East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-12-14
GEORGE SISLER HOLDS
AMERICAN LEAGUE BAT
CROWN FOR YEAR 1920
For Second Time in IA Years
Ty Cobb is Obliged to Give
Way to Rival; Other Leaders
in Circuit Named.


In releasing the batting records o
the American League for the 1921
season. liberty is taken herewith Il
direct the attention Of the public t
some Of the more noteworthy perfor
mances Of this seuccessful season.
BY the use OF more perfect ans
the elimination Of all forms Of triel
pitching except the use Of the splitter
battling was Increased over the 1915
average, II points. This naturally
added to the uncertainty OF the re.
suit Of any particular game or SER
les, and increased the interest Of the
patrons in corresponding degree.
For the second time in II years
Tyrus Raymond Cobb was forced to
yield first place to rival in the con-
test for individual batting honors
The new leader, George Sisler, the
great first baseman Of the ST. Louis
team, finished with mark o. .401
10 points ahead Of manger Trs
Speaker Of Cleveland (Sss) who in
turn was six points in front OF Joe
jackson o3S21 Chicago.
Sister One Of Greatest
Sisters work during the past sea-
son stamps him as one of the great
players Of all times. Participating
in every game his team played. l5i'
ne lead all in times at bat. s31; in
safe hits. 257. a new American Lea
que record. Cobb's PAS. made in 1911
being the high mark until now. He
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doubles. Is triples and 10 home runs
supplementng his l72 singles Tied
with Manager Speaker for second
place in runs scored with 131, first
in three base hits. second in two base
hits. tied with his team mate jacob
son, for second place in runs driven
IN. l22, second in stolen bases with
AZ while he was thrown out in at
tempts to pilfer but II times.
Even more spectacular than Sis
lers remarkable record-though not
50 valuable 20 his team--was the
wonderful work Of George Fl. Ruth,
the slugglng outfielder OF the New
York team Big Babe" poled 81
home runs. greater number than
any eutire teanr IN either major--lesl-
gnc compiled. Rutli's wonderful per-
formance was the more extraordinary
because he was out Of the lineup In
IL games and in his l42 contests he
was officially "at batr 17S times less
than Sister being obliged to accept
las bases on balls from opposing
pitchers while Sisler was passed but
46 times. Ruth crossed the plate
15S times with needful tallies, lead
ing Speaker and sisler who were sec
ond, by II runs. He also led the lea
CUE in driving in runs (i31 being
thus responsible for 24l OF the sSs
runs scored by the Yankees.
Babe" tried hard for the strike
out record. tanning ON so occasions
but was beaten out Of first 'honors
bv his team mate Ward, who whitfield
"a times. Meusel, OF the same team
also struck out ~ times. but Jimmy
Dykes. OF the Athletics. finished next
TO Ruth with 73.
Edgar :. Rice, the fleet outfielder
of the Washington team, stole 62
bases in % attempts, his nearest
competitor being as noted above. Ro-
bert Roth of Washington was third IN
stolen bases with "a out Of SO efforts
Manager Iris Speaker drove out
so two -bagsers. one more than sislFr
and eight ahead Of Joe Jackson. who
was third in the list Of two-base slug
gers.
Joe Gedeon Of the Browns was Gre
dited with As sacrifices as was also
owen Bush of Detroit Mclnnis OIL
Boston was third with 45.
Iris Speaker with 81 bases on haIis
and Harry Hopper with IS were near
est to Ruth in being free passage 10
first base.