Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-07-26
Y COBB ALONE
N BATTING LIST
EDDIE COLLINS Is SECOND WITH
sss, SEVENTY POINTS
BELOW.
DETROIT LEADS BATTING;
CHICAGO IN SECOND PLACE
Cobb Gets Most Runs and Stolen
Bases; Crawford Loads in Total
5asss-In National, Daubsrt Leads
the satters; Safer Has Most Runs
and Thefts.

and Thefts.
Chicago, July "a. - Eddie Collins,
Chicago has climbed into second place
among the American League batters
with an average of .S3s, but Ty Cobb is
far in front of all with a percentage
of .40S for the season, according to
averages published here today, includ-
ing records of Wednesday. The ten
leading hatters. including only those
who have played in half the total
games or more. are: Cobb, Detroit,
40s; E. Collins, Chicago, 3SS; veach,
Detroit, 1888; Jackson, Cleveland. 1888:
Crawford, Detroit, $50; Fourier, Chi
cago, BIS; Speaker. Boston, BIT:
Strunk, Philadelphia. S1E; Lajoie.
Philadelphia, 30s: and Maisel, New
York. 30S.
Detroit leads in club batting with
.212 and Chicago is second with .265.
Cobb still reigns as leading base steal
er, with sixty and as run getter with
ninety three. Crawford leads in total
bases with ITO, while, with four home
run apiece seven players, Ruth, Bos-
ton; Fournier, Chicago, Kavanaugh,
Detroit: Oldring, Philadelphia. and
Boone Caldwell and Peckinpau ugh New
York, are tied for honors in round trip
hits.
Pitchers who have attained 500
average in twenty or more games are:
Wood. Boston. SIS; Foster. Boston, 1888;
Faber, Chicago. 727; Scott, Chicago.
722; Shore, Boston, 692; Dauss, Detroit,
6s7: Johnson, Washington, S26; Benz,
Chicago, 636: Coveleskie, Detroit, 632;
Caldwell. New York, GIG, Gallia,
Washington, SIS: and Ayers. Wash
ington, 500.
Jake Daubert. the Brooklyn slugger,
continues at the head of the batters in
the National league with percentage
of 337. Larry Doyle, of New York, is
next with 325 while Merkle. New York,
has 1913. The other batters In the 500
class are Groh. Cincinnati. 319: Lude-
rus. Philadelphia, 81; Robertson, New
York. 314: Snyder, St. Louis. $40: J.
Smith, Boston. 30s; Safer. Chicago.
500; and Wade Killifer. Cincinnati
500. VIC Safer. who was injured early
this week while on the eastern trip, Is
the leading run getter With fifty-four.
He also holds the honors for total
bases with 1914. and. is lsading the
league with stolen bases, having TWEEN
ty-two to his credit. Cravath, Phiia-
delphia. who Is in fourteenth place
among the batters has the honor OF
being the best home run clouter he
has fourteen to his credit
Chicago leads in club batting with
25s while New York and ST. Louis are
second and third, with 255 and 2S3.
FiIbert Pierce. Chicago. IS the lead
ing pitcher with record OF nine wins
and one defeat Others in the 500 class
are: Alexander, Philadelphia. won Is.
los. &: Mamaux, Pittsburgh. won 10.
lost 4: Mayer. Philadelphia IA and Z:
Dale. Cincinnati. II and 8: Meadows.
ST. Louis, and 5: Deli, Brooklyn. g
and s.
Masee. Brooklyn, leads the Federal
League batters with 352. Among the
frs, ten are: Kauff, Brooklyn. BAL;
Fischer, Chicago, 333: Flack. Chicago.
s24; Walsh. Baltimore, 323: CampbeH,
Newark, 321; Yerkes, Pittsburgh, 3ls;
EasterIy, Kansas City. 316; Deal, st.
Louis, 314; Cooper, Brooklyn, 31e.
Evans. Baltimore. leads as runner
getter with fifty-eight: while konetchy,
Pittsburgh, has the creates. number OF
total bases. 15s, and Is also with
Fiack. OF Chicago. for home run honors
with eight apiece. Kauff. Brooklyn.
continues at the head of the base
s,ealers, with twenty-eight. Brooklyn
with 274 heads in club batting, with
Pittsburgh second with 263. The lead
ing pitchers who are in the 500 class
are: Mcconnell. Chicago. won 10. lost
6: Culiop. Kansas City, II and s; Cram
dali. ST. Louis, II and 8: Packard
Kansas City, IL and 5; Allen, Pitts
burgh. 10 and s.; n. Brown, and .:
Davenport, st. Louis. II and Z.
The ten leading batters in the Amer
,can Association are: Hinchnan, Kan
sas CITY. 343: e. Gardner, Cleveland
23s. Compton, Kansas City. 1884; Leii'
Welt Kansas City. 331; Crandall In
d;anapolis. 327; Paddock, st. Paul, 324;
Beall. Milwaukee, 800: Platte, LOUIS.
Vile, $50: Chappelle. Milwaukee, 314;
Cruise, st. Paul, s14.
Compton. Kansas City, holds ths
honors for making runs with seventy.
| five. and also holds the lead in tota-
bases with 1s6 and home runs witt
nine. Kelly, Indianapolis, leads tne
bases tealers with thirty-five.
Kansas City leads in club battine
with 2s5 while Indianapolis is secone
with 279.
| The leading pitchers are: Triple
i with IL wins and 2 losses: Hall 81
Paul. "A and s.: Burk, Indianapolis
ia and s; Delhi Kansas City. Il and .;
Northrop, Louisville. II and .: Lei
field. st. Paul, II and I: b. c. Wiiiams
Minneapolis, II and II.
The ten leading Ss..e:s in the South.
ern Association, including games o.
| INV % are: Manning, Atlanta, 81
LORD. Memphis, 31s: Cruthers. Mem
phis. al: Lee, Atlanta, slo; Heno ~
/ New orleans, 80; Miller, Mobile Sos
Eiwer,, Little Rock 200: fauiet.e
lNashville, s02: Reilly. New Orleans
2ss; Allison. Memphis. 2ss.
/ Stark, Nashville. leads the run &c.
Il tiers with sixty-three and also noio
the record for stolen base with twenty
EIGHT. Paulette, Nashville. leads !
total bases with $50, while McDermot,
Memphis. leads the circuit httters VII
six home runs.
New orleans leads the league In ciu
batting with 2s7 with Mobile secon
with 253.
I The leading pitchers are: Cunning
ham. Chattanooga, IL wins ana
losses: A, johnson, BIRMINGHAM.
, and Z: NJ. H. Merritt, Memphis Is an
, liz. r. Robertson, Birmingham. Is and
] rha fem leading bstters In the WeSa