Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-08

HAL CHASE NOW IN LEAD
FORMER FED SETTING FAST
PACE IN NATIONAL LEAGUE
TSrus Cobb Rnptdly Ncnrs Top In
Amcrican--AInrshau Is Louder
In Southern.

CHICAGO, May G.--Hal Chase. for
mer star in the American and Federal
Leagues is leading the batters and
base stealers Of the National. accord
ing to averages. including games Of
last Wednesday.
Chase's batting percentage is .45S,
and Is helping to keep Cincinnati in
front in team hitting with an aver
age OF .279. and his solen bases num-
Der Six. Cincinnati has four other
batters doing better than 333, among
them Heinie Groh. who also leads the
league in total bases with 81 and in
runs scored with 81 Safer and VIII
liarns. of the Cubs. are tied for home
run honors with two each The 1913
batters Of the National are
Chase. Cincinnati, .45S: Daubert,
Brooklyn. .422; McKenry. Cincinnati,
400: Robertson. New York. .376; Alex
ander Philadelphia. 1915; James Smith,
Pittsburgh. .375; Hinchmnn. Pitts
Rariden. New York. .353: Moliwitz, Gin
cinnat. $50: Nealc. Cincinnati. .34s:
Groh. Cincinnati. 1886: Zimmerman.
Chicago. .3sa; G. Burns. New York.
1888: Wagner. Pittsburgh. 1913.
The ten leading National League
pitchers, ranked according 10 earned
runs. are: Meadows. St. Louis twon l.
lost -, SO; pfefer. Brooklyn (won Q.
lost -, 30: Mcconnell Chicago twon
. lost -. LOG; Kantlehner. pittsburgh
twon |. lost p, 10: Alexander. Phila-
delphia twon 4. lost j, 1.47: Harmon.
Pittsburgh twon 2. lost %, l.5o: Tes-
reau. New York twon ., lost p, 1.5s;
Hendrix. Chicago fwon ]. lost u. 1.s7:
Rudolph. Boston twon 3, lost -. 1.9l;
Doak, 81. Louis won 9, lost u, Els
In the American League Ty Cobb is
rapidly moving 20 the front. ranking
just behind Speaker. Detroit battcrs
are we'll 10 the front. with Dubuc lead
in club hitting with .26i. Graney,
Cleveland, leads in total bases with
80 is tied with Felsch. Of Chicago. for
home-run honors, with .. and Veach
OF Detroit and Shotten. ST. Louis. in
runs scored, IS erch. Baker, New
York. leads in stolen bases with s.
Three thirty-threc bauers in the
American League are. Dubuc, De-
troit. AS: Henry. Washington. 400;
Cicotte. Chicago, 400; Burns. Detroit,
375: II. Coveleskie Detroit 1854;
Speaker, Cleveland. ass: Cobb. Detroit,
.3i7; shanlis. Washington, .345; Smith,
Cleveland. .342: SiSler. st. Louis, .333:
McMullen. Chicago. .332 E. Johnson,
St Louis 1913; Aior!arlty. Chicago.
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The ten leading American League
pitchers arc: G. Williams, Chicago
'won none. lost y. 90: Leonard, Bos-
ton twon .. lost o.. .35: Markle. New
York twon .. lost @. SO: Russell. Chi
caEo twon l, lost -, III: Klepfer,
Cleveland twon |, lost none). l22:
Fisher. New York fwon 9, lost money,
l.2?: Plank. st. Louis twon none. lost
-. l,35: Coumbe. Cleveland Cwon Q.
lost nome. 169: s. Coveleskic. Cleve-
land twon Q. lost 81, 1.SO: Gallia,
Washington twon l. lost p, $50
Little Rock leads the Southern AS
ISOLATION in club batting with PSI.
The ten leading batters in the league
are: Marshall, Nashville, 667: Walk
er. Little Rock. .57l; Hardgrovc Lit
tie Rock, .4i+; Coombs, Birmingham,
$50: Moran, Atlanta .+l4 ELAN, Nash
Vile, .4o4: Powers, Chattanooga. 400:
Rumler, Little Rock, .37S: Allen, Chat
tanooGa, 1915; Kaufman, Nashville
313
Kaufman, Nashville. leads in runs
scored, with l6; Rumler Little Rock,
lends in total bases, with 35, and in
home runs. with g. Thrashcr, Atlanta,
leads In stolen bases. with :.
The leading pitchers, according TO
games won and lost are: Merritt.
Memphis. won A. lost o. Herbert. Nash
Vile, won 3, lost .: Brenton, New Or
leans. won 8. los. none: Black, Rir-
mingham: Hoimquist. Mobile: Ellis.
Nashville; Leclair, Little Rock and
Wilson, Atlanta, TIED with won. none
lost: Tillman. Memphis. won 1, lost O:
Rogers, Nashville. and Lafltte Atlanta
tied, won 4, lost /.