Evening journal., 1920-10-09
HORNSBY king
OF MI. HITTERS
Cardinal Slugger Finishes
Season With Average
of $40
GRIMES FINISHES
BEST TWIRLER

Rogers Hornsby, OF the Cardinals, is
the champion batter Of the National
League with a percentage Of $40; this
Is the highest percentage OF a leading
National League batsman since 1912
when Helne Zimmerman topped the
heap with a percentage Of .372. Horns
by and Zimmerman are the only bal
fers TO hit $40 or better since 1905
when Cy Seymour led his company
with 377.
George Burns OF the Giants leads
The run scorers with ii5 runs. Not
since 1911. when Jimmy Sheckard Of
The Cubs scored i2i runs, has a Ma
tiona Lacquer dented the scoring
dish as many times as Burns did this
year.
Rogers Hornsby. leads in most base
hits with 2lS This is the most hits
in a season By a player nine Hedy-
Ter circuit since 1905. when Cy Sey-
mour poled 2i9 hits.
tie exists for slugging honors.
Cy Williams and Emil Meusel. OF the
phillles. Each clouted 70 home runs.
Max Carey OF the Pirates leads The
base runners with % stolen bases.
Three players, George Kelly of the
Giants. Jim Johnston Of the Robins,
NAIN NlAlN'h ZANAh Va AiAI hfNAA
PLAYED $50 games each. The trio took
part in an games their clubs played
and IS The most games a player en-
gagged in Pat Duncan Of the Reds
also played every game his club took
part in, i5i.
Rogers Hornsby Is the leading two
base hitter. with 80. and III Myers
WITH % ihrec-b1ggers. leads The hit
ters in that department
Eddie R0ush Of the Reds enjoyed
the longest streak OF hitting safely
in consecutive games Roush main
tanned a streak OF batting through
~ straight games, his percentage for
the streak being .40i.
Ross Young Of the Giants had the
longest streak OF run scoring. Young
tailed 10 runs in straight games.
Only one player, Dave Bancroft OF
the Giants. garnered six hits In one
game. Eleven players punched out
5 hills in a game.
Four hits In a game was gotten 80
times during the season just ended
The Cardinals turned this trick
times. the Reds A., phillles and Cubs
30 apiece, the Braves 8, Giants z,
Robins and Pirates times.
Eight players scored four runs In
one game
When the season closed two players
were enjoying healthy streaks OF bat
ting. Rogers Hornsby had hit safely
ms lasi "a consecutive games for
40 and Turner Barbare OF the Cubs
who hit for .3iS In his last Al games
The 81. Louis Cardinals are the lead
crs in batting with a percentage OF
POO went 10 the bat the most times
+, $500, polcd The greatest number of
base hits and garnered the most two
haggers. 230. The Giants lead IN rum
scoring with 6S2 tallies The Dodgers
clouted The greatest number OF three
base n Is. %: the phiilios lead i'm
home runs with 63 four-baggcrs and
the Pirates showed the way along
the base paths with iSi stolen bases
forly-n'ne sireaks OF hitting safely
IN ten OF more consecutive games
were enjoyed by National Laguers
nc past season. with Eddie Roush
or the Reds the champion streak hit.
ter. Roush had maintained a sireal
for 27 successive contests when Babi
Adams applied the brakes on Sept
Sept p. Next in line 10 Roush come,
Emil Nuesel with 2i games. Gen,
paulctie with IS. Carson Bighee. Bnb
Souihworih and Charley Hollochei
are IN a Tie with i6 games each
Although Clarence Mitchell tom
the hurlers with . victories and .
defeats for a percentage OF .7ii, IN,
real leader OF the pitchers is Bur
leigh Crimes Of the champion Brook
lyns. Grimes won % and lost A game.
Tor a pitching percentage Of .676.
Grover Alexander Of the Cubs wor
the most victories. 27 while Epp.
hixey OF the Phillies suffered IN,
most defeats. %.
Babe Adams. OF the Pirates. ecoret
the most shutouis Of any major hurL
er. g.
Grover Alexander enjoyed The long
est streak Of consecutive victories. IA
he exists for the longest strnai
OF consecutive defeats. the following
hurlers suffered Z straight defeats
apiece: Rube Benton, Dick Rudolph
Speed Marlin and Jack Scott.
trio OF hurlcrs vie for the honor
OF defeating a club the most times
during the season. Fred Toney hold.
s victories over the Reds. Wilbur
cooper the Braves for the count OF
SIX uines and Grover Alexander. who
infeW SIX defeats into the Reds To
ney's conquest is the cleanesi In ma
Fred took no defeats In return.
Jack scott Of the Braves took IN,
most defeats from a club. The Cub,
trimmed Jack six times.
The following hurlers scored t,vt
or more shutouts: Babe Adams :
Sroler Alexander Z. Bill DOak, Ar
Nenf. Walter Ruether. Burleicl
.tsrlnes and Joe Oeschger ) each Jes,
haines. Fred Toney, Rube Benton
Jim Vaughn and Leon Cadore esri
A. Harold Carlson, Wilbur Cooper
,.er NJ anows and Jack Scou q each
Elmer Ponder George smith. les
barnes. Phil Douglas. Hod FIler Geo
,izler, I'd Pfefer. Sherrod smith a
f,,aan,auz ,,.a John Watson and Dana Fil
r.n. NATIONAL LEAGUE
,lsre-s wing are the final averages ,