Albuquerque morning journal., 1920-08-01
SPEAKER BAGS A
/ HIT DAILY; IS
LEADING LEAGUE
indians Manager Is Doing
Remarkable Stick Work;
Hofnsby, Of St Louis, Is
!. AT Top in National
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Chicago, July 31.-Bagging a hit
q day is keeping iris Speaker,
manager of the Cleveland Ameri-
cans, on top of the head in the race
for the American league batting
championship.
Speaker, according to averages
released today, widened the gap
between himself and George Sisler,
the st. Louis star. Speaker is bat
ting All. while Sisler, in second
place, fell off to .3s6 Joe Jack
son of Chicago is trailing in third
place with 1876, while "Babe"
Ruth of New York is fourth with
1898. The averages include We'd
nesday games.
In his last seven games, Speaker
crashed out eight hits, while the
best Sisler could do was four in
five games. Speaker eXcells Sisler
in extra base hitting. having seven
homers, seven triples and thirty
two base hits to this credit
In home run hitting Ruth con-
tlnues to be the sensation of the
league with a total of thirty-five
{ up to Wednesday. Rice of Wash
ington continues to show the way
to the base stealers with a total OF
forty. Sisler is next in the list with
/ twenty-six. Willie Bobby Roth. also
OF Washington, is third with TWEEN
ty-one.
Other leading batters: Rice,
Washington, 1853: f. Collins, Chi
cago. .35l; Meusel, New York, .34T:
Jameson, Cleveland, .343; Weaver,
Chicago. .342; Hendryx. Boston,
( 1913; Milan. Washington, 1893;
Judge, Washington, .S31.
In the National league Roger
Hornsby of ST. Louis is safely in
the lead with an average of 1853,
although Eayers of Boston has an
games Hornsby, however, has
participated in ninety-one games
Jack Smith. Hornsby's teammate,
Is second in the list with an aver
: age OF 1929 and Nicholson Of Pitts
burgh fourth with .327
Max Carey Of Pittsburgh is so
{ far out in front in base stealing
I, with total of thirty nine that he
is in no danger Of being overtaken.
Cy Williams of Philadelphia with
q q total of nine homers, continues
10 lead in circuit base hitting.
Other leading batters: Roush,
Cincinnati. .326; Konetchy, Brook
& lyn, 1928; Williams. Philadelphia,
.31S; Hollocher, Chicago, ,3fS;
Groh Cincinnati, .317: Myers
Brooklyn, .315: Young, New York,
j .313: Flack, Chicago, .313.
Ten points separate Bogart of
Joplin and Yaryan of Wichita in
the race for the batting honors of
the Western league. Bogart lead
ing with an average of .3G2, Carl
East, the Wichita pitcher. remains
at the top of the list, with an aver
age of $40, but he has only played
in sixty games as compared with
ninety-five of Yaryan and Bogart.
Yaryan is drawing away from
Beck of Wichita in the scramble
for home run honors, having a
string of eighteen. Beck is rum
ner-up with fifteen. Lee of Omaha
continues to show the way TO the
base stealers with twenty-one
other leading ba ters: Yaryan
Wichita. 1852; Shestak, Joplin,
.340; Tierney, Tulsa. .3S2; Beck.
Wichita, $50; Depate. Sioux City,
329; Lelivelt, Omaha, 1926; Platte,
Omaha, 1925; Brannon, Tulsa, 800.
Grover Hartley of Columbus
continues to blaze the trail for the
batters of the American Associa-
ton. topping the list with an aver
age of 1872. with Ben lineup of
1ouisville in second place with
1854.
Rapp of st. Paul took the lead
in base stealing away from Leo
Dresser, his teammate. hanging up
a total of thirty-two thefts. Dres-
sen has stolen twenty eight bases. |
Brief of Kansas City and Hargrave
of st. Paul remain tied for the |
honors in home run hitting. each |
having thirteen. Other leading |
leading batters: Wickland. Toledo, |
.351; Butler, Milwaukee, .345;
Good, Kansas City. .343; Rapp, st.
Paul. .33s; Miller, Kansas City,
.334; Rondeau. Minneapolis. 1872;
Hargrave, st. Paul. 1926; Dubuc,
Toledo, 1922.
With an average of .S45. Ellis of
B'rmingham dethroned Harper of
little Rock for the batting leader
ship of the Southern Association.
Harper Is second with .341, while
Miller. also of Little Rock, the
leading home run hitter, third with
1898. Miller has sixteen home runs
TO his credit. Carroll Of Memphis,
who is topping the base stealers
with thirty-four, is fourth in bat
ting with .31S.