The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-20
DetrOiter Hits Harder Than
Ever-Weekly Average 1897.
"Babe" Ruth Has Taken to Fa-
yOring Three-Sack Bingles.
GROH is TOP-HOLE IN NATIONAL
Heinie Has Boosted His Score
IA Points in Week.
Riggert Leads or Ties in All De-
partmeD4g in Association.


Cincinnati infielder, continued to fat
ten his batting average during the
w and is leading in the National
league with 1866, according to aver
ages released today and including
games of / Wednesday. Groh's mer-
~ clip in the last seven games has
boosted his aversg e fourteen points,
and now he leads his nearest rival, J.
c. Smith of Boston, by A points. The
batting of Charles Hollocher, Chicago,
who is appearing in the big show for
the first season, this week passed the
century mark in safe hits made. The
21-yeaG-old Chicago man has hit
safely los times, to Groh's 104. Two
weeks ago in eighth place, he had
forged ahead and now is in third
place. Groh las taken the lead in to-
tai base hitting with a mark of 1913,
which included 20 doubles, three
triples and one home run.
Max Carey, the fleet-footed Pitts
| burgh outfieider, who has been burn
ing the paths this season added four
more stolen bases to his string and
leads the league with 40, fourteen bet
ter than his nearest rival, George
| maintained his lead over the Pitts
burgher for scoring honors. Burns
has registered SIS times to Carey's 81.
Flack of Chicago has become the run
ner-up this department. being cred
tied with having scored 81 times.
Roush of Cincinnati made another
sacrifice hit and has a mark of 10,
giving him the lead in this division,
while Cruise his teammate, made an
other home run and has broken the
| tie for circuit drive honors which he
shared with Wickland of Pittsburgh
last week. Cruise has made six hon.
ers.
Cincinnati leads Chicago one point
in team batting, with a mark of .271
| while New York is one point ahead
of Chicago in team fielding with a
mark of .971.
Leading batters vino have played in
IS or more games: Groh, Cincinnati,
366; ]. G. Smith. Boston, 322; Ho1-
locher, Chicago, 321; Daubert, Brook
Ign, 319; Merkle, Chicago, 315; Roush,
306; z. Wheat, Brooklyn, 3O6; John
ston, Brooklyn So6; Bigbee. Pitts
burgh SOL.
Such a pace has been set with the
willow by Tyrus Raymond Cobb,
american league battling champion,
average will touch the 400 mark be-
fore the season ends. The Detroit
man has been climbing each week
since ne struck his gait and boosted
| his mark sixteen points in his last six
games. This week he is hitting 1897,
|
which include games of last Wednes-
| day. Sister of st. Louis, who was
| runner-up last week, has dropped to
| third place, and Burns of Philadel-
phia, Cobb's nearest rival, is 43 points
behind the Detroit outfielder. Cobb
! has passed Home Rum Baker of
| New York in total hits, having crack
| ed out 107 to Bakers los. Burns, who
went into second place among the bat
tiers leads the league in total bases
with 149, which include a dozen dou-
bles, eight triples and five homers.
Sisler maintained his lead of five over
Cobb in the stolen base department.
Each pilfered pair of sacks, and
Sisters string now is 80 to Cobb's %.
| Bobby Roth, Cleveland, stole another
| base and has %.
During the week Cobb pushed ahead
in the run scoring column. He Eas
| score six times in his last six games
and has a total of sixty runs to his
| credit. He made t elve hits, which
included two doubles and home run.
His total base mark of 142 includes
| twelve doubles. ten triples and a
home run fame. is pounding out triples
now, counting three during the week,
! but his mark of eleven homers re-
mains high. Shean of Boston in
| twenty-four. st. Louis tied New York
for team batting with a mark of .261.
Boston contir ued to lead il team
| fielding with an a erage of .971.
| Leading batters who have particf-
pated in thirty-five or more games:
Cob Detroit. .3s7: Burns, Philadel-
phia, .344: Sisler. st. Louis, ,339: Ruth,
Boston, 1872: Baker, New York, 1922;
| Craney, Cleveland. .313; Pipp. New
| York, 81: Walker Philadelphia.
.309: Milan, Washington, 1906: Speak
er. Cleveland. 1903; Wood. Cleveland.
.s01.
Riggert. st. Paul continues to be
the outstanding figure in the Ameri-
can association. judging from the
averages including games of last
Wednesday, released today. Riggert
heads FIVE of the columns in the aver
| ages. He Is first as run getter. with
| AS and first IN total bases, with 143,
81, which lead the list, include 16
doubles. triples and 6 homers. He
heads the-homer column. His hitting
average is .s3s. Riggert is tied for
the lead n stolen bases with Butler
of st. Paul. Only in sacrifice hitting.
| which honors are shared by Martin.
Milwaukee. and Shovlin. Columbus.
Riggert fails to excel. He made only
sacrifices. The others have 10 each.
Leading batters who have participat-
ed in 35 or more games: Riggert, st.
Paul, .3Ss; Cashion. Minnea polls,
900 1aBsdrt- columbus, -ozS, Gooo
Kansas City. .315; Lelivelt, Louisville,
: .S15; McHenry Milwaukee, 1906;
Hartley, Columbus. 300; Sawyer. Min
neapolis, .S01; Owens, Minneapolis,
.29S; Wagner, Columbus, .294.
Kansas City, with 266. leads In
team batting and Louisville in club
fielding, with .963
! AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
, | IndfanaDolis fat CoInnhuel
Columbus .............. s
Cavet and Gossett; Curtis Barfoot and
Wagner.
Minneapolis Cat Milwaukee,. u
Milwaukee Observation-Disclosures. 10
Hughes and Kitchens; Williams and
HUM.