Evening journal., 1915-07-13
COBB HAS Great
BASERUNNINC RECORD
Filches % Bases in Is
Games During Month
of June
SCORES 81 RUNS
AND MAKES 80 HITS

II is extremely doubtful If Tyrus
RAYMOND Cobb ever had better
month on the bases than during June,
1915. The Georgia Peach showed
that he had a right to the principal
role in Going Some" by his work IN
all departments Of the game. hut II
was as a base-stealer that he par
ticularly shone. Pastiming IN 20
combats. Tyrus flched 20 hassocks,
or % more than he grabbed during
April and May. This probably is a
modern major league record. There
wasn't one American League back
stopping staff able TO prevent Tyyrus
from adding TO his total Of thefts. lie
executed six Of his steals in the games
with the Browns, hve against the
White Elephants. five against the Red
Sox, four against the Senator'S three
AGAINST the Indians. three against
each the Yankees and White Sox. Ty's
average Of steals per game during
June was 116
Cobb's percentage Of steals last
month was .7s4. for he tried the pill
fering stunt 81 times and was turned
back by the receivers on eight oc-
casions. Bill Carrigan claimed him
as a victim twice in the game Of June
Q. when the Tigers ate the Red Sox
alive by the score Of 15 to 0. Third
was the base Tyrus was attempting
to reach each time Carrigan nailed
him. other catchers who tagged
Cobb last month we're Ray Schalk, OF
the White Sox; Leslie Nunamaker, Of
the Yankees; Wallie Schang, OF the
White Elephants John Henry and
Eddie Ainsmith Of the Senator'S; Sam
Agnew, OF the Browns, and Steve
ONeill. of the Indians. His base
running percentage for the year, at
the close OF business on June 30, was
1855. These were his successful and
unsuccessful steals in each series;
COhb's Base-Running RecOrd--l9lO.
ST. LOUIS
Successful Steals-On Agnew, u
Severeid, 4; Leary, 1. Total, IL.
Unsuccessful Steals-On Agnew, 2.
Total, 2.
CLEVELAND.
Successful Steals-On oNein, 5;
Egan. 5. Total 10.
Unsuccessful steals-On O'Neili, 1;
Egan. 1. Total, O.
BOSTON.
Successful Steals-On Carrigan
3: Cady. q Thomas. 2. Total, T.
Unsuccessful Steals-On Carrigan,
NEW YORK.
Successful Steals-On Nunamaker,
5; Sweeney. 1. Total T.
Unsuccessful Steals-On Nunamak-
er, 1. Total. l.
WASHINGTON.
Successful Steals-On Williams, 81;
Henry. 2; Ainsmith, L. Total, 6.
Unsuccessful Steals--On Ainsmith,
l. Henry, l. Total, 2.
PHILADELPHIA
Successful steals-on schang, 5.
Total, 5.
3. Total, 3.
CHICAGO.
Successful steals-on schalk. A.
Total. T.
Unsuccessful steals-on schalk. 2
Total, ..
When the season opened Tyrus had
ass stolen bases 10 his credit and now
Is well on his way to his 550th major
league theft. Twice this year the
Detroit speed demon has ilched -four
hassocks in a game and twice has
Bwiped three canvasses Besides lead
ing a pair Of triple steals-on'
against ST. Louis and one against
Washin gton-Tyrus has himself twici
gone il alone and beaten his way from
third TO the plate. Ray Schalk. o
Chicago, conceded to be the hes
catcher in the American Laegue, say
of Cobb as a base runner that il i
some job to stop him. when yol
think ne is dreaming Of some hunting
or fishing trip" remarks Schalk. N
IS just catching you. of your guar
and. zip he's off,"
Hitting Average Is $3.50.
Tyrus major league batting aver
age from 1905 TO 1914. inclusive. wa
1863. During June the best drawinl
card in baseball walloped the spher
al .361 clip. hitting 1862 against tn
Red Sox. .421 against the Yankees
400 against the Senators. .375 agains
the Indians .36S against the Browns
ESQ against the White Sox and Is,
against the White Elephants Tit
reason Tyrus had such a small bat
ting average against Macks artiller
lists was that they insisted on his ac
cepting a flock of passes. Cobb aver
aged more than a run a game las
month and also more than a hit PEI
game. his tallies numbering q an,
his bingles 3D. Probably by the tim'
the season ends he will have regis
tered his one thousandeth American
League run and made his one thous
and nine hundred and fftieth Amer
San @ League base hit. This wa,
souos record when the present cam
paien started.
Games. 1,239 Times al hat SIS
huns. S15. Base hits. 1.72a Avorsgs
Sos- Iwo-bass hits. go. Three-bse
hits, l39 Home runs. 40 Sacrisc
hits, l21 stolen bases. ass.
Cobb has hit safely in everv rar
he has played against the clans
Donovan and Grifith this season. n,
missed getting bingles in two gam
AGAINST the Red Sox. two against ii
White Elephants. four against Il
Browns, two against the Indians al
three against the White Sox. He h
obtained wallops on every pitch
who has lasted nine innings again
the Tigers. Up 10 June 30 Tyrus HI
acquired 81 safeties. and that
played no favorite these data show
Cobb's Hits-Seas0n of 1915.
ST. LOUIS-23.
OF Lowdermilk, z; Hamilton.
James. a: Weilman. 4: Perryman.
Hoch, ! Baumgardner. l.
WASHINGTON-14
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