Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-06-23
}asemen ee and Burns Continue Lead National and American Batter

ers who have played In 25 or more
games TO 1862. Gllhooloy Of New
York and Eddie Collins of Chicago,
who were among the leaders last
week have fallen into a slump and
dropped below the 900" class.
Gilhooley, however, dethroncd
Harry Hooper OF Boston from tho
pedestal OF lending run Eettcr. The
little New Yorker has registered Al
runs for his club. Babe" Ruth add,
ed another circuit drive to his string
and has u mark OF eight home runs
Roger Peckinpaugh OF New York
has taken the lead among the sac
rifice hitters with 10 and Sisler of
s. Louis continues to lead the base
thieves with "a thefts New York
leads In team batting with an aver,
age OF 275.
Leading batters for 25 or more
games:
Burns. Philadelphia. 1852. sIsler
81, Louis. ,34l; Baker, New York,
gao; walker, Philadelphia, .335,
Hooper, Boston. .32A; Ruth Boston,
1871; McMullin, Chicago, .3l2: Pipp,
New York, .3i1; Milan. Washington,
'3OS; Speaker, Cleveland, 800.
Johnston Leads A. A.
Johnston OF the Milwaukee club
continues TO lead the battling list
OF American association hitters with
an average OF .374 among the play
>ers who have participated In rs or
more games. Johnston also leads
lN.. Lon. t,x IA
Besher, Louisville. increased his lead
among tho run gettcrs to 80. Nc
Henry. Milwaukee, with his Ave cir,
cult drives remained at the head
OF the home run hitters. Martin OF
Milwaukee with Is sacrifices leads
that department Louisville. with
.26S leads In team batting, Leading
batters:
Johnston. Milwaukee, .374: Leli,
welt, Louisville, 1855; Kores. Louis
Vile. 1854, Wagner, Columbus, 1924;
Good. Kansas City, 1928; Riggert,
st. Paul. .320: Owens, Minneapolls,
.SlS; Taggart, Columbus, .3l2: La,
Joie, Indianapolis, .3Os; McHenry,
Milwaukee. 1907.
Pitts Leads Western.
Pitts OF Hutchinson Oklahoma
City, leads the Western league bat
ters who have participated in rs or
more games. with an average OF
$3.50. The latest averages include
games of last Tuesday Murphy OF
Des Moiues is the best run getter
He has registered 80 times. He also
leads the home run hitters with
eight circuit drives. Holderman OF
. 4 m IA IA 10 Ia, III
l3. Bashang Of Omaha has taken
the lead from Coffey of Des Moines
for stolen base honors. He has Is
thofts to his credit. Hutchinson,
Oklahoma City leads in team battinp
with .27l. Leading batters:
Pitts, Hutchinson oklahoma City,
$50; McClelland, Oklahoma City,
.34S; Wuffli. Hutchinson, .336;
Washburn, Wichita, .333, Block.
Hutchinson, .SlS; Coffey, Des
Moines. .Sl6; Relohle, sioux city,
.9O3; Donica, Omaha, .29S; Miller,
Joplin, .29I; Klrkman, st Joseph,
.294.
Flngstcad Tops Southern.
Flagstead OF Chattanooga with
$50, leads the Southern association
IN batting, according to averages
published today and which include
games of last Tuesday, Leach, his
teammate, has scored the most runs
AZ. Ham Hyatt OF Little Rock
leads In homers with five, while
Cruthers of Memphis with mark
twenty leads the sacrifice hitters,
and Moran of Little Rock with IS
thefts leads the base stealers. Lit
'le Rock leads in team batting with
'26S.a Leading batters for IS or moro
games:
Flagstead, Chattanooga, .39Ot
Barger Memphis. $40; Southworth,
Birmingham, 1928; Baker. Nashville.
.Sl9; Compton, New Orleans. .3I7;
Bates Mobile, .3ll; Altenberg, Bir,
mingham, .3o9; Walker. Little Rock
and Mobile, sos, Marshall, Nash |
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