Omaha daily bee., 1915-07-18
DOYLE NOW IN SECOND PLACE
Captain of Giants Makes Big Gain
in Batting Average During
the Week.
GALLOWAY TOPS THE WESTERN


CHICAGO, July 17.-captain Larry
Doyle of the Giants has attained second
place among the batters of the National
league. His average of 1876. credited to
him in averages published here today,
puts him right on the hsezl or the league
leader, Daubert of Brooklyn, whose per
centsge is 1886, Next TO these two, the
leading batters who have played in at
least half Of the games are Groh, Gin
cinnati, .S2iI Luderus, Philadelphia, $50;
Robertson. NeF York. and Grayath Phil
adelphia, tied, 800; Whitfield, Philadelphia,
800; Wade, KIlifer, Cincinnati, $3.50;
Safer. Chicago, and Wilson. st, Louis.
tied. .2es; II. Zimmerman Chicago, .297i
Snyder. st, Louis, ,292i Collins, Pitts
burgh and ]. Smith. Boston. tied, ,2si.
New York leads in club batting, with
.25s, and Chicago IL next with .25s, Safer
leads the league In stolen bases, with a
in total bases. with 1S2 and in runs
scored. with 50. Cravath has most home
runs l2.
Leading National league pitchers who
have acquired 900 averages In 10 OF more
games are Pierce, Chicago, won and
lost /; Alexander, Philadelphia, II and 8;
MamauK. Pittsburgh. IL and 4; Dale, Gin
cinnati 10 and 3, Mayer, Philadelphia, 18
and 7, Meadows, at. Louis, s and 5; Pfef-
| fer. Brooklyn. AID 5: Dell. Brooklyn,
10 and 6: Alexander has 1873 strikeouts to
his credit
Cobb Increases AaveraRe.
In the American league. Cobb has In
creased his average TO 400 and still leads
In stolen bases, with Is and in runs scored
at 30, Crawford. Detroit. has most total
bases with 1852 and Caldwell. Boone and
Pecktnpaugh of New York. Oldring of
Philadelphia and KRvanaugh Of Detroit
are tied for home run hpnofs at four
each. Following Cobb are Crawford, De-
troit, $40; u. Collins, Chicago, 81 jack
son. Cleveland, 1893; Fourier, Chicago,
.s2S; VeRch, Detroit. 1871; Maissl. New
York, .s16; Strunk, Philadelphia, ,Sl4;
Speaker. Boston, and IAJoie, Philadelphia,
tied for fourth. 81,
Jim Scott has wrested the pitching lead
ership from Faber. his team mate, The
900 pitchers OF the American league are
Scott, Chicago, won IS and lost 8, Fabsr.
Chicago, 10 and 6; Fostar. Boston, 10 and
I; Dauss, Detroit. - and Z. Fisher. New
York. II and 6; Shore. Boston, and 4,
Gallia, Washington, s and s; Ruth, Bos-
ton, and s. Coyeleskie, Detroit, II and z,
johnson. Washington. ie and S. Caldwell,
New York. II and u BoisnA. Detroit. 6
and a. Benz, Chicago. and 4.
Detroit and Chicago are tied in club
batting, with .269 for first honeFs.
In the Federal league the leaders are.
Magee, Brooklyn, .sisi Kauff, Brooklyn,
.stl; Walsh, Baltimore. S24; Campbell,
Newark, .S2S; Flack, Chicago, ,s22; East
erly, Kansas City, .s2z; Cooper, Brook
lyn. .s1s; YeFkes Pittsburgh AS Deal,
81 Louis, ma Fischer, Chicago. and
Duncan. IT. Louis, tied with .Si2
kauff leads the league In stolen bases.
with 26; Konetchy, Pittsburgh, In runs
scored, IS, and total bases. l47. and Walsh,
Zewtliing, Chicago; Chase, Buffalo, and
konstchy, with home runs with each.
Brooklyn leads In the club batting, with
ZIG, and Pittsburgh ~ second with ee4
Leading Federal league pitchers are;
Mcconnell, Chicago. won 10 and lost g.
Sull0p, Kansas City, 10 and g. Allen,
Pittsburgh, ~ and 6; Packard. Kansas
city. 10 and 8; Brown. Chicago, ana
4; Davenport, ST. Louis, II and 8; Plank.
81. Louis. and 8; Main. Kansas City,
and s. Groom, 81. Louis, and 6.
The American association leader is
Compton. Kansas City, with ,al6. Kansas
City. with 80. IL ahead in team batting
FOFsythe Near Top.
In the Western league the leaders are.
galloway, Denver, so; Forsythe. Omaha,
$40; Jones, pes Moinss. ,siS; lie Jeuns
Sioux City. .SS9; Spahr. Denver. asa;
spencer, Denver, .s6; Jackson. Topeka.
,s24; Krug, Omaha, SIS; Kruger. Omaha,
.Sls; Mcintyre. Lincoln. .si4
Jones leads in total bases. with $50. and
in runs scored, with g. Coffee. Denver
has most stolen bases, e. With 10 apiece.
Jones and Mccormick. Denver, are tied
for home-run honOra.
Leading pitchers are; Mogridse. Des
Aoinss. woa n ana lost a. Mitchell. Dem
Yer. II and 4; Musser, Des Moinss, n and
a. wideman. st. Joseph. 10 and s; Cant.
we'll, Denver, and a. GaspaF, Sioux City,
II ana &; sohrsibar, Lincoln. and 8;
Narveson. Lincoln. 10 and 6: Blodsstt
Omaha, 1s and g. Clunn, Topeka, . and g.
Clark. Sioux City 6 and 4; Ehman, Lin
poln 4 ard