Evening journal., 1916-07-17
BIC LEAGUE MEN
HIT THE PILL HARD
Extra-Base Hitting is Featur-
ing This Seasons Play
in the Majors
CRACKING LAST
YEARS RECORD


Heavy extra base hitting among the
leading batters Of the big leagues has
been a prominent feature Of the pres
ent season. Notwithstanding the fact
that a considerable percentage Of the
scheduled games TO date have been
postponed. the leaders In the extra
base hit divisions are close to, If they
have not already equalled. the figures
made for the entire playing period Of
1915.
The latest compilations show that
in the American League Graney. OF
Cleveland, leads in two-base drives.
with a total OF "a. whereas he collect
ed but 90 during the entire season a
year ago. Joe Jackson. OF Chicago, is
second, with 20, which just equals his
record for the whole OF the previous
season. This Speaker, Of Cleveland,
is still six doubles behind his 1915
figures, and Ty Cobb, Of Detroit. is a
little better than half way toward HIS
total Of last year.
None OF the leaders In the three
base hit division has as yet surpassed
last season's record. but several are
close 10 their total for ~ months ago.
Weaver, OF Chicago; Veach. OF De
troit. and Pipp, OF New York, are tied,
with eight triples. which IS more than
75 per cent. Of their 1915 collection.
Baker, of New York. leads IN home
runs, with seven circuit drives. which
is but one less than he made during
the entire 1914 season while a mem
Der Of the Athletics Pipp. Of the
same club, has already equalled his
record Of last season and Graney OF
Cleveland, is ahead. with Ruth. OF
Boston. and F'ournier, OF Chicago,
within drive Of their figures OF a
year ago.
Several of the National League
heavy hitters are ahead Of last sea
sons totals in this department OF the
game and others are rapidly ap-
preaching the point where they viii
be able to pass the 1915 aggregate
Among the leading two-base sluggers
Stock. OF Philadelphia, alone hai
eclipsed the total made during thu
pennant race Of 10 months ago. Groh
OF Cincinnati. has raped out min
triples 10 date. which jnst equals NJ
mark last season Bescher. OF 81
Louis: williams. Of Chicago; Myers OF
BROOKLYN. and Bethel, OF ST. Louis. arr
an ahead Of their 1915 totals. In tho
home-run class the leading trio have
vet 10 reach the marks for the entire
playing period Of last year. but Mer-
kle. Of New York; Smith, OF ST. Louis
Zimmerman and Schultz, of Chicago
and Carey, of Pittsburg, have passed
their best efforts or the previous sea-
son.
The records of the leading two-base
three-hase and home-run hitters. IN
both leagues to July 1. together with
their totals for the complete season O
1915. are appended:
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Two-base hits-Graney. Cleveland
"a. 20; jackson, Chicago. 20. 20
Speaker, Cleveland, 10. %; Heilmanr
Detroit. 19; Cobb. Detroit II. 81
O'Nein Cleveland. Is. IA; Smitl
Cleveland 18 %; Gandl, Cleveland
18. 20: Pratt, St. Louis. 13. 81; Bake
New York. 1s. and Weaver, Chicag'
1s Is.
Three-base hfts-Weaver. Chicag
8, IL. veach, Detroit, s, 10; Pipp. Ne
York. s. 18; Jackson, Chicago. Z, Il
Graney. Cleveland, Z. z: Fourrsle
Chicago z, 1s; Speaker Cleveland,
12 Heilnann, Detroit, 6; Sisler. S
Louis, 6, 2; Strunk, Philadelphia,
1s; Gandil. Cleveland. 6. Is; Prat
st Louis. 6. IL; E. Foster, Washing
ton. 6, 10.
Home runs-Baker New York. 6.
1914: Pipp. New York, 4. 4; Crane
Cleveland. 4, 1. Ruth. Boston. 3.
Fournier, Chicago. 3. 8; Magee, Ne
York, 3, 4; Sisler. ST. Louis, ?.
veach. Detroit. 2. 8; Felsch, Chicagl
2; Pratt. ST. Louis. 2. 3.
NATIONAL LEAGUE ..
Two-base hits-NiehOff. Philadel
phia II. q; Zimmerman. Chi
cago. Is. q; Doyle. New York. Is
40. Stock. Philadelphia. IA. z: Steu
gel. Brooklyn, 18. 20: Whitted. Phila
delphia ~. II; SAFER. Chicago. i.
%: Griffith Cincinnati. p. 81; Chasl
Cincinnati. II. 80: Kauff. New Yorl
IL z5; Merkle. New York, II. 25.
Three-base hits-Groh. Cincinnati
9. Hornsby. 81 Louis. 8: Beschel
ST. Louis. 8. z; Williams. Chicago.
s. Myers. Brooklyn. 2 s Bethel. S
Louis. Z, 4; Wagner. Pittsburgh. 6. II
Doyle New York. 6. 10: Kauff, Ne'
York 6. -; Wingo. Cincinnati. G. 6
Naranville. Boston 8.
Home Williams. Chicago.
IS. Hornshy ST. Louis. s.: SAFER. Ch
cago. 5. II; Merkle New York.
John Smith. 4. . Zimmerman. Ch
cago 4. g; Schultz. Chicago. 4.
Carey. Pittsburgh. 4. 8. Robertso
New York, 3. 9; Nichof. Philadelph
3. 2: Bescher ST. Louis. 3. A.