Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-10
SLUCCERs HITTING HARD
BIG LEAGUE STATESMEN WILL
ECLIPSE LAST YEARS WORK
Careful Compilation shows Almost All
Heavy IiIttcrs Are Close to
1915 Records,

NEW YORK, July 9.-Heavy extra
base hitting among tbs .eading bat
ters Of the bi; leagues has been IL
prominent feature of the present sea-
sou. Notwithstanding the fact that
considerable percentage Of the Sched-
uled games to date have been post
poned. the leaders in the extra base
hit divisions are close to. IL they have
not already eQuuled. the figures made
for the entire playing period of 1915.
The latest compilations show that in
the American League, Grancy, Of
Cleveland, leads in two-base drives.
with Il total of twenty four, whereas
he collected but twenty during the en-
tire season year ago. Joe jackson,
Of Chicago, is second. with twenty,
which just equals his record for the
whole OF the previous season Iris
Speaker, OF Cleveland, is still six
Ty Cobb. of Detroit. Is n little better
than halfway toward his total of last
year.
Non. OF the leaders In the three
base hit division has as yet surpa ssed
last sDaSonS record, but several are
close I" their total for twelve months
ago. Weaver. of Chicago: VcRch, of
Detroit and ripp, Of New York are
all tied with eight triples. which Is
more than - per cent Of their 1915
collection. Baker. OF New York leads
i'm home runs. with seven circuit
drives. which is hut one less than he
made during the entire 1914 season
while member Of the Athletics. pipp.
of the same club. has already equalcd
his record OF last season. and Grancy.
OF Cleveland, is ahead with Ruth, Of
Hoston, ana Fournier. Of Chicago.
within Il drive of their figures OF a
year ago.
Several OF the National League
heavy hittcrs are ahead of last sea-
sons totals In this department of the
game and others are rapidly approach
ing the point where they will be able
To pass the 1915 aggregate. Among
the leading two base SlugEcrS, Stock.
OF Philadelphia. alone has eclipsed the
total made during tho ponnnnt race of
twelve months nSo. Groh. OF Cincin-
natl. has raped out nine triples to
date, which just equals his mark last
season. Benchcr, of St Louis; Will
lians. of Chicago; Myers, Of Brooklyn.
and I'etzcl of st. Louis, are all ahead
OF their 1915 totals. In the home run
class the lending trio have yet to
reach the marks for the entire play
ing period Of last year. but Merlilo. OF
New York; Smith. OF ST. Louis; Him-
norman and Schultz. of Chicago, and
Carey, of Pittsburgh. have passed
their best efforts OF the previous sea
son.
The records of tho leading two-base,
three base and home hittcrs in
both leagues to July 1, together with
their totals for the complete season OF
1915 follow:
American I.enRu-.
Two-baSe hits-traney, Cleveland,
81. 90; jackson, Chicago. 90. 20; Speak
en- Cleveland. 10, %; ITcilman. De-
ONelll, Cleveland. 10, "a; Smith, Clcvc-
land. IL. %: Gandii. Cleveland. 10, 20;
rratt. ST. Louis. Is, 81: Baker, New
York, Is, =; Weaver, Chicago, 10, IS.
Thrce-hase hits-Wcaver. Chicago. y.
II; Veach. Detroit. =, 10; Pipp Now
York, s, 10; Jackson. Chicago, z. "a;
Grancy. Cleveland, Z, =; Fourier. Chi
cago. Z, is: Speaker, Cleveland. s. IL:
Holman. Detroit, T., o; Ssler. st.
Louis. q. 9; Strunk. Philadelphia, &.
IL; Gaudil, Cleveland, q, 10; Pratt. st.
Louis, 6, IL; II. Foster, Washington.
4, 10.
Home runs-Baker, New York. e, S.
1914; pipp, New York. I. 1; Graney.
Cleveland, 4, /; Ruth, Boston. 3, 4;
NulCuSo, ""SoSt .NoN
York, 8, 8; Sisler. ST Louis. ., 3;
veach, Detroit. =, 3; Felsch. Chicago,
., -; Pratt ST, Louis. >. 5.
NutiUnai IcnEuc.
TwO-baSc hits-Nichon Philadsl-
rhiu. ~, -; Zimmerman Chicago, ~,
rs: DOYLE, New York, ~, 40: stock,
Philadelphia, ii, 4 Stcneel BROOK :
Ign, -, 20; Whitfield, philadelphia, -,
Il; Safer. Chicago. -, 30; Griiiith. Gin
cinnuti. IL, 81; Chase, Cincinnati, u,
~; KauT, New York, II, 20 Merkie.
New York, ~. -.
Three base hits-Groh Cincinnati, q,
>: Hornsby, 81. Louis. =. =; Bescher,
ST. Louis :. Z: Williams, Chicago, Z,
+; Myers, brooklyn, Z, u; Bethel. ST.
Louis, Z, e. WagEer. Pittsburgh. D. II;
Doyle. New York, Ii, 10; kauff, New
York, i, IL; Wingo. Cincinnati. o.;
AInranville. Boston, i. q.
Home runs--Wiilinms. Chicago, S,
13; IIornshy. st. Louis. :, ~; SAFER.
Chicago, =, IL; Merkle. New York. D.,
4 John Smith, ST. Louis. 4, ,; Himmer-
man, Chicago. 4, s: Schultz. Chicago
4, u; Carey. Pittsburgh, (, 3: robert
son New York g. 3; NiehQff, i'hiladel-