The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-12
EXTRA BASE HTS
 FEATURE IN MAJORS
 AS PREVIOUS YEARS
Leaders Are Already Up to Mark Set In 1915-The ' Records of the Top
 notcheys Given

New York. July 11.-Heavy extra base hitting among the leading batters of the big leagues has been a prominent fea- ture of the present season. Notwithstand- ing the fact that a considerable percent age 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 equaled, the figures made for the entire playing period of 1915.
 The latest compilations show that in the American league Graney of Cleve- land, leads in two-base drives with total of 24 whereas he collected but 70 during the entire season a year ago. Joe Jack son of Chicago, is second with 20, which just equals his record for the whole or the previous season. Iris Speaker of Cleveland, is still six doubles behind his 1915 figures and Ty Cobb of Detroit Is a little better than halfway toward his total of last year.
 Several of the National league heavy htters are ahead of last seasons totals in this department of the game, and others rapidly approaching the point where they will be able to pass the 1915 aggregate. Among the leading two-base sluggers Stock, of Philadelphia, alone has eclipsed the total made during the pennant race of 12 months ago. Groh. of Cincinnati, has rapped out nine triples so date. which just equals his mark of eeast season. Beacher of St. Louis; Will 2, ans of Chicago; Myers of Brooklyn, 'stnd Betzel of St. Louis are all ahead of their 1915 totals. In the home-run class the leading trio have yet to reach the marks for the entire playing period of last year, but Merkle of New York, Smith of St. Louis, Zimmerman and Schulte of Chicago and Carey of Pitts burg have passed their best. efforts of the previous season.
 The records of the leading two-base. three-base and home-run hitters in both leagues to July l, together with their totals for the complete season of 1915, are appended:
 AMERICAN LEAGUE
 Two-Base Hits-Graney, Cleveland A-20; Jackson, Chicago 2o-9o; Speaker, Cleve- land, 1925; Heilman, Detroit, 19--; Cobb. Detroit, 17-31; ONell, Cleveland, 15-14; Smith, Cleveland, 1923: Gandil, cleve- land, 1920; Pratt St. Louis. 1881; Baker, New York, 1S-; Weaver, Chicago. 13-1s.
 Three-Base Hits-Weaver. Chicago. B. il; veach, Detroit. s-1o; Pipp, New York. s-13; Jackson. Chicago, 7-14' Graney. Cleveland, IT; Fournier, Chicago, 7-1s; Speaker, Cleveland, 6-12; Heilman, De- troit, so; Sisler. St. Louis 6-2; Strunk, Philadelphia, 6-16; Gandil, Cleveland. SIS; Pratt. St. Louis 6-11; R. Foster. Wash ington, 6-10
 Home -Runs-Baker, New York, 6-S G914: Pipp, New York, A; Graney, Cleveland. 4-1 Ruth, Boston, 3-4 Four nier, Chicago, 3-5; Magee. New York. 3-4; Sisler St. Louis. 2-3; Yeach. Detroit, 2-3; Fesch. Chicago. 2-; Pratt, St. Louis. 2-3.
 NATIONAL LEAGUE
 Two-Base Hits-Niehoff, Philadelphia. 17-27: Zimmerman, Chicago, 1572S;. Doyle, New York, 15-40; Stock, Philadelphia, 14-7; Stengel, Brooklyn, 1920; Whitted, Phila- delphia 12-17 Safer, Chicago, 12-S5; Grif- filth, Cincinnati, 12-31; Chase. Cincinnati. 11-SS; Kauff, New York, 11-25; Merkle, New York, 1f-25
 Three-Base Hits-Groh, Cincinnati, 9-9; Hornsby, St. Louis, g.; Bescher. St. Louis, S-7; Williams. Chicago, 7-s; My CTS, Brooklyn, 7-5; Betzel, St. Louis, "A; Wagner, Pittsburg, 6-17; Doyle, New York, s-1o; Kauff, New York 6-12 wingo, Cincinnati 6-6; Maranville Boston, 6-6.
 me-runs-Williams, Chicago, s-13; Hornsby, St Louis, B.; Safer, Chicago, 5-11; Merkle. New York, 5-4; John Smith, St, Louis, AZ; Zimmerman, Chicago, 4-3; Schulte. Chicago, 40; Carey. Pittsburg. 4-3; Robertson, New York, 3-3; Niehof, Philadelphia. 3-2; Bescher, St. Louis. s-4.