The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-04-30
COBB BEGINS MOVE
UPWARD ON bATTERS
IN JOHNSON CIRCUIT
Olson Leads the National
League and Miller Tops.
the American Sluggers.
Kauff Is Gaining

Chicago, April 29--Ivan Olson OF the
Brooklyn Nationals with $40 and Ward
Miller of the st. Louis Americans with
500 are the leading batters in the two
major leagues, according to averages
compiled here today.
Ty Cobb is beginning to move upward
| among American, league batsmen. 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 eighteenth in the list,
Graney of Cleveland leads the batters
| in total bases with Fl and is tied with
Felzsch of Chicago in home runs at two
10. Speaker of Cleveland and Baker of
New York are ahead in stolen bases
with four apiece.
| The following are the 800 hitters:
W. Miller, St. Louis, 500; Nunamaker,
New York, .3S7; Speaker, Cleveland,
$50; Janvrin, Boston. 1853; Gedeon, New
York, .351; Schalk, Chicago. 333,
Henry, Washington, $780, Heilman, De-
troit, .31s; Smith, Cleveland, .31S; Hob
York, .316; Magee. New York, 316;
Shanks, Washington, .316 Henrikson,
Boston, $40; Pratt St. Louis. .309; Card
ner, Boston. .304; Felzsch. Chicago, .3o2;
| Cobb, Detroit, 800.
! The 10 leading pitchers in the Ameri-
can league ranked according to earned
runs are:i Klepfer, Cleveland. 1 won,
nothing lost, 900; Leonard, Boston G
won, nothing lost), 900; Markle, New
York g won. nothing LOST, 0.50; Ruth,
Boston a won. nothing lost). 1.02;
Fisher, New York G. won, nothing lost,
1856; Majors. Philadelphia q won, l
lost). LAP; Faber, Chicago G won,
nothing lost), 1.50; Coumbe, Cleveland
G. won, nothing LOST, 1853; H. Cova-
tleskie, Detroit G. won. nothing LOST !,
1.7S: S. Covaleskie. Cleveland q won, /
lost), 1876
SAFER LEADS IN HOME RUNS
In the National league Max F1ack,
Chicago, and Heinie Groh, Cincinnati,
lead in runs scored, with 10 each, the
| former in 10 games. Groh has most to-
| tai bases, 20. Safer, Chicago, leads in
home runs with two, and Chase. Gin
| cinnati. and Carey. Pittsburg, are
| ahead in stolen bases with five each.
The Nationals 800 batters are: Olson,
| Brooklyn. .545; Doolan. Chicago, 800;
Mollwitz, Cincinnati, .462; Chase, Gin
cinnati, .456; Compton. Boston, .412;
Daubert, Brooklyn. .3s1: Mowrey,
| Brooklyn. 1885: G. Burns, New York,
1878; Hinchman, Pittsburg. .375 Kauff,
New York, 1854; Flack. Chicago, 1851
| Groh, Cincinnati, 1851; Konetchy, Bos-
| ton, .346; Safer, Chicago. 1888; Pas
kert. Philadelphia. 1888; Collins, Bos-
ton, 1913; Niehoff. Philadelphia, 1888;
| Beall, Cincinnati, 1888; Rariden, New
York .333; Zimmerman. Chicago, 1926,
Yerkes, Chicago. 800: Clarke, Cincin-
natl, .313: Gonzales, st. Louis, 1908; E.
Burns. Philadelphia. 900.
The 10 leading pitchers, ranked ac-
cording to earned runs, are: Meadows,
st. Louis q won. lost). 0.S; McCon-
| NELL Chicago e. won. i LOST, O.33
| Kantleher. Pittsburg Il won. lost).
OTIS; Tesreau. New York Il won,
| lost). 1853; Schneider. Cincinnati q
won. lost), $50; Rudolph, Boston G.
won, 1 lost). 1877; Doak, st. Louis Il
won, ! lost), q" Toney. Cincinnati (
| won, l LOST, 2.04 Alexander. Philadel-
phia q won, l LOST, 2.52; S. Smith,
Brooklyn Il won. lost), ESQ.