Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-05-02
COBB BEGINNING
TO CLIMB Up
Tyrus Coming Strong in Batting
Now; A Few Average
Statistics.

Chicago, April 29.-Ty Cobb is be-
ginning to move upward among
American League batsmen, according
to averages printed here today. The
figures show that Cobb, though out
Of recent games because Of illness,
has increased his aVerage from ,231
as shown last week to 800. This
average ranks him sixteenth in the
list, which is led hv Ward Miller Of
st. Louis. Graney of Cleveland leads
the batters in total bases with POI
and is tied with Felsch of Chicago
in home runs, at two each. Felsch
leads in runs scored with ten. Speak
err, Cleveland, and Baker, New York,
are ahead in stolen bases with four a
piece.
The following are the 1900 hitlers:
w. Miller, st. Louis, 800: Nuna-
maker, New York, .3S7: Speaker,
Cleveland, $3.50. Janvrin, Boston, 1858 !;
Gedeon, New York, 351; Schalk, Chi
cago, 1888; Henry, Washington, 1888 !:
Heilman, Detroit, .31S; Smith, Cleve-
Gilhooley, New York, SIG; Magee,
New York, .316; Shanks, Washington,
.316: Henriksen, Boston, $40: Pratt,
St. Louis, .309; Gardner, Boston, .304;
Felsch, Chicago, 1902; Cobb, Detroit,
$780,
The ten leading pitchers in the
American league, ranked according to
earned runs, are: ..
Klepfer, Cleveland { I won, 0 LOST
600; Leonard, Boston e won, 0 lost 4,
600; Markle, New York G won, 0
LOST, 050; Ruth, Boston, a won, 0
LOST, 1.O2; Fisher, New York, e won,
0 LOST, 1856; Majors, Philadelphia Il
won, l LOST, 1.42. Faber, Chicago 6
won, 0 lost), $50; Coumbe, Cleveland
e won, o LOST, 1853: H. Coveleskie,
Detroit e won, 0 LOST, 1.73: S. Cove.
leskie Cleveland Il won l LOST, 1876.
Ivan Olson, who broke into the
game as result of shake up in
Brooklyn is leading the National Lea.
que batters. Max Flack, Chicago, and
Heinie Gorh, Cincinnati, lead in runs
scored at ten each, the former in ten
games. Groh has most total bases,
twenty-three. Safer, Chicago, leads in
home runs with two and Chase, Gin
ahead in stolen bases with five each.
The Nationals "3OO' hitters are:
Olson, Brooklyn, .545; Doolan, Chi
cago, 500: Mollwitz. Cinncinati, .462;
Chase, Cincinnati, .455; Compton, Bos-
ton, .412; Daubert, Brooklyn, 1891;
Mowrey, Brooklyn, 1856; G. Burns,
New York, 1878; Hinchman, Pitts.
burgh, .375; Kauff, New York, 1854:
Flack, Chicago, 1861; Groh, Cincinnati,
.351: Konetchy, Boston, .346; Safer,
Chicago, 1888. Paskert, Philadelphia,
1888; Collins, Boston, 1888. Niehoff,
Philadelphia, 1888; Beall, Cincinnati,
1888; Rariden, New York, 1888; Zim-
norman, Chicago, 1926; Yerkes, Chi
cago. 1920; Clarke, Cincinnati, .315;
Griffith, Cincinnati, .313; Gonzales, st.
Louis, 1903; E. Burns, Philadelphia,
800.
The ten leading pitchers, ranked
according to earned runs, are:
Meadows, st. Louis Il won, l lost),
031; Mcconnell, Chicago g won, l
LOST, O33; kantlehner, Pittsburgh q
won, 2 LOST, rs; Tesreau, New York
q won, 1 lost), 1.5S; Schneider, Gin.
cinnati G won, l LOST, 100; Rudolph,
bOSlOu " Null, loolJ,N i.os' 0<N'
st. Louis Il won, l LOST. 200: Toney,
Cincinnati q won, lost, 2.04; Alex
ander, Philadelphia, e won, 1 LOST
2.52.. S. Smith, Brooklyn, Il won, !
LOST, ESQ.
The fifteen leading batters in the
american Association are: Leonard
Columbus, .4S3: Altizer, Minneapolis
h7S. Fave. Kansas CITY, .444. Lelfvelt
Kansas City, .437; Roach, Louisville
.SS1; Devore, Milwaukee .3sl; Dem
mitt, Columbus, $40; Farmer, St
louisville. 1854; Cerriden, Louisville
$50; Mccarthy, Louisville, 800; Bues
Kansas City, 800: Whiteman, Louis
vile, .34S; Wickland. indianapolis
.3A6: Dolan, Indianapolis, 1888; Berry
Kansas City, 1888.
Roach, louisville and Kraft, Louis