Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-08-01
THREE GIANTS IN KING ROW
New York Nationals Tie st. Louis
in the Race for Club Bat
ting Honors.
COBB STILL LEADS AMERICANS

/ CHICAGO, July s1-Three members Of
the New York Nationals have attained
rank among the first ten batters Of the
/ National league according to averages
published here today, and have helped to
bring the Giants into tie for batting
leadership with st. Louis. Helne zim-
herman. the Chicago slugger, has worked
his way into the king row for the first
time this season. The ten leading bat
tiers, including those who have played
in half or. more of the games up to last
Wednesday, are.
Daubert. Brooklyn, .32I; Merkle, New
York, .a25; Doyle, .So3; Snyder, st. Louis,
.S2s; Groh, Cincinnati .321; Luderus,
Philadelphia, 81; ]. Smith, Boston, .SO7;
Robertson, New York. .9O4 Safer. Chi
cRgo, 800; H. Zimmerman. Chicago, .2s6.
| Cravath. Philadelphia, leads the league
in greatest number OF runs scored with
50. He also holds the home run record
with 10 circuit drives. Carey, Pittsburgh,
is the leading base stealer with r. while
SAFER. Chicago, leads in total bases with
1884,
New York and St. Louis are tied for
club batting with .255 each and Chicago
is next with .25S.
The ten leading pitchers who have
worked In twenty or more gaines with
the number Of games won and lost, are:
! Pierce, Chicago, won 3 and lost 2; Alex
ander, Philadelphia, 10 and 5; Mamaux,
Pittsburgh. Is and 4; Mayer, Philadel-
phia. Is and Z; Dale, Cincinnati, II and Z:
Raglan, Boston. 10 and 6; Dell. Brooklyn,
! 10 and 6; Meadows st. Louis, and 8;
Pfeffer, Brooklyn, and 8: Harmon,
Pittsburgh, ID and s; vaue an, Chicago,
Ii and g.
The ten leading batters III the Ameri-
can league who have playeI in half or
more games for the season, are:
Cobb, Detroit, .4O5; f. Collins Chicago,
.S42; Jackson, Cleveland, 1882; Veach, De-
} troit, .326; Speaker. Boston, 1913; Craw-
| ford, Detroit, .323 Strunk, Philadelphia,
.3Sl; Fournier. Chicago, .31G; Cady, Bos-
ton, SIS; Maisel, New York. 3l4
Cobb is far ahead in base stealing.
having pilfered g.; Ruth (Boston), Four
ner (Chioaso), Kavanaugh Detroit),
Caldwell. Maisel and Boone New York;,
are all tied for home run honors with
apiece. Speaker, Boston. leads in total
bases with 176. Cobb holds the record
for runs scored with IS.
! The ten leading pitchers who have
worked in twenty or more games, are.
! Foster. Boston. 10 won and lost; Scott,
Chicago, 10 and s; Faber, Chicago, II
and 6; Coveleskie, Detroit, IA and Z;
Shore, Boston, 9 and g. Dauss, Detroit,
IA and 8; Ayers, Washington Z and 4:
Benz, Chicago. z and (; Fisher. New
York Il and I; Johnson. Washington, "A
and 3; Caldwell New York, Il and 9:
Woilman, St Louis. IS and 10; Gallia,
Washington, 9 and 6.
Detroit, with 30. leads in club batting
and Boston, with .267, is next.
the ten leading batters in the Federal
league who have played In half or more
games are:
Magee. Brooklyn. .s53; Easterly. Kan
sas City, 1888: Kauff. Brooklyn, .S22;
Campbell. Newark, .33l; Flack, Chicago,
$50; Fischer Chicago. .S25' Cerles, Pitts
burgh, 800; Cooper. Brooklyn. .s17; Deal,
st. Louis .S14; Walsh. Baltimore, .H3.
Brooklyn with 20 leads in club bat
ting, with Pittsburgh next with Isl
Evans, Baltimore, and Berghammer.
Pittsburgh, are tied for runs scored hon
ors with 81 each. Konetchey, Pittsburgh.
hold the record for total bases with liz.
Chase, Buffalo, leads IN home runs with
II, while Kautf, Brooklyn, is the king
base stealer OF the league with 20.
Tho ten leading pitchers who have
worked In twenty or more games, are:
F. Allen. Pittsburgh, 15 won and lost.
cullop, Kansas City. IL and 7; Mcconnell,
Chicago, Is and Z; NJ. Brown, Chicago.
10 and g. crandall, st. Louis. II and &;
Plank, st. Louis, II and s; Packard.
Kansas City. Ii and q; F. Smith. Baltimore,
g and 5; Davenport, st. Louis, II and q.
Schulz, Buffalo. IS and TO- Prendergast.
Chicago. . and 7.
The leading batter in the American as.
ISOLATION is Hinchman. Kansas city. 1897.
Kansas City leads in club batting with
Isl The leading pitcher is Triple, In
disnApolis, who was sold to the New
York Yankees ii won and 2 lost.
Galloway Leads westerns.
The ten leading batters of the Western
league who have played in half or more
games, including games Of July q, are:
Galloway. Denver. 1866; Lejeune, Sioux
City. .SO7; Forsythe. Omaha, S4s. Spahr.
Denver. .Slt; Spencer. Denver, 333; Jones.
Des Moines, .Ss1; Krug. Omaha. 1922;
Britton. Wichita, .s1s; Fox, Wichita, .s1s;
Kruger. Omaha, .814.
Denver leads in club batting with Us
and Des MONIES and Sioux city are tied
for second with 9sa
Coffey, Denver. leads in stolen bases
with q.
Jones. Des Moines. with "a, is the best
run getter. and he also holds the total
base honors with 1871. Mccormick, Dem
YER, is the best circuit hitter having y
to his credit
Tho ten leading pitchers in the West
ern league. who have worked in twenty
or moro games are:
Mitchell, Denver, ls won and S lost:
Mogridge, Des Moines 10 and 7; Clark.
Sioux City. 10 and 4: Musser. Des Moines,
u and 9; Gaspar. Sioux City, 13 and 7:
Glunn, 10 and 9; Schrieber. Lincoln, 10
and 6; Thomas. Des Moines, Il and O.:
Vance. st. Joseph, Il and 0, Blodgett,
Omaha. Is and 10.
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