Evening journal., 1920-07-03
SISLER HOLDS
AMERICANLEAD
Brown Clubber Sets Pace
This Week With .427
Average
RICE CLOUTS HIS
5OOTH WALLOP

George Sisler OF the Browns CON
tinues 10 set the pace for the Amsri-
can League hdtters, with a percent
NSe Of .427. Sisler also poled the
most hits, III. A tis exists for rum
scoring honors. BaDe Ruth and Iris
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Speaker scored 63 runs apiece. Babe
Ruth, the king OF the circuit smash
ers, ran his homo-run tOtal up 10
"a. The Babe has hit more home runs
than every major haguo club, except
the Phillles who have a total OF %
homerS sam Rice leads IN stolen
bases with % stNls. Jim BaFby OF the
lndians is the leading hurler, with "A
Wotories and 3 defeats for a pitching
nea'dhiaee OF ,S24
sam Rice Of the Senators clouted
i1is booth American League hit, Juno
=, og Rollie Naylor.
Kanuaih Williams OF the Browns, ar
ter h1ttlng sandy his last eleven
strndcht gamts, was stopped June 2i
by Red" oldham Williams, during
his streak banpad out % hits ia az
attempts, for a perctnbfge Of .li4 and
sorecd 10 runs
Hap Pelsch OF the White Sox went
on a batting rampage that had en-
dured for - consecutive games, when
Stanley Covelesllie applied the brakes
on June p. Felsch during his stretch
OF hitting. slammed out IS hiis In As
bathing tries, for a mark OF .3l6, and
scQrod A runs.
Larry Gardner. after hitting safeh
his last f0urihan consecutive CON
tests. quit June %, 10 the elusiyt
shoots Of Claude Williams. Larry
during his streak. bangi'h out % saft
ones In 56 trials, for an average Of
All
Walter Pipp scored runs in ths
game Of July 30 He was the eighth
American LfQgner DO turn this tIdcl
this season.
Bin jacobson. OF the Browns, con.
cluded the second longasct battins
tstfoalk Of the current season on june
26. Bill, after hitting safe his las
girseen consecutive games, was halt.
I'd by George ODauss, after Cotting q
hats IN g ir'ies, Tor an average Of b7i
and scoring a dozen runs. This die.
Harry Hoopar's siroal md Is one O
shy OF Joe Judges season record o
i6 games
Jim Bagby. after winning lve game
IN row. was stopped, june 30. b,
TIVE Browns This is Bagby's scconl
winning sireak this year. jun start
I'd on by coping his flrst six contests
Pay Chapman. after scoring a dozc
runs In seven successive games, wa
halted June 2s. by the Browns.
The Athkeics. after losing Nlghtee
consecutive ontestsc, busted their los
ing streak ON June 2S by trimming "a
sy-Tsnators. The AS losing sircak
b1st shown IN ihe pitching records {
Rollie Naylor Soott Perry and Ro
Moore. Naylor has lost his last b.
slraight Perry his lasl seven an
Moore the last six games pitchei
This ar-io OF hurloi's lost In an twnty
hrae straight contests. with nary
victory.
Derldn pratt, Of the Yankees, WEI
on & batting spree that endured fC
nm consecutive games. when Roll
Naylor stopped priltt During hi
streak DeITiu banged out AZ hits IN s
bathing tries. for a peroeniage OF .i3
John Tobin. OF the Browns. after
hitting sircak that endured for t.
successive eames quit, June 26
Howard Ehmke TohIn. In his stretc
OF hitting, clout'd 40 hits IN 4i trie
for a mark Of i32 end scorrd a run
Ping Bodio had hii for 400 in eigl
straight games. when Herb pennOt
Storpod Rodie on June %