Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-03
THRASHER LEADS BATTERs
VIRGINIA LEAGUE RECORDS
COMPILED BY BOATWRlGHT
Dolly Grny Tops All I'm Home Runs.
snyder WINS Best First smoker.
Newton Led KcEstoncrs.

Bustcr Thrasher, tho Mary Jane out
fielder. leads the Virginia League in
batting for the season inst closed. ac-
cn-ding TO statistics compiled by
Presiden; J. -. Boatwright. His aver
age for i2l games. during which time
he came to bat 43l times, Is .3IS. While
number Of others playing in less
than nifty games, follow him. Walters.
of Newport News is the real runner
up. hitting for an average of .3o2. In
IeS games Rice, OF the Orphans; Bit
tie. Of Rocky Mount. and Gray. OF
Rocky Mount, are all within the
charmed circles.
The slussing Dolly Gray. former
Richmonder worked in Ia games and
hit for percentage OF exactly 800
He. however. led the league in home
runs. making fifteen circuit drives
during the season. by peculiar
freak. probably due 70 his avordupois.
Dolly failed TO land Il single triple. hut
made twenty-four two baCEers.
Smith. of Newport News topped the
league In stolen bases, pilfering sixty
five sacks. His nearest competitor was
Allan. Of Sunolli. with forty-nine. Bit
tie Of the Tarhecls, scored ~ runs.
which was torty-fve more than his
nearest competition. lie also led the
league in bases on balls, getting nfty-
FIVE passes.
SUNNY JIM SNYDER
Is LEADING FIRST Stacker
Sunny Jim snyder. former Colt play
ing in eichty-onc games. led the first
hasemen in fielding with a percentage
OF $50. He erred nine times In Isl
chances. Carnes, in 1913 games, and
Foiles. in l22 games. made percentages
of ."S2 in fielding
led the second sackcrs. with fielding
percentage Of .9S6 in forty-hve games.
Steinhrenncr. playing in l2i contests,
was the real top-notchcr. however.
with an average Of .916.
Cleveland. Of Norfolk. in l29 games.
led the hot-corncr guardians. making
a fielding percentage Of 800. pamrau.
of Portsmouth, the Athletic recruit.
was third, with percentage OF .93'.
for 1873 games
Wrathan, of Rocky Mount with AL.
in forty-scven games, and Molly Nc
Nahon. manager OF the Tars. with
1888. in ll6 games. lead the shortstops
in fielding. Simmons. of the Orphans.
in ninety-fve games topped the out
tielders, with $50. but Dolly Gray.
playing in 129 games. was close sec
ond, with a percentage of .9'S.
Rice, of the Orphans. led The pitchers
in fielding, making 200 per cent in
sixty-two games Others to make the
perfect percentage were wood. OF
Portsmouth; kaufman. of the Orphans;
Eldrihge, Of the Truckers, and Apple
gate. of Rocky Mount. The latte: vas
in thirty-seYcn contests.
Garvin, OF Portsmouth. playing in
sixteen games, helded perfectly. llud-
gins, Of Suffolk, in sixty-four games,
Gclded for 1855.
Eldridgc, OF Portsmouth. iwrled in
five games, winning four. but losing
none. Pitchers working in twenty or
more games were led by Leake, of
Rocky Mount. with fourteen wins, five
losses and one tie, for percentage OF
.I31. Cochran. of Norfolk, working in
thirty games. won sixteen, lost eight
and tied three for an average of 1857.
Efird. OF Suffolk, made forty-three ap-
pcaranccs on the mound, winning eiEh-
teen. losing eleven and tying two. for
.62l Gardiner, of Newport News,
worked in the same number OF games,
winning twenty and losing seventeen.
Mickey OBrien, Of Rocky Mount, and
Charlie Strain, OF Portsmouth both
former Richmonders, made averages Of
6l3 and $50. respectively.
Onjcia! averages OF the Virginia
League.