Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-10-02
FEW BAT IN THE
CHARMED Circle
Only 25 Singers in 500 Class This
Season in Big Leagues with
~ Cobb Leading.

Chicago, Oct. 2,-Tyrus Cobb OF De-
troit continues 10 lead the American
league batsmeu. according TO aver
ages published here today. The Georg-
ian is hitting SOS. while Eddie Collins
Of Chicago is the runner up. 80 points
behind. with an average OF 32g. Jack
Fournier. reaumste Of Collins, IS next
with 528. Others who have played
In at ]sast half OF The games are
Speaker. Boston. 520. UcInnis. Phla-
delphia. 5L6. Jackson, Chicago 5l2,
Vaach, Detroit 31I; Kirke Cleveland.
5025 Crawford, Detroit, 29S.
Cobb continues to be the leading
run getrer with L4z. This is but I've
behind the American league record,
which he made in 1911. The iudlca-
tious are that he viii establish a new
record in this department. In total
bases he leads with 265, Sam Craw-
ford. also OF Detroit. being close
second with PSI.
In stolen bases. Cobb, who set q new
record Tor pjIfered sacks in the Amer
lean league last week promises to run
his total into the century mark. He
now has 80 thefts TO his credit
OIdring. Philadelphia, and Roth,
Cleveland, have tied for home run
hOn0rs. with six each.
Detroit leads in club batting with
264, Boston is second with 263 and
Chicago third with 260.
The leading pitchers Of the league
who have worked in 30 or more games
are: Shore, Boston, won 90 and lost
a: Foster, Boston. 20 and z Ruth, Bos-
ton. IL and z: Leonard, Boston, IA and
&. BoIaud, Detroit 13 and s Dauss
Detroit. 23 and II; Johnson, Washing
ton. rs and IS Scott. Chicago, % and
~.
smoky" Joe Wood worked in %
games and won IA and lost 4. Ac-
c0rdiug TO these figures, the Boston
club has five pitchers who are The
only members of the ZOO" class.
In the National league, Luderus of
Philadelphia and Doyle of New York
are tied for first place in batting hon
ors, each having an average of 317-
Following these are HiuChmau, Pitts
burgh. 807: Griffith, Cincinnati. 800
Daubart. Brooklyn, 805; Robertson,
New York. 299; Merkle, New York.
2g9: SNYDER. St Louis 297; Collins,
Pittsburgh. POI; Long, St. Louis, 2sl.
Cincinnati leads In club batting with
255 and st. Louis is second with 253- /
New York with 249 is tied with Brook
Ign for third place.
Doyle is leading run getter with s.
to his credit.
Cravath. Philadelphia. leads in total
bases with PSI and IN home runs with /
%. which is only two less than the /
major league record established by /
Freeman Of Washington in 1898.
Carey. Pittsburgh. leads IN stolen /
bases with 81.
The leading pitchers who have WORK
ed In . or more games are: Ioney' /
Cincinnati won IS. lost 4 Alexander, /
PhiIadefphfa. 81 and AamauX, Pitts +
burgh. q and r; Pierce. Chicago. ID +
and z. Coombs, Brooklyn, IS and 8
S. Smith. Brooklyn. 13 and $; kagan, I
Boston. IT ard ii, standridge, Chica-
go. 3 ana 2 Vaughn. Chicago, IL ana
10. Pfeffer. Brooklyn. IL and Il
The 900" batters in the Federal
league who have PLAYED in at least /
half Of the games are: Bauf, Brooklyn,
23S. aFagae. Brooklyn, 500; Fischer,
Chicago. 327: Campbell, Newark, Sl4i
Flaek. Chicago. 81; ". Miller, -.
Louis. 500: Mann, Chicago. SCI; A
Wilson. Chicago, 307; Konetchy, Pitts
hugh. 500: Evans. Baltimore, 302; Ken
worthy, Kansas City, 500; Rousch'
Newark. 800.