Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-24
ED COLLINS NOW
SECOND BATTER
Cobb SQa1 Stands Supreme IN Amerj-
caTeLcague, While DaUbert Heads
the National.

Chicago, Ill.,. July 2#- Eddie Col
Inns, Chicago. has climbed into second
place among the American League Dat
ters with an average Of .38S. but Ty
Cobb is far in front OF all with a per-
centage of .#0S for the season, ac-
cording TO averages published here
today, including records Of Wednesday,.
The ten leading ba1Jers. including only
those who have played in half the
total games or more. are: Cobb, De-
rroit, 49s; T. Collins, Chicago, .s3S,
Feach. Detroit. $685. Jackson, CIeve-
land. $685. Crawford, Detroit. 800.
FournLar. Chicago, .5LS, Speaker, Bos-
ton. .2lI. Struuk. Philadelphia. BIZ;
Lejoie. Philadelphia, S9S and MaiseI,
New York. Dos.
Detroit leads ia club batting with
-2T2 and Chicago is second with 2G5.
Cobb still reigns as leading base steal
err with so and as run getter with 80.
Crawford leads in total bases. with lie.
while, with four home runs apiece,
seven players, Ruth. Boston, Fouru-
Ter. Chicago; KavanauEb, Detroit. Old
ring, Philadelphia, and Boone, Cald-
We'll and Peckinpaugb. New Eork-are
tied for honors IN round trip hits.
Pitchers who have attained a SEQ
average in 20 or more games are:
Wood. Boston. .8IS; Foster. Boston.
1888; Faber. Chicago, 1875 Scott. Chi
cage, 1872; Shore, Boston, 692; Dauss,
Detroit. ,667; johnson. Washington,
6S6; Benz, Chicago. B36: Coveieskie,
Detroit, .632; Caldwell, New York, SIG,
Gallia. Washington, .615 and Ayers,
Washington, 500
Jake Daubert, the Brooklyn slugger.
continues at the head Of the batters in
the National league with a percentage
OF 1877. Larry Doyle. of New York, is
next with 1926 while NerkIe, New York
has ,3Z5. The other bstters in the 800
class are Groh. Cincinnati, .8I9;
Luderus. PHILADELPHIA 81; Robert
son, New York, 314; Snyder. St, Louis,
$40; J. Smith, Boston, .30S. SAFER. Chi
oago. -302, and Wade Killifer. Cincin-
natl. 800. Vie. Safer. who was injured
early this week white on the eastern
trip is the leading run getter with %.
He also holds the bCnors for total
bases with 164. and is leading the
league with stolen bases. having p
TO his credit. Cravath. Philadelphia,
who is In 14tb place among the bat
ters has the honor Of being the best
home run elouter. He has Il to mis-
credit.
Chicago leads IN club batting with
G56 while New York and St. Louis are
second and third. with .255 and .25S.
Filbert Pierce, Chicago. in the lead
ing pitch, with a record OF nine wins
and one defeat Others in the 500 class
are: Alexander, Philadelphia. won IS
lost 4; Mamaux. Pittsburgh, won IL,
lost 4; Mayer, Philadelphia, Is and z
Dale. Cincinnati. II and s Meadows,
ST. Louis. s and 3; Dell. Brooklyn. g
and S.
Magee, Brooklyn. leads the Federal
league bacters with -352 Among the
first 10 are: Kaun. Brooklyn, 81;
Fischer, Chicago. 1913; FIack. Chicago,
S24: Walsh. Baltimore, 1928 Campbell,
Newark. .321; Yerkes, Pittsburgh. 91s;
EasterIy. Kansas City. .8is; Deal. St.
Louis, 314; Cooper. Brooklyn. $40.
Evans, Baltimore. leads as run
getter with IS; while Konetchy, Pitts
burgh, has the greatest number Of
total bases. 15S and Is also with F1ack
Of Chicago for home run honors with
eight apiece KaufY. Brooklyn. con
tinues af the head OF the base stealers.
with IS. Brooklyn with PA leads in
club batting. with Pittsburgh second
with .2s3. The leading pitchers who