Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-18
Some OF The High
Batting Averages

remarkable batting streak continues
to be the sensation Of the American
league. Averages released today
show the big Boston pitcher, who al
81 has beer playing first base and in
the outtield, with a record of .476-
a week ago.
Home runs. triples and doubles dot
Ruth's record. In sixteen games he
has made. twenty hits for a total Of
thirty-nine bases. In addition to
three home runs, he has cracked out
eight doubles and a triple. In his last
four games he made nine hits, five of
them doubles. Ruth also is having
success on the mound, having won
four of seven games.
George Sisler, the st. Louis star.
passed iris Speaker of Cleveland in
the race for base stealing with 10 and
Walker of Philadelphia took the lead
in home run hitting with four. Shean
of Boston increased his lead in sacri
flee hitting to IL.
st. Louis went to the front in team
batting with an average of .277 and
Chicago in fielding with .971. The
leading batters:
Ruth, Boston 476: Speaker, Cleve-
land 400; Schultz. Washington 400;
Hooper. Boston 356; Baker. New
York 355; Jackson, Chicago 1854;
Burns, Philadelphia 341; Sisler. St.
Louis Sal; Strunk, Boston 337; Walk
err, Philadelphia 337.
Gallia of st. Louis is the leading
pitcher having won five of six games.
Continued absence from the game
of Larry Doyle. the veteran second
baseman with New York, who is re-
covering from ar operation, has kept
him at the top of the National league
batters with an average of 426. al
though Smith of Boston is the real
leader with 379. Smith has played in
tWenty-three amt as against fifteen
for Doyle.
Benny Kauf of New York. who is
tt tStaa psss h}tt HIT Of 4fut batteEss, lsaaas IN
| hits for as bases. He has cracked out
nine doubles and two triples in TWEEN
) ty-three games. Burns of New York
bringing his total to IL. Mann OF
| Chicago continues to top the sacrifice
hitters with eight.
! New York which is leading the
league in games won n lost, also is
leading in team batting and fielding
with averages of 282 and go respec-
lively, The averages include games
of Wednesday. Ten leading batters:
Doyle, New York 426; Smith, Bos-
! ton 379; Kauff. New York 367:
Merkle. Chicago 365: Paulette, st.
Louis 346; Young. New York 343;
McCarty, New York 343; Wickland,
Boston 1913; Flack, Chicago 1913;
Schmandt, Brooklyn 32s.
big JEFF Tesreau of New York is
the leading pitcher of the league,
having won five games in as many
starts.
Good of. Kansas City tops the bat
tiers of the American association with
an average of Alt, being credited with
Is hits in II games. Johnson, the
Milwaukee first baseman. has a COM
manding lead in stolen bases, having
pilfered 10 in IL games, and McHen-
ry. the Milwaukee outfielder, is show
ing the way to home run hitters with
4. The averages include games of
Tuesday.
Kansas City is leading in can bat
ting with an average Of PIT and Mil
waukee in team fielding with 30. Ten
leading batters:
Good, Kansas City All; johnson,
Milwaukee 3S8; Schultz. Kansas City
1856: Mayer. Louisville 375: Glenn. st,
Paul 1858; Cobb. st. Paul 357; Owens,
Minneapolis 353; Kores, Louisville
342: Reilley. Louisville $40; Bronkie,
, Indianapolis 333. a
Callahan. Omaha. is setting the
pace for hitters in the Western league
with an average of Asst. Going to bat
IS times in 10 games he has driven
out 16 hts. Coy Of Wichita and Bri-
beck of Hutchinson are tied for home
runs with 4 each. while Wuffli. Tope-
ka. Holderman.. Omaha and Meyers,
Topeka are in a triple tie for the lead
in base stealing with 6 each.
Wichita is leading in team batting
with 80 and Topeka in club fielding
wits 9S6. The averages include games
of Tuesday. Ten leading batters:
Callahan, Omaha 457: Phillips, Des
Moines ass: Kirkham. st. Joseph 419;
Pitts, Hutch'nson Alb: Wuffli, Topeka
$50: Farrell. Sioux City $50; Wash
burn, Wichita 379: Hanford. Omaha
345: Cass. Des Moines, 1928: Doniacka,