Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-10-03
TYRUS COBB STILL IN FRONT
Detroit Slugger Makes New League
Record for Number of Bases
Stolen in One Season.
DOYLE AND LUDERUs ARE TIED


CHICAGO. Ill. Oct. 2-Tyrus Cobb Of
Detroit continues to lead the American
league batsmen. Averages published to-
day show the Georgian hitting 1868. while
Eddie Collins of Chicago IL the runner
up, thirty-nine points behind. Fourier,
teammate OF Collins. is next with BIS.
Others who have played in at least half
Of the games are:
Speaker. Boston. $40; McInnis, Phila-
delphia, .S1s; Jackson. Chicago. .3l2;
Veach. Detroit. 81; Kirke. Cleveland,
.SO2: Crawford. Detroit .2es: Strunk.
Philadelphia, .297; Gainor. Boston. 296.
Cobb continues to be the leading run
getter with 142, five behind the Ameri-
can league record, which he made In 1911.
In total bases he leads with 285, Sam
Crawford. also of Detroit, being a close
second with 26l.
In stolen bases, Cobb, who set a new
record for the American league last
week, promises to run his total into the
century mark. He now has ninety-three
thefts to his credit.
Oldring. Philadelphia, and Roth. Cieve-
land, have tied for home run honors,
with six each.
Detroit leads in club batting with .e64.
third with $50.
The leading pitchers of the league are:
Shore. Boston, won 20 and lost 7; Foster,
Boston, 20 and 7; Ruth. Boston, II and
Z; Leonard, Boston, Ia and 9; Boland.
Detroit IS and 6; Dauss. Detroit. q and
IL; Johnson. Washington, rs and Is; Scott.
Chicago. % and u; Ayres. Washington.
Is and s: Coveleskie Detroit, % and II;
hox. "a n. II aa1,
ington, II and 10; Fisher. New York. Is
and IL; Wood. Boston. II and T.
Luderus and Doyle Tie
In the National league Luderus OF
Philadelphia and Doyle OF New York are
tied for first place in batting honors
each with an average OF .317. Following
them are: Hinchman, Pittsburgh. .So7;
Griffiths, Cincinnati, SOC; Daubert.
Brooklyn, .SO5; Robertson, New York, .2s9;
MerSle. New York, ,2ss; Snyder. st. Louis,
.297; Collins. Pittsburgh, .2sl; Long. st.
Louis. POI.
Cincinnati leads in club batting with .255
and ST. Louis is second with .25S New
York with .24S is tied with Brooklyn for
third place
Doyle Is leading run getter with eighty
thee to his credit Cravath. Philadel-
phia, leads in total bases with s57 and
In home runs with twenty-three, only
two less than the major league record
established by Freeman Of Washington
In 1924
Carey. Pittsburgh, leads in stolen bases
with thirty-seven.
The leading pitchers are: Toney, Gin
cinnau, won 1S and lost 4; Alexander.
Philadelphia. won 81 and lost 0: Mamaux.
nfftuhasWOh ~ T.
and 2; Coombs. Brooklyn, Is and 0: Smith,
Brooklyn. Is and s: Ragan. Boston II and
IL; standridge. Chicago. 3 and ,; Vaughn.
and u.
Federal Figures.
The 800 batters in the Federal league
who have played I'm at least half OF the
games are; Kauff. Brooklyn, .SSS; Magee,
Brooklyn, .S2s; FiEcher. Chicago. .s27;
Campbell, Newark. 8i4; Flack, Chicago,
s1l; w. Miller, ST. Louis. 500; Mann.
Chicago. sol; A. Wilson, Chicago, .SO7;
Konetohy. Pittsburgh. .sOs; Evans. Bal
timore. 800; Kenworthy, Kansas city,
800; Rousch. Newark. 800
Brooklyn leads In club batting with .2es;
81. Louis and Pittsburgh are tied for
second with .sei; Chicago. with .25s. is
next
Rauff leads in runs scored with % and
in stolen bases with s. Chase OF Buff
falo leads In total bases with 264 and In
home runs with II.
The leading pitchers are: Mcconnell.
won - and lost 10; crandall. st. Louis.
n and 10; NJ. Brown. Chicago, Is and s:
Allen. Pittsburgh q and II; Rueibaeh.
Newark. 10 and 10; cullop Kansas City.
"A and n; F. Smith. Brooklyn. 10 and 8;
Packard. Kansas city. 10 and u; Plank,
St. Louis. 10 ana y; r. Anderson. Buff
falo, 10 and n; Marion. Brooklyn. II and
Z; Schulz. Buffalo. a and IA.