The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-03
JACK SMITH IS AGAIN LEADING EATERS IN NATIONAL LEAGUE Anderson of Giants Lead ing Hurler of the Tenor
 Organization M'INNIS PUSHING
 SPEAKER FOR LEAD Doc Johnston and Eddie Mcdonald Rank Among Best Base Stealers.
 Dixie Walker Leading
 the Twirlers

Chicago June 2-Jack Smith of St. Louis is again showing the way to Ma tioral league batters, according to un- official averages released today. Smith is out in front with an average of .3ss.
 Mann of Chicago and Groh of Gin cinrati have become the leaders in runs scored each having crossed the plate 24 times. Zeider of Chicago tops the base stealers with 10, and Whitted of Philadel- phia and Doyle of Chicago are tied in
 sacrifice hitting with 12 each. Cravath
 of Philadelphia still is leading in home runs, having driven out six. The aver ages include games of last Wednesday.
 Other leading batters are Roush of Gin
 cinnati .s47, Cruise of St. Louis .s44.
 Burns of New York .341, Kaufman Of
 New York .339, Fisher of Pittsburg 535,
 Griffith of Cincinnati .S2s.
 Anderson of New York is the leading
 pitcher with five won and two lost.
 McInnis of Philadelphia is creeping up
 on Iris Speaker for batting honors in
 the American, 8 points separating them.
 Speakers average is .34s.
 Chapman of Cleveland is the leading
 sacrifice hitter and base stealer, having 25 sacrifice hits to his credit, and 13 stolen bases Ty Cobb has stolen 1O bases. Honors for runs scored remain with Weaver of Chicago, who has 2s. Pipp of New York is the leading home run hitter with three Boston Is leading | in team batting with an average of .24y. Other leading batters are: McInnis Of Philadelphia .339 Billings of Cleveland .S33, Walker of Boston .31S Wambsganss of Cleveland BY, Miller of St. Louis .aOS Cobb of Detroit 305.
 Cicotte of Chicago is the leading pitcher with won and 2 lost.
 Ham Hyatt of Chattanooga has bet tered his mark among the batters of the Southern association with 35s. Coving- ton, last weeks leader, remains in the 1 fore with an average of 1882, II points better than Edmondson of New Orleans, according to averages published today, which include games of last Tuesday. | Hyatt also is pushing Reilly of At l lanta for the lead as run maker. Reilly | leads, with 36, and Hyatt has 35 Mo
 Donald of Atlanta still leads the league ! in circuit drives with five. Knaupp of New Orleans continues to lead the sacr- I flee hitters with g. Pitler of Chatta- | nooga who went to the Pittsburg Ma | tionals is still at the head of the ba SC I stealers His mark was 13 but six can didates are after this mark, with F 1 each They are; Moran of Atlanta. w. lR. Johnson of Birmingham. Knaupp of New Orleans, Reid of Mobile, Reilly ot l Atlanta and E.. Mcdonald Of Birming- 1 ham, Atlanta, with .2s1, leads in team | batting.
 l Leading batters are Covington of Lit l tie Rock .s62, Hyatt of Chattanooga S5s, Edmondson of New Orleans S51, Pitler of Chattanooga .351. Webb of Rirming- , ham .344, Munch of Atlanta .sa9 Moran of 1 Atlanta 337, Picinch of Atlanta .S36
 Wick of Memphis .s31, Knisely of Nash l vile .32s.
 Leading pitchers who have served in 1o or more games rates. according to earned runs per game, are;