Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-03
DAUBERTIS AGAIN
NATIONAL LEADER
First Baseman OF the Brooklyn Team
Comes 10 the Front as Batting
Star oi the League.

Chicago, July SACK Daubert, the
Brooklyn FIRST baseman, has regafned
the batting leadership Of the National
league according to averages published
here today. IN the American league.
Cobb continues in front and Magee
holds the leadership in the Federal.
The ten leading batsmen Of the Nation
al, who have taken part in at least
half the games played. including those
of last Wednesday. are: Daubert,
Brooklyn 1876 J. Smith, Boston, 323;
Merkle, New York, 1923; Luderus. Phil
adelphia, 321. Good, Chicago. .313: ".
kilIifer. Cincinnati. 10; DOYLE. New
YORK, .308; Safer, Chicago, 306 Rob
ertson and Connolly. Boston. tied for
tenth place at 800. Robertson has tied
Carey Of Pittsburgh for stolen base
bonors with 10; Safer leads in runs
scored with AZ; in total bases with
1872, and ranks next TO Cravath in home
runs, having eight to the Philadelphia
nine St. Louis and New York are
tied in team batting at 259
Pitchers of the National league who
have attained an average of 700 as to
games won and lost, and including on
" those who have worked in 10 or
more contests, are: Pierce, Chicago.
won and lost /; Alexander. Philadei-
phia, IA and 3 Meadows, St. Louis,
and 2 Mamaux, Pittsburgh 10 and
Mayer. Philadelphia, y and 4
Batting leaders Of the American
league are; Cobb, Detroit. .397: Four
nier. Chicago. 343; Jackson. CIeve-
land $50; Crawford Detroit, .329: La
joie, Philadelphia, 1923; f. Collins, Chi
cago, .327: AIcInnis. Philadelphia. .324:
Veach, Detroit. .S18; Speaker, Boston,
BIS; Strunk, Philadelphia, SIC Cobb
still leads the base stealers with 81,
which as the season is not quite half
over indicates his total for the year
will be more than 100. He also has
scored more runs-72 for 81 games
but Crawford has outdistanced him in
long hits. with total bases numbering
127. Oldring of Philadelphia and Cald-
well of New York, with four apiece.
hold the lead as home run hitters. Chi
cago leads in team hitting with 267
and Detroit is next with 259.
Top notch pitchers are .Faber. Chi
cago, won Il and lost 2; Wood, Bos-
ton. 6 and 1 Scott, Chicago, 10 and 3:
Fisher. New York 10 and 8: Johnson,
Washington, 2 and 5 Benz, Chicago,
7 and 3.
Magee, Brooklyn's manager. heads
the Federal batters. with 352. but he
has lost other honors he held, Ko-
netchy, Pittsburgh, leading in total I
bases with us; KaufT, Brooklyn. in |
stolen bases. with %; and Evans. |
Brooklyn and Baltimore, in runs
scored at AZ. Following Magee. the |
batters are Campbell. Newark, .843: |
Deal. ST, Louis. 1877: Flack, Chicago. !
.335; Easterlv, Kansas City, 1888;
Kauff. Brooklyn, 1892: Yerkes. Pitts |
burgh. S27; Fischer. Chicago. .324 |
Duncan. Baltimore. 324: Myers.
Brooklyn. .3I2 Chase. Buffalo. Ko-
netchy. Pittsburgh. and Walsh. Balti- I
more. are tied in home runs at seven. /
Brooklyn leads the clubs in batting |
with .2s2 and Chicago is next with 262. I
has been successful as it put him /
among the seven hundred pitchers of
the Federals. who are Plank, St. Louis. /
won and lost 8; Allen, Pittsburgh. Il /
and I; Mcconnell. Chicago, IL and 5: /
cullop. Kansas City, IL and 5; Brown,
Chicago. 7 and 5.