Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-06-28
Cobb Dethroned
as Batting King

Chicago. June 2s.--iiosor Peckin-
paugh. New York's ace. with an aver
age of ,s95. has dethrcned ny Cobb.
Detroit, for batting honors In the
American league, according TO avera ses
released today and which include
games Of last "wednesday. But Cobb
han been Out OF the lineup all week. AS
q result Neach, a tenmmatc, has work
cd up to n tie with Georgian for Sec
ond place with n mark of ,36S.
Besides leading the batters, Peckin-
paugh broke the tie which he shared
with ,Sislcr. st, Louis, last week for
runs scored and Is In front nbw with
III to mis- credit, Cobb's idlencss eIabl-
ed Roth. Philadelphia. 20 break the tie
for total base honors, Roth has l07.
Milan. Washington, showed best work
among the batters. climbing from
twenty third place week ago to fourth
place, Ruth, Boston slugger. slumpeu
IN batting and dropped 20 seventeenth
place. with 1903; however. he adde,
another homer To his string and leads
with Q. Chapman. Cleveland. contin-
ued to lead sacrifice hitters with 20
while Johnson, teammate, with L.
stolen bases, continued 10 show the
way 10 the DaSe stealcfS.
Other leading batters for twenty or
more games: Milan, Washington. 34S;
Johnston. Cleveland, S43: Flagstead.
Detroit, s37; Sisler. st. Louis. iS22:
Shorten, Detroit. s28; Roth. philadcl-
phia, 1925; Weaver, Chicago, $40; Rice,
Washington. ago
Gavvy Cravath, Philadelphia slug
ger by cracking out tire, home runs
In a week, leads the home run depart
ment, broke the triple de for total base
honors shared by himself. Doyle and
Kauff, New York and continued lead
Ing National league batters who par
ticipated In twenty or Elore games.
Cravath's average is i0S. acquired on
81 hits. made in AZ games. He has Is
doubles. triples, and homers, for "a
total base mark Of no.
Olson leads the run makers with 81,
while Bigbee, Pittsburgh. continues to
lead the base stealers with IS. Lee
Maggie Chicago. formerly with Brook
lyn leads sacrifice hitters with IA.
Other leading batters: Thorpe, Bos-
ton, 4O7; Wingo. Cincinnati. 1854;
Southworth, Pittsburgh, 33S; Young,
New York, 331; Williams. Phila delphia,
32O; Clemens, st. Louis. 81; Wheat,
Brooklyn. 3l4: Shotton, St. Louis. 3ll:
Groh. Cincinnati $40; Meusel, Phila-
delphia, 80
Hendryx, Louisville increased his
batting lead in the American Associa-
ton. His mark -is4.397. Becker and w.
Miller. Kansas CITY teammates Join
ed Bescher. Louisville. for scoring hon
ors, each having registered 80 times
Becker Increased his total bases mark
to 1903. and remained tied with Brief
for home run honors with 5. Crane,
Indianapolis. tied J. Mccarthy Louis
vile. in sacrifices with II. Rescher
continued leading base stealers with l9
thefts.
Other leading batters: Bescher Kan
sas City. 1858; Niehaus. st. Paul, 1893:
Good. Kansas City, 33o: w. Miller,
Kansas City. 33l; Taggart, Colorado,
32S; Cochran. Kansas City. 800; Bethel,
! Louisville. 314: Kirke. Louisville, 313;
Covington, Indianapolis. 313.
Peters, Birmingham. leads Southern
Association batters. His average Il
800. Christenbury. Memphis, is chief
run maker with 81; Gilbert, New Or
leans. and Graft, Chattanooga, are
tied in stolen bases with l3 each:
Brown. Mobile. has five homers. and
while Duncan birmingham, holds tota |
base honors with IS. knapp, New
Orleans with Is leads sacrifice hitters,
Averages include games Of last Tues
day.
Other leading batters: Gilbert, New
Orleans. $40; Christenbury. Memphis,
1923: Duncan. Birmingham, 323: ]. Sui
Ivan, New Orleans, 32O: Mayer. At
lanta. 315; Carroll, Memphis. 800: r.
Mcdonald, Nashville 3O7: Grimm, Lit
tie Rock. 302.
Collins. Joplin. moved from fourth
to first place in the Western league
batting list. His average is 341. He is
tied with Wuffli, Tulsa. for total bases
with rs. Moran, South Carolina con-
tinued leading run makers with 80, and
Jackson. Omaha, with 16 sacrifices, and
Cass. Des Moines with II stolen bases
lead those departments. Davis, Tulsa,
holds home run honors with 5.
Other leading batters: f. Walker
South Carolina. 33S; Robinson. South
Carolina, 33S; Hasbrook, Des Moines
1926; Lindmore Oklahoma. a26; Bono
WITT st. Joseph. 1926; Boehler, Joplin,
1926; Without. Wichita, 319: Adams, Ok
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