Keatinl
New York; Shawkey. Philadelphia
New York: Perryman. st. Louis
Hopper. Washington.
.455-Hamilton. ST. Louis.
.441-Knowlson Philadelphia: James
st. Louis.
-Hagerman, Cleveland.
429-R Ruth, Boston; Bressler. Phila
delphia.
.409-Caldwell. New York
.319-Johnson Washington.
.37o-Russell. Chicago.
1854 Boehling Washington; Bush
Philadelphia.
.353-Faber, Chicago.
.333-Shore and Leonard. Boston
Benz. Chicago; Brenton. Cleveland
Mogridge. New York: Filingin
ard Davis, Philadelphia Hoch. ST
Louis.
.30S-Avres, Washington.
.2s6-Fisher. New York.
.265-Wyckoff, Philadelphia.
-zot-Mitchell, Cleveland; Sheehar
Philadelphia.
.z50-Foster. Boston; Hoff, st. Louis
.zSl-Weilman. ST. Louis.
.z00-Wolfgang. Chicago: Joi.es. Oh
cago: Jones, Cleveland: Pieh an
Donovan, New York
.l25-Morton. Cleveland.
.044-Gallia, Washington.
.O0O-WOOd Boston. Johnson Cb