Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-10-06

preme, and in 1916, when Speaker was
/ champion
In figures Eddie Murphy. pilch hit
ter for the champion White SoX, TED
with an even average OF a.. but he
participated IN only thirty one games
and only few time, did he play "A
lull game Following close ON tObb' :
heels VAS Harris, the Cleveland In
dian smsger. with ii mark OF 81 }.
Harris made Il valiant EFFORT during
the last week OF play to overcome his
rivals lead ana AT one time was only
loiut behind In the tiaal game of
the season, however, the uetroiter raj,
lied and sWattei three hits in four al.
tempts OF White SoX pitchers. thus
cl.Athine the leadership.
Neach ConU's teammate, came next
in the lteta&.t, hittiag .@lt, while Sis
Ter Of Louis and t'laeStead. another
Ictr tie. followed with records Of
"a aud .3a3. e. pee lively robin. 81
Louis. -, Ruth, Boston 32i; Jacob
on 81 I.lais. 81, We're other leading
slul gers
The record ., Babe" Ruth the ia.
mons Boston pitcher ana outhelder.
VAS ohe Il the most remarkable ever
hung up III the American League The
Red son PLAYER broke all records tor
me greatest number of home runs IL
a SeISGI by knocking out an even
tAirt' circuit drives. getting his las.
tNO in 4 double-header Sept -
against the White SoX. In addition
he showed the way TO the other long
dlStaAct cloattrs by obtaining total
Ct 2NS bases On his drives and also
led he ran gettcrs scoring lO3 runs
in 100 gaines, despite the fact that h..
battcd III the cleanup position and
not AT the top where the leading
scorers usually are found
Eddie Collins. captain OF the White
son stole more bases than any other
player hs OPP oSlng catchers failing
to get him in thirty-four Of his efforts.
His record however. il lar under that
OF Slsler in 1918, the st Louis first
sacker stealing torty-hve times that
season Sisler led in stealing this year
nntll the las Two weeks OF the sea
son, when an injury handicapped hin
Tie iiAished thlri with twenty elgnt
thtfts, Cobb having record Of two
more.
Chapman Of Cleveland made the
mo sacrifice hits. purposcly advanc-
ing IN" runner 1ity times. Wit of
Bo-;on and Collins of Chicago were
next with forty eight each In two
bagpers and three bapgers Veach ~
Detroit VAS highest with forty two
base blows and sixteen three baggers.
Neach also led in the greatest mum
Der Of hits with 1872. two more than
cobb obtained.
In he club averages the Chicago
White Sox showed Why they won the
tennant by making a club batting
average Of .2S1. five points better than
I~tIou. which was second with 2S2
Cleveland was third with a mark OF
216. In fielding Boston led with a
record OF IA and Chicago was sec
ond, its players fielding for an aver.
acc Of 9Ga Phiia ielphia. last in the
league, was last in hitting ana field
ini'
Fdtie Cicotte. ace OF the White Sox
pltching stan. was the leading hurler. I
He ole irly established his supremacv
by choking up tWentrnine victories I
against seven defeats for an average
CT .Spf. He also led in innings pitchei /,
" IN 90. Mex to tiCOtte We're Cald. !
we'll and thlc OF CleV eland. the latter |
A sand l0tter playing his first big .
eogue 'eason. each with a record OF
eleven victories and five defeats.
lj1us3 OF Detroit followed with a rec
ord OF twenty one winning games,
while h wa defeated ten times.
Claude Williams OF Chicago was the
eadins sourhpaw hurler and fifth
among all he regulars. He was re.
pCl1ible for twenty-three OF the
'icforleH of the pennant winners.
while only eleven of their defeats
'an be charged against him Other
adin2 pitches are Coveleskie. Cleve,
aad, 24-l2: Pennock, Boston. l6-S:
Shawkey. New York, 2O--l1; Ruth,
Boston, So; Ehmke, Detroit, Ito; (,
) Is boron, st Louis, 2o-l2.
Several recruits who were given try.
outs at the end OF the season finished
With higher averages than these men, n
but are not entitled to consideration
because they played only two OF three
sameS. Courtney, Washington, and
Nelson, New York. each had records
II three games won and none lost
Schacht, Washington. won two ana
lost none and Van Glider. St Louis.
Won the only game he started
Rome, The semiotiical Tribuna