The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1917-04-22
iris SPEAKER LEADS
With THE WAR Club
Joe Judge Tops Nationals with Stick.
Other Hitting Figures.

Chicago, April H.-Tris Speaker, Of
Cleveland, champion batter of 1915, got
away to a flying start in the race fol
hitting honors in the American League,
his unofficial average for the first si1
games Of the season being 400, IS points
ahead of Peckinpagh, of New York. The
averages include games OF wednesday,
April IS.
Cobb. Of Detroit, Is seventh in the list
with an average Of .333: Leibold. of Chi
cago. and Hoblitzell. of Boston, lead in
stolen bases with three each Cobb has
two. Barry. OF Boston. tops the list in
sacrifice hits with four. and in runs
scored with eight Sisler st. Louis;
Schalk. Chicago; HoIbhtzen and Walker.
Boston,: Jackson. Chicago. and Bodie,
Philadelphia, are tied for homo run hon.
ors with one each. Walker. Boston.
leads in total bases with II.
Chicago Is leading in club batting with
.sss percentage Of rs and IN fielding with
The leading batters: Speaker, Cleve-
land, 400; Peckinpaugh. New York, .S75;
Bates. Philadelphia. $50; Pfpp. New York,
353; AIcInnes. Philadelphia, .34s; Walker.
Boston, .S46; Cobb, Detroit, .253; Guisto,
Cleveland. .5S3; HobIltzell, Boston, SS3;
Judge. Washington, .333: Lewis. Boston.
800; Schalk, Chicago. 31s; Felsch, Chica-
go, .s1s; Strunk, Philadelphia S1S; Sisler.
st. Louis. .S1S; Bodie. Philadelphia, .so4
with the National League season 1T
tie more than a week old, batting aver
ages published today show that the lead
ers OF last season have not yet struck
their stride. Many of the new men in the
league have gone~to the front Fabrique,
OF Brooklyn being fourth among the
players who have played IN at least four
games up to April 10.
Hank Gowdy. of Boston. leads the bat
terry, with an average of 800 Benny
Kauff. of New York, is next. with .55S
Baird. OF Pittsburgh. leads in runs
scored, with s. Roush. Of Cincinnati.
leads In total bases, with 20. In the
home run department six players are tied
with 1 each. They are Dugey. Cravath
and Luderus, all OF Philadelphia: Robert
son, New York; Konetchy. Boston, and
Hornsby, St Louis.
The stolen base record shows five play
ers tied. with each. They are Baird.
Pittsburgh; Zeider. Chicago; Long. St
Louis: Schultz, Pittsburgh, and Carey.
Pittsburgh. Ward, Pittsburgh, leads in
sacrifice hits. with T.
Players who are hitting In the select
class are: Gowdy, Boston, 800: Kauff
New York, .55S Roush, Cincinnati, .51s;
Fabrique. Brooklyn, 800; Cravath. Phila-
uSlpnldt FOL- OOylS. OulCdSOs sfo6s ENOD-
ertson. New York, 40; Baird. Pittsburgh,
.376; Herzog. New York, .56s; Zimmer-
man, New York, .3es; Ruether, Chicago,
.S64; Paskert, Philadelphia, 1883; Whitfield
Philadelphia, 1888: Bancroft, Philadelphia,
353; Elliott, Chicago, .323; Burns, New
York, 1888; Konetchy, Boston. .312
New York leads in club batting, with
sos, and in fielding, with .s79.
Beall, of Milwaukee, in twelve trips to
the plate. Is leading the batters Of the
American Association, with an average
Of 500 Dresser, of st. Paul, and Banks
ton, Of Toledo are tied for stolen base
honors, with 3 each. Indianapolis Is in
front in sacrifice hits, with 4 Bealls
Becker. Kansas City, tops the list in
home runs, with 4 in six games, and In
total bases. with d Derrick. In
dianapolis, leads in runs scored. with g.
Kansas City. with an average Of .5o2,
leads in club batting.