The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-08-01
THREE GIANTS
NOW RANKING
THE LEADERS
COBB, OF DETROIT, LEADS WITH
GOOD MARGIN, AND GEORGIA
MAN IS FAR AHEAD IN BASE
STEALING.
By ASSOCIATED PRESS

chicago, july S1.-Ihree members
of the New York Giants have at
tanned rank among the leading bat
tiers of the National League, accord
ing to averages published here today
and have helped to bring the Giants
into a tie for batting leadership again
with st. Louis.
Daubert, Brooklyn, .o27; Merkle,
New York, 1926; Doyle, New York,
1923; Snyder, st. Louis 1923; Groh,
Cincinnati, BIS; Luderus, Philadel-
phia, .311; j. Smith, Boston, BOT;
Robertson, New York, .304; and Sal
er, Chicago, 1902, are the leaders.
Cravath, Philadelphia, leads the
league in greatest number of runs
scored, with 55. He also holds the
home run record with 15 drives. Ca
reg, Pittsburgh, is the leading base
stealer with %, while Safer, Chicago,
leads in total bases with 164.
New York and ST. Louis are tied
for club batting with .255 each and
Chicago is next with .253.
The leading pitchers are: Pierce,
Chicago, won 9 and lost 2; Alex
ander, Philadelphia, 10 and 5; Ma
maux, Pittsburgh, Is and 4; Mayer,
Philadelphia, Is and z.
The leading batters in the Amer
lean league are: Cobb, Detroit, .4O5;
E. Collins, Chicago, .342; Jackson,
Cleveland, 1882; Veach, Detroit, 1926;
Speaker, Boston, 1923; Crawford, De
troit, 1923; Strunk, Philadelphia,
.321; Fournier, Chicago, .316; Cady,
Boston, .315 and Maisel, New York,
.314.
Cobb is far ahead in base stealing
having pilfered 81. Ruth, Boston,
Fourier, Chicago; Kavanaugh, De-
troit; Caldwell, New York; Peckin-
paugh, New York; and Boone, New
York, are all tied for home run hon
ors with four apiece. Speaker, Bos-
ton, leads total bases with 176. Cobb
holds the record for runs scored
with 80.
The leading pitchers are: Foster,
Boston, 13 won and 4 lost; Scott,
Chicago, is and 5; Faber, Chicago,
II and 6; and Coveleskie, Detroit,
IA and Z.
Detroit with .270 leads in club
batting and Boston with .267 is next.
The Leading batters in the Federal
are:
Magee, Brooklyn, 1853; Easterly,
Kansas City, 1888; Kauff, Brooklyn,
1892; Campbell, Newark, .331; Clack,
Chicago, $50; Schaer, Chicago, 1926;
Yerkes, Pittsburgh, 800; Cooper,
Brooklyn, .315; Deal, st. Louis, .314;
Walsh, Baltimore, .313.
Brooklyn with .270 leads in club
batting with Pittsburgh next with
POI.
Evans, Baltimore and Berg Ham
mer, Pittsburgh are tied for runs
scored honors, with so each. Konet-
chy, Pittsburgh, holds the record for
total bases with Ito. Chase, Buffalo,
leads in home runs with Ill; while
Kauff, Brooklyn, is the king base
SGCc1SI VI Tile ICdS0C Will ISs
The leading pitchers are F. Allen,
Pittsburgh, 10 won and 6 lost; Gull
lop, Kansas City, Is and z; McCon-
nell, Chicago, Is and z; M. Brown,
Chicago, 10 and 5; Crandall, st.
Louis, IL and 6; Plank, st. Louis, IL
and 6.
The ten leading batters in the
Southern Association are: Hendryx,
New Orleans, .313; P. Allison, Mem
phis, and Lee, Atlanta, tied with 81 ;
Cruthers, Memphis, .309; Manning,
Atlanta, and Lord, Memphis, tied
with BOT; Elwert, Little Rock, BOG;
Miller, Mobile and Reilly, New Or
leans, tied with 300; Paulette, Nash
vile, and Elberfeld, Chattanooga,
tied with .298.
New Orleans leads in club batting
with .26S; and Mobile and Nashville
are next with .251.
Hendryx is the best run getter
with SO; while Paulette, Nashville,
has the most total bases-156. Nc
Dermott, Memphis, leads in home.
run drives with 6. Stark, Nashville
leads in stolen bases with 80.
Leading pitchers are: H. Merritt
Memphis, Is won and lost; r. Rob
ertson, Birmingham, Is and 8; Hogg
Mobile, Is and Z; A. Johnson, Biz.
rningham, 13 and z; Cunningham
Chattanooga, 13 and 8; Kelley, Mem
phis, IL and 8; Kelly, Atlanta, 8 and
6; Kroh, Nashville, 10 and 4; Grimes
Birmingham, IL and 8; w. Marshall
Chattanooga, II and 9.