The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-07-20
CR0H LEADS IN
NATIONALS WITH
AVERAGE OF 1866
Cincinnati Leads Chicago in
Team Batting-Ty Cobb
Reaches. 400 Mark.
(By Associated Press)

CfllCAGO, July ZO.-Helne GrOn,.
Cincinnati infielder, continued to fat
ten his batting average during the
week and i is leading in the National
league with 1866, according to aver
ages released today and including
games of last Wednesday. Grohs mer-
ry clip in the last seven games has
boosted his everage fourteen points.
and now he leads his nearest rival, J.
G.. Smith, of Boston. 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-year-old Chicago man has hit safe
ly 105 times. to Groh's 104 Two weeks
ago in eighth place. he has forged
ahead and Is now in third place. Groh
has taken the lead in total base hit
ting with mark of 1873, included 20
doubles, three triples and one home
run.
Max Carey the feet-footed Pitts
burg outfelder. 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
Burns, New York. Burns, however,
maintained his lead over the Pitts
burger for scoring honors. Burns has
registered So times to Carey's 81.
Flack OF Chicago has become the run
nerup in this department being cred
tied with having scored SO times.
Roush of Cincinnati made another
sacrifice hit and has a mark of 10, CIV
ing him the lead in this division, while
Cruise his teammate made another
home run and has broken the tie for
circuit drive honors which he shared
withWickland of Pittsburg last week
Cruise has made six homers.
Cincinnati leads Chicago by one
point in team batting. with a mark of
oil, while New York is one point
ahead of Chicago in team fielding with
mark of 81.
Leading batters who have played in
80 or more games: Groh. Cincinnati,
366; J. c. Smith. Boston, 1922: Holoch-
er, Chocaso, 321; Daubert, Brooklyn.
.319; Merkle, Chicago. .315; Roush.
Cincinnati, 800; Chase, Cincinnati,
306 z. Wheat. Brooklyn, sos; Johns
ton, Brooklyn, 306; Bigbee, Pittsburg,
301
Such a pace has been set with the
willow by Tyrus Raymond Cobb,
American league batting champion.
that at the present rate his batting
average will touch the 400 mark be-
fore the season neds. The Detroit
star has ben climbing each week
since he struck his gait and boosted
his mark sixteen points in his last six
games. This week he is hitting 1897,
according to averages released today
which include games Of last Wednes-
day Sisler of st. Louis, who was run
ner-up last week has dropped to third
place and Burns of Philadelphia,
Cobbs nearest rival is 43 points be-
hind the Detroit outfielder. Cobb has
passed Home Run" Baker of New
York in total hits, having cracked out
l01 to Bakers los. Burns, who went
into second place among the batters.
leads the league in total bases with
149. which include a dozen doubles,
eight triples anil five homers. Sisler
maintained his lead of five over Cobb
in the stolen base department Each
pilferred a pair of sacks, and Sisters
string now is 80 to Cobb's ~, lobby
Roth, Cleveland. stole another base
and has %.
During the week Cobb pushed ahead
in run scoring column. He has scored
six times in his last six games and has
a total of GO runs TO his credit. He
made twelve hits. which included two
doubles and a home run. His total
base mark of 142 includes IL doubles.
10 triples and a homer. Babe" Ruth
OF Boston, of home run fame is pound
Ing out triples now. counting three
during the week, but his mark Of II
homers remains high Shean of Bos-
ton increased his lead in sacrifice hit
ting to "a St. Louis tied New York
for team batting with mark Of 1862.
Boston continued to lead in team field.
ing with an average of 81.
Leading batters who have partici.
pated in 50 or more games: Cobb. De-
troit. 3S7; Burns, Philadelphia, 344;
Sisler, St Louis, 3S9; Ruth, Boston.
1882; Baker. New York, 1922: Graney.
Cleveland, 313; Pipp. New York. 81;
Walker, Philadelphia, 500: Milan.
Washington, 800; Speaker, Cleveland,
30S; Wood, Cleveland. 3O1.
Riggert. st. Paul, continues to be
the outstanding figure in the American
Association, judging from the aver
ages including games of last Wednes-
day, released today. Riggert heads
five of the columns in the averages.
He is first as run getter with As and
first in total bases with 143, which
was acquired on 81 hits. These 81.
which lead the list include 16 doubles.
8 triples and 6 homers He heads the
homer column. His hitting average is
1888. Riggtrt is tied for the lead in
stolen bases with Butler of ST Paul. /