Evening journal., 1919-06-28
ON
LEAD IN AMERICAN
Unbroken Hitting Streal
Sets Him Out in Front
as Slugger
SPEAKER HITS THE
MOST TWO BACCERS

Roger Peckinpaugh is the leading
batter win the high average Of 395.
Pack, VINO is on an unbroken hitting
streak in his last IA games, boosted
mis- average from $50 on June II 10 his
present mark. Peck also scored the
most runs, al, scoring a dozen OF this
number in his last 9 straight games.
Buck Weaver banged out the most
hits, 67, and Doc Johnston stole the
most bases, II.
Herb Thormahe en tops the pitch
ers, winning seven games and losing
one for a percentage of S75.
Among the sluggers Iris Speaker
amasscd the most twO-baggers, IL;
BODY Veach the most triples, 10, and
Babe Ruth the most home runs, six.
Stanley COyeleskie, who holds the
American League consecutive winning
record Of eight straight wins for last
season, equalled that record on June
"a. when COvie blanked the White
SOX for his eighth win row. STANLEY
began his winning ways on May IS by
| beating the Yanks, not tasting defeat
since May 8. when ne bowed 90 the
White SOx. In all COveleskie trimmed
the Red Sox, Yankees and Athletics
each twice and the White Sox and
Senators a game apiece. Besides Co
veleske two other hurlers cOpped 8
wins in a row. Eddie Cicotle busted
his streak on June IS, when the Sen
ators threw him 10 defeat. while Bob
Shawkcy, the other member OF the
trio. won his eighth straight victory
on June %, the AS making Bobs
eighth consecutive victim. This game
probably set a major league record
for IL proved Shawkey's eighth straight !
win and his opponent, Tom Rogers, |
eighth lose In row, which is the |
best and worst losing streak Of the
season.
Ed Charity slammed a trio Of Red |
Sox hurlers, Ray Caldwell, Carl Mays |
and Herb Pennock for a single, two |
doubles and a pair OF homers in five
tries for a total Of i3 bases on June
%. A delye through the records OF
recent years fails 90 show a major
player hitting for as great a total
baseage In one pastlme, as the follow
ing shows Heine GrOh was the major
champion with A total bases off jim
my Lavender OF the Cubs on July .,
1915: the next year 1t fell to Rogers
Hornsby with 70 total bases Off Fred
Toney on June 2S; in 1917, Rabbit
Maranvllle topped the heap by punch
ing for 10 total bases off JEFF Tes-
reau on June %. while two players,
Babe Ruth and Mike Gonzales. were
tied at ten bases all Babe hit his on
May O. of Doc Ayers. while Mike got
his of Sherrod Smith on June %.
Nap La1oie's biggest total OF bases is
A.. this Larry hit Off Donohue hurl-
ing for the st. Louis Nationals on May /
10. 1897. Ty Cobb's best is also fl, the |
Peach got his on July 10, 1912, of /
Herb Pennock and Carroll shoOting'for |
the Athletics.
Oscar yelsch OF White Sox estab-
lished a worlds record on June % by
accepting 70 chances in cenierneld
during a nine-inning game; up to this
time five center gardeners were tied
at ten chances each for a regulation
game as follows: Ed Iianlon Of De
troit on August s, 1885, Jimmy Nc
Aleer Of Cleveland. on June 10. 1889;
Fogarty Of the Phils, on May II. 1889;
Duffy OF Boston, on July 10, 1875, and
Carson Bigbee OF the Pirates on Aug
ust 2i, 1911; Ty Cobb. on August 4,
1918 tied Felsch's record but Ty
played IS innings to do 10.
The Yankees, by slamming home
runs In one game, probably set a mod
ern record for home runs in one game
by a club.
Babe Ruth went on a batting ram
page that lasted a consecutive games
when he quit 10 Ernie shores elusive
shoots. During his streak OF hitting