Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-12-14
BIC PERCENTAGES
MADE BY BATTERS
IN JUNIOR LEAGUE
SECOND TINE N FOURTEEN
YEARS THAT Tl COBI HAS
FAILED TO LEAD,
Compiled by Irwin ". Howe. Chicago.

Compiled by Irwin ". Howe. Chicago.
IN releasing the batting records ~
the American league Tor the 1890 sea.
son. liberty h. taken herewith To- direct
the attention II the public to some Of
the more noteworthy performances Of
This most successful SEASON
Hy the use of more perfect bah ana
Tho elimination az all forms ~ triel:
lltching- except tho use uf the arit.
tor-batting WIS increased over the
1919 average, fifteen points. This. ma.
'urllly added tu the uncertainty ~ The
result Il any particular game or series.
and increased the interest of the pat.
tons In q corresponding degree.
For the second time IN fourteen years
Tyrus Raymond Cobb wns forced e.
Weld first place to rival In the contest
~ individual batting honors The new
l.aaer. George Slslcr. the great first
h1vcnnn ~ the 81 Louis team. finished
with r. mirF Of .iO7. nineteen points
,hcod ~ manager Iris Speaker IT
Cleveland tasl who In turn waq sis
points In front OF Joe Jackson t3S.i
chicago
Sisters work durinr N" past season
stamps him as one ~ the great players
90 ull time Participating Ia every rnar
his team played. ~. he led al In
times a. lat. Cai: in safe hitt. e57.
new American league record, Cuhb'B slS
utdr in iqii being tn hirh mark unit
now llp wa ulfo first IN total bases
$780, 90 doubles. ~ triples and l1 hon"
rlur supplomyntinE his re singles
Ticd with Manager Speaker for second
place In runs scored with i37. first IN
mr. hlsc hits second In two hlsc hitr.
tied with his team mate Jacobson &c
second place In runs driven in. 49,
second In STOLEN bases with g. while h.
Nas thrown ou' IN attempts to pili,r
lUt r", on;ocn times
Even moro spectacular than Sisters
remarkable record though not 80 val
uphic ;c his team was the wonderful
work ct George o. Ruth the sluggirg
oltfinlior ~ the New York team. BIZ
"Tahc" polod % home runs greater
number than any entire team IN either
waiur league compiled Euths wonder.
III Performance was the more extra.
ordinary bcVaus" hc was cat 90 the line.
.p IN twelve games and In his iie cot.
tests he WIS officially at hat" ~
times Joss than Sister being Obliged 10
accept rs bases on halls from opposing
while Slslcr was passed bu;
~ times. Ruth crossed the plate ijN
lines with nccdill iallics. loadin:
Speaker and Sislcr who were second
iv y runs he also led the league In
driving IN runs u37l being thus rcspons.
lhlc Cor aii uf the SIS runs scor,d by
the Yankees "Bihc" tried hard for Tho
siriac ont record, tanning on 80 occt..
IONS hut vag beaten out ~ firs, hon.
urs' hy his team mat, ward who whit.
ed 80 times. Mcusrl. " ihc same team
also siruC'; cut - times. but Jimmy
Dykes Il tho Athletics. finished nest
'o pu'h with %
Edgar :. l;ic, "a" fleet outfi,ldor -
The Washington team. stole siNty.two
las,s IN ninoiy.twu attempts. his ncp'.
ost competitor being Sislcr rs noted
shove. Robert Roth also Of Washington
whs third In stolen bases with twenty.
foirr cat Of thirty.siV efforts.
Manager Iris Speaker drove out fifly
twohngrcrS. enc more than sislcr and
eight ahead of Joe jackson. who wa.
third In tho list " two.hasc suEErrs
Joe Grdcun uf the Browns was cred.
iied with torty-eight sacrifices az WIS
also owen Bush ~ Detroit Mclnnis Il
Boston was third with for'v.fivc.
Iris Speaker with uinety.s"vcn has,s
IN balln anl Harry Hooper with eighty.
r'eh' were nearest "a ruth IN bclur
awarded free massage 90 firs, base.