Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-08-23
Pinch Hitter Leads
American League in
Batting Average.


the star pinch hitter OF the Chicago
White Sox. who had delivered" with
regularity In the past few weeks, Is
topping the American league batters
with a mark OF iI6, according to ay-
erages released today, However, he has
participated in only twenty one games.
Harris OF Cleveland In rs games made
an average Of 400.
Ty Cobb, OF Detroit Is the real lead
er, more than 100 points behind Muir
ply. The Detroit star has been bag
sing safe blows consistently and has
an average of S7j made In 30 games.
Jacobson. of st. Louis, is the runner
up to Cobb with 1859.
George Sisler, star OF the st. Louis
club, is showing the way TO the base
stealers with IS thefts, but is being
pushed by Johnson. of Cleveland, and
| Hooper. of Boston. who have pilfered
Twenty-Five sacks each. In addition to
being the leading base stoalor Sisler
Is In front In total bases with mark
OF 2l0, which Is better than that OF
Babe Ruth OF Boston. the smuggling
| home- run king, who has string OF
| nineteen honerS to his credit, Ruth
lacked on three circuit drives in the
past week.
! Other icading American league bat
ters for forty or more games: Veach,
Detroit. 352; Sisler, ST. Louis, SOL:
Peckinpaugh, New York; $50; Jackson.
| Chicago. 3S3; Heilman. Detroit. S26;
| Fewster, New York, 326; Flagstead.
! Detroit, 3l7; Rice, Washingto on, Sl5;
| Gandil, Chicago, 3l4; Ruth, Boston.
S1S; Chapman, Cleveland S12; Weaver,
Chicago. 3ll; l.. Collins, Chicago, 31l.
Max Carey. of Pittsburgh. had u
great week with the bat In the National
league, and boosted his average over
the 800 mark. Last week the Pitts
burgher was hitting at u 2S4 clip, and
this weeks averages show him to be
batting sol, but Carey has played In
| only thirty-one games. Barber. or
| Chicago, also has been doing some
| timely hitting and Is in fourth place
| with a mark of .316
To- "Gavvy" Cravath, the Philadelphia
manager and leading home run hitter
! in the senior league, is topping the
batters with $40. Jim Thorpe of Bos-
ton is next with 3S6 and Roush Of
| Cincinnati is in third place with 32S.
| Cravath broke the tie for homeruu
| honors, which he sharved with Kauff.
| New York, last week by cracking out
a pair of circuit drives. He has elev-
en-.
E. Wheat, of Brooklyn. continued to
! lead in total bases with 1I5.
Cutshaw, of Pittsburgh, stole his
! thirtieth base during the week and is
topping the base stealers.
Other leading hitters who participant
ed in forty or more National league
flames: Hornsby, st. Louis, 3OS; Stock
ST. Louis. 30S; McHenry, st. Louis,
3o6; II. Wheat, Brooklyn, 800; Doyle,
New York, 299; Luderus,N Philadelphia,
299; Groh, Cincinnati, EOS; Meusel,
Philadelphia, 29S.
There was little change Of position
among the batters of the American
Association. Henryx, Of Louisville,
continued to top the list with $50, with
Becker Of Kansas City. the runner-up
with 347. Good, of Kansas City. is
third with $40. Miller Of st. Paul.
bagged brace Of circuit drives dur
ing the past week and tied Becker.
Each had made eleven homers.
Bescher. OF St. Louis Is burning up
the paths with his speed and. with
forty one pilfering sacks, Is far in ad-
vance in base stealing.
Other leading American Association
batters for forty or more games are:
O'Mara. Indianapolis, $50: E. Miller.
ST. Paul. 321; Leary, Indianapolis. 800;
Kirke. Louisville. 319; w. Miller, Kan
sas City, 317; Owens. Minneapolis. 314;
Covington. Indianapolis. 313: Hyatt
Toledo, 312; George, Columbus. SO3;
Yerkes, indianapolis, sol.
Joe without, smuggling outfielder Of
the Wichita club, who established a
NEW world record by hitting safely in
60 consecutive games, is far IN front
among the Western league hitters with
mark Of AS. Without, who was pur-
chased by the Boston Red Sox and who
viii join that team shortly, ended his
batting streak Wednesday.
= Yaryan. Wichita, remains high man
in the home run department with II
and Hasbrook's mark of tfenty- seven
stolen bases kept the Des Moines
player in front among the base steal
ers.
Other leading batters for forty or
| more bames in the Western are: F..
Walker ST. Joseph S5e: Spelman,
Omaha. 352; East, Wichita. 1852: Con-
| nelly, Des Moines, S26: Brokaw. Sioux
City, 800: Collins. Joplin. as; Has
| brook, Des Moines, 315; Burwell 3l5;
Berger Wichita, S12; Moran, Sioux
| City. 3l2.
| Gilbert. New Orleans. with an aver
age of .355 IS topping the batters Of the
! Southern association. He also Is lead
| ing in stolen bases with 81 and in total
bases with 217. The home run hitters
are now led by T. Mcdonald OF Nash
vile who has eight circuit drives to his
credit. Other leading batters Of the
KSouthern association for forty or more
games. Tutweiler. Mobile, 339; T.
Mcdonald. Nashville. 331: Christen-
bury. Memphis, 800; Duncan. Birming-
ham, 81; Peters. Birmingham. 3os;
Roncop Rirmingham BOG: l. Griffin,