The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-08-08
American League Leaders
Increase Batting
Marks.
PUNCHED IN WESTERN
Bogart and Yayran Lead the
Regulars-Tierney Lead
ing Tulsa Swatter.

CHICAGO. Aug. THE three
leading batters in the American
league fattoned up their averages
during the past week but Babe
Ruth, the home run champion who
is In fourth place, suffered a slump
before Dick Kerr in the last game of
the series between Chicago and New
York. He was at bat five times but
connected with only one hit. iris
Speaker, the Cleveland manager who
tops the batters gathered eleven hits
in seven games and boosted his mark
from Al to Az, which is 81 points
better than that OF George Sisler, the
ST. Louis star. who IL the runncr-up
with an average OF 400. joe Jack
son, the slugging outfielder Of the
Chicago White Sox, Is third with a
mark of .3gS. while Ruth is hitting
.39l. The averages are of players
who nave participated in so or more
contests and include games OF We'd
nesday.
Ruth continues to be the sensation
"a the league. This was evidenced
again In the series Just played in
Chicago between the Yankees and
the White Sox. For the four days a
crowd officially estimated at i26,0OO
came out to witness the games with
Il hope of seeing the big southpaw
slugger crack the ball out Of the
field. Only once during the series
was Ruth able to deliver" on his
speciality. That was on the second
day when he drove the ball on II line
into the right field bleachers for
four bases. Claude williams was
pitching and it was the third homer
Ruth had collected at his expense.
This smash marked Ruth's SSth
home run. Against Faber the follow
ing day he was unable to hit, because
the game was close and he was or
dered passed. In the opening game
with Cicotte on the mound Ruth
was helpless.
Rice of Washington Is far out In
front among the base stealers, show
ing the way with a total OF 43 thefts.
Other leading batters: Rice, Wash
ington. 366; j.. Collins. Chicago
.364. Meusel, New York. .354; Weav-
er, Chicago, .34l. Hendryx. Boston
.337 Felsch, Chicago, 1892; Judge
Washington. .332; Jameson, Cleve-
land. .332; Jacobson, st. Louis. .331;
Milan, Washington. .326; Cobb, De-
troit, 1922.
Hornsby Passes Average.
Roger Hornsby OF st. Louis con-
tinues to head the National league
batters who have played in so or
more games. The st. Louis stai
knocked out l2 hits in his last siS
games and boosted his average &c
1872. J. Smith, teammate who was
the runner-up among the regulars
last week, went into a slump and
dropped TO fifth place with an aver.
age OF 1926, while Nicholson OF Pitts.
burgh came along strong and now 1:
runuer-up to Hornsby with an aver.
age of .336. Rousch of Cincinnati
has pulled up into third plaoe with
a mark of .S33 and Young Of New
York In holding fourth place with
1877.
Hornsby Is far In front in tota
bases with 320, acquired on 143 hits
which include 80 doubles. 13 triples
and seven circuit drives
Cy Williams of Philadelphia
bagged brace of homers in the
past week and now tops the circuit
drive hitters with II. Robertson oi
! Chicago is next with eight to hii
credit.
Max Carey of Pittsburgh is setting
a hot pace among the base stealers.
He is showing the way with 81
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