Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-09-19
COBB'S BATTING EYE IS BACK
Premier Tiger slugger Adds Seven
Points to His Stick Record
During the Week.
DOYLE LEADS NATIONAL LEAGUE

NEW YORK, Sept. 1S-Cobb has TO
covered his batting eve, according 10
averages published today. Although far
from the 400 mark which he established
some weeks ago, Cobb has added seven
points TO his mark of last week. He
still is I'm the lead by fifty-seven points,
with an average Of 81. Speaker OF
Boston is the runnerup, with 800, ana
jackson, Chicago. next, with .sls. Others
in the American league following this
trio are:
E. Collins. Chicago. BIS: Crawford and
Veach, Detroit, tied with .S1S; McInnIs,
Philadelphia, .Sl1; Fourier. Chicago. 800;
Howard St Louis, and Kavanaugh. De-
troit. tied with .2s6; Galnor. Boston. 30
Cobb's chances to establish new bat
ting mark for the season are slim, but
he is only three bases shy of tying the
American league stolen base record made
by Clyde Milan of Washington in 1917.
The record is IS bases and Cobb is lead
ing the league with 50, including games
of Wednesday. Cobb also leads in runs
scored. with 1873. and number Of hits made.
with 1S9.
Detroit also claims another headliner
in Sam Crawford. who leads IN total
10 triples and four home runs.
Burns. another Tiger, who has
been holding the lead in homo runs has
been tied by Oldring OF Philadelphia.
Each have five.
Detroit leads in club batting with .2es;
| Boston is second. with .264, and Chicago,
with .259. is third.
The four leading pitchers who havG
worked In twenty-five or more games
are members of the Boston club. This
next three are with Detroit, while Chi
cago claims the next two. The leaders
who are In the 900 class are: Foster,
Boston, IS won, lost: Ruth, Boston,,
l6 and 6; Shore. Boston. II and 7; Leon
ard. Boston. 10 and 6; Dauss. Detroit, p
and 10: Coveleskie, Detroit. % and H.
| Boland. Detroit. IL and 0: Scott Chicago,
q and II: Faber. Chicago, % and u;
Fisher, New York, Is and 10; Ayres,
Washington. IA and s; Johnson, WASH
ington, % and 10; Gallia, Washington,
IA ana .; Dubuc. Detroit, II and IL.
Doyle Leads Nationals.
Larry Doyle continues at the head of
the National league batters, leading with
176 hits. an average of 80. Others who
| have ployed In at least half of the games
are: Luderus, Philadelphia, .316: Snyder
st. Louis. .314: Daubert, Brooklyn .9llI
Griffith. Cincinnati and Long. st. Louis,
/ tied with .30S; Hinchman, Pittsburgh, and
Merkle. New York, tied with .sO6; Groh,
Cincinnati. .295; Robertson, New York,
294; Collins, Pittsburg, 291; Fisher Chs
cago, and T. Clarke, Cincinnati, tied with
900; Cravath, Philadelphia .2S6. Cravath
holds the lead in total runs scored with
! 70 and in total bases with 234. and also
/ the home run column. with % Carey,
Pittsburgh, leads In stolen bases with 30.
st. Louis is first in club batting. with
259. and Cincinnati is next, with .257.
The leading pitchers are: Toney. Gin
cinnati, Is won and 4 lost; Alexander
Philadelphia. q and 8: Mamaux, Pitts
( burgh. 20 and I; Pfeffer, Brooklyn. Il
and 8; s. Smith, Brooklyn, IL and II
Pierce, Chicago. II and Z; Dale. Cincin%
natl, Is and 12; Raglan, Boston. Is and Iii
/, Coofnbs. Brooklyn, 10 and 8; vaughnI
Chicago. II and IL; Mayer, Philadelphia.
10 and Il
Kauff Premier Fed.
The leading batters OF the Federal
league who have played in at least half
of the games are: Kauff. Brooklyn, .S5ot
Magee. Brooklyn, .342; Fischer. Chicago,
1922; Rousch, Newark, .S16; Campbell
/
Chicago. .S12; Konetchey. Pittsburgh,
81; Kenworthy. Kansas City. .SO7; Dali
ton, Buffalo, .SO6.
Brooklyn leads in club batting with
81 and Pittsburgh is second with 26S.
Kauff leads in stolen bases with 40l
Magee with SO. leads in total runs scored
and Chase, Buffalo, leads in total bases
with 252 and in home runs with II.
The leading pitchers In the 800 class
are: Mcconnell. Chicago. % won and I
lost; f. Allen, Pittsburgh. 81 and 10j
Crandall st. Louis, 81 and 10: NJ. Brown!
Chicago. Il and s; Reulbach. Newark, II
and 10; Schulz. Buffalo. 20 and -; F!
Smith. Baltimore and Brooklyn, 10 and g.;
Cullop. Kansas City. IS and II; Plank!
st. Louis. Is and 10; Barger. Pittsburgh
I 8 and 8
The leading batter in the American As
sociation IL Lelivelt, Kansas lily, .34S,
Minneapolis leads in club batting with
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