Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-06-27
LITTLE CHANGE
IN STANDINGS

National League Hitters
Hold Same Places This
Week as Last.
Chicago, June 27.-very little
change has taken place among the
leading batters Of the National league
during the past week, according to
averages published today, including
games Of last Wednesday. Paulette.
st. Louis. and Paskert, Chicago, step
ped out of the first ten class" and
Young of New York and Chase Of
Cincinnati Joined the leaders. Fred
Merkle. Chicago, continued at the
head of the list with an average of
.374.
George Burns Of New York nosed
out his teammate. Benny Kaun, for
scoring honors. Burns has registered
80 runs to Kauff's 81. The mark of
five nome uns set by Cruise Of st.
Louis last week, remains high. Max
Carey of Pittsburgh took the lead
from George Burns in the see-saw
race for stolen base honors. Carey
pilfered Is bases. O'Mara, Brooklyn;
Young, New York, and Roush, Cincin-
natl. arc in a triple tie for sacrifice
honors, each being credited with IA.
Chicago continued to lead in team
batting with a mark Of .275.
Leading batters for Is games or
more:
Merkle. Chicago, .374: J. c. Smith.
Boston, .S51; Daubert. Brooklyn, .344;
cinnati. 1928: Hollocher, Chicago.
1927; Wickland, Boston; 1927; Mann.
Chicago, .316; Young, New York,
.311; Chase, Cincinnati, .311.
I Burns of Philadelphia made the
best showing of the leading batters In
the American league. He increased
his lead among the players, who have
played in rs or more games to 1872.
Gilhooley Of New York and Eddie
J Collins Of Chicago. who were among
! the leaders last week. have fallen into
la slump and dropped below the
900" class.
Gilhooley, however, dethroned
Harry Hooper of Boston from the
pedestal Of leading run getter. The
little New Yorker has registered Al
Eded another circuit drive to his string
rand has a mark Of eight home runs.
Roger Peckinpaugh Of New York has
taken the lead among the sacrifice
hitters with fifteen and Sisler of st.
Louis continues to lead the base
thieves with "a thefts. New York
leads in team batting with an average
Of .275.
Leading batters for Is or more
games:
Burns. Philadelphia. 1852; sisler.
st. Louis. .341; Baker. New York.
$40; Walker. Philadelphia, 1856;
Hooper. Boston, .324; Ruth. Boston.
.s21; McMullin, Chicago, .312; Pipp.
New York, .311; Milan. Washington.
.3os; Speaker. Cleveland, .3o6.
Johnston of the Milwaukee club
continues to lead the batting list Of
American association hitters, with an
average Of 1874 among the players
who have participated in Is or more
games. Johnston also leads the
league in stolen bases with sixteen.
Bescher, Louisville, increased his
lead among the run getters to SO.
McHenry, Milwaukee, with his five
circuit drives, remained at the head
Milwaukee, with is sacrifices. leads
that department. Louisville, with
.268, leads in team batting. Leading
batters:
Johnston. Milwaukee. .374; Leli-
welt, Louisville. ass; Kores. Louis
Vile. .354; Wagner, Columbus. .S24;
) Good. Kansas City. :s1s; Riggert. st
Taggart, Columbus. .312; Lajoie. In.
dianapolis, .3os;y McHenry. 'Milwau.
kee. .3o7.
Pitts Of Hutchinson-oklahorna Cit
leads the Western league battsrs WHIT
have participated in Is or more game.
with Al average OF $50. The lates
day. Murphy Of Des Moines is tn,
host rim oeffer Ha has -rA1iak Grad 4.