The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-07-13
TY COBB FORCES
AHEAD IN A. l.;
PASSES SISLER
Detroit Slugger Has Mark Of
.37l as Against 1856 for
George Sisler.
(By Associated P.ess)

CHICAGO, July 13.-Tyrus Ray
mond Cobb. batting champion of the
American league. after getting a late
start, is blazing the trail for the 1918
batting supremacy.
Averages released today give the
Detroit star mark of 81; as against
$50 for George Sisler of ST. Louis, the
leader a week ago. Sisler, however,
still leads the Georgian in base steal
ing. with 30 against %. Bobby Roth
of Cleveland is between them with 81.
The averages include games Of We'd
nesday.
The figures on Cobb and Sisler in
their batting struggle are:
Cobb ..... 60 256 "a 50 25-.371
Sisler $40. &C 265 AZ "a 30-.355
The remarkable batting streak
which sent Cobb rushing to the top
was started on June II, and he pushed
ahead until he was neck and neck
with the leaders, almost before they
realized it, His batting recovery is
one of the most spectacular that Cobb
ever staged In his last thirteen
games he has cracked out eleven hits,
stole four bases and scored eight runs.
He passed Harry Hooper of Boston
for the lead in scoring, having count
ed "a times against 81 for Hooper.
Frank Baker of New York added in
terest to the unusual batting situa-
ton in the Americana eague by driv-
ing out his Tooth hit during the week.
Babe" Ruth of Boston, however, dis
appointed his admirers by failing to
bag another homer. His record OF
eleven, however, remains out of
danger.
Peckinpaugh of New York and Nc
Innis of Boston, are giving Shean, also
of Boston, a race for honors in sacri-
flee hitting, Shean having one point
advantage with a total Of %. New
York ia showing the way in team bat
ting with 267 and Boston in team field
ing with 970. Leading batters for 80
or more games:
Cobb, Detroit, 371; Sisler, st. Louis,
S55; Baker, New York, 341; Burns,
Philadelphia, 1856; Pipp, New York,
81: Milan. Washington, 3l4; Walker,
philadelphia, 311: Hooper, Boston,
500; Ruth, Boston, 500; Murphy, Chi
cago, 800.
Groh Pushes Ahead.
Heinie Groh, the Cincinnati lnheld-
err. pushed ahead to maintain his bat
ting lead in the National league, ave-
RACES including games OF Wednesday,
giving him a mark of .352-two points
above his average of a week ago. j.
c. Smith, of Boston. drove Merkle OF
Chicago. out of second place with $50.
Hollocher, the 21-year-old sensation
with Chicago, advanced from eighth
to fifth place in the list, OF leaders,
with $40.
Max Carey of Pittsburg, the leading
base stealer, has margin OF ten
thefts over George Burns, OF the
Giants. his nearest competitor Careys
total is &c. Burns, however. remains
high in scoring, having registered 90
times in 73 games. Roush of Cincin-
natl, broke the tie for honors in sacri-
fee hitting, bringing his total up to
IS.
Chicago and Cincinnati are on even
terms in club batting with 267, while
New York has a one-point advantage
of Chicago in fielding, with 81. The
leading batters for 80 or more games:
Groh, Cincinnati, 1852; ]. c. Smith.
Boston, $50; Merkle, Chicago, 325;
Daubert. Brooklyn. 500: Hollocher.
Chicago, 80; Paskert, Chicago, 3o9;
Mann, Chicago. 304; Roush, Cincin-
natl, 302; l.. Magee. Cincinnati, 299;
Johnson, Brooklyn, 29S.