Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-10-04

he clearly ootADnuhed his supremacy
by chalking UP twenty mine victories
against seven defeats for an average OF
SOC. He also led In innings pitched
with s07, Next to Cicotte were Cald-
well and Ehle, OF Cleveland. the lat
ter a sand Hotter playing his first bis
league season, each with record OF
eleven victories and five defeats. Dauss,
OF Detroit. followed with record OF
twenty lone winning games while nc
was defeated ten times.
Claude Williams, of Chicago was the
leading southpaw hurler and fifth
among all the regulars. He was re-
sponsible for twenty-three OF the vic-
tories of the pennant winners while
only eleven OF their defeats can be
charged against him. other leading
pitchers are Coveleskie, Cleveland, "a
12: Pennock, Boston, 1873; Shawkey,
New York. 20-1l; Ruth Boston, 9-5;
Ehmke, Detroit, 1910: Sothoron, st.
Louis 20-12. 7.'
Several recruits who were given try
outs mt the end of the season, finished
with higher averages than these men,
but are not entitled to consideration
because they played only two or three
games. Courtney, Washington, and
Nelson, New York, each had records
Of three games won and none lost,
Schacht Washington, won two and lost
none and Van Glider. st. Louis, won
the only game he started.
Ehmke, Detroit, was the wild man"
Of the league. He sent 112 men to
first via the four ball route, hit Ave
batsmen and made Ave wild pitches.
Walter johnson, Washington, led In
strike outs, tanning 140 batters. Claude
Williams was next with 1913 and
Coveleskie. Cleveland. third with 11S.
Opposing teams made the most runs
off OF Dauss, scoring 125 times while
the Detroiter was on duty.
Cactus" Cravath. Philadelphia out
fielder, was the champion batsman Of
the National League during the past
season. the averages giving him q
record Of $40 in So games, and while
Mitchell, OF Brooklyn. made a mark OF
1916. he can not be considered the
leader because he played in only 81
games. Cravath also made the most
home runs, his four-ply knocks total
ing twelve. lack Wheat, Brooklyn.
leader In 1918 with an average Of 1873.
fell OF considerably. hitting only .2s4.
Next to Cravath in the list OF
swatters is Thorpe. the famous Indian
the New York Giants. but later was
traded to the Boston Braves. Thorpe's
average in sixty-two games was 1927,
seven points ahead OF Eddie Rousch.
star outAelder Of the champion Gin
cinnat club, who hit for a mark Of
800 in 1913 games.
Other leading batters among the
regulars were Hornsby, st. Louis. .31S:
Barber. Chicago, 3l4; Groh. Cincin-
natl. .31s; Carey. Pittsburgh, .S07:
Meusel. Philadelphia, .30s: Myers.
sos; Young. New York, .3o5,
Myers. Brooklyn, was the real
slugger Of the league, his hits going
for 221 bases. Hornsby, st. Louis.
made 21S bases on his blows and
Rousch Of Cincinnati, 217.
Burns. Of New York, scored the
greatest number Of times. taIlying
SO runs. Cutshaw. Pittsburgh, was
the best base stealer. being credited
with 81 thefts. with Burns and Meusel
next with 20 each. Olson, Brooklyn,
got the most hits. his blows failing
safe 1874 times. In two base hits.
Young. New York. led with 20 and
Myers Of Brooklyn led among the
three base hitters with ~. Dnubert.
Cincinnati led the sacrifice hftters
with SO. .
In team batting New York was frst
and Cincinnati second with averages
Of .2s5 and 1858 respectively. while in
fielding Cincinnati was frst with
record Of .s7i and Chicago second with
$40.
In pitching, Cincinnati huriers were
supreme, for. leaving out Wisner OF
Pittsburgh who is credited with one