Evening journal., 1920-10-09
HORNSBY King
OF NJ. 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 80; this |
Is the highest percentage Of leading |
National League batsman since 1912, !
when Heine Zimmerman topped the
heap with a percentage Of .3l2. Horns
by and Zimmerman are The only bat
iers to hit 80 or better since 1908
when Cy Seymour led his company
with 81.
George Burns Of the Giants leads
the run scorers with ii5 runs. Not
since 1911, when Jimmy Sheckard OF
iha Cubs scored i2i runs. has a Ma
tional Lacquer dented the scoring
dish as many times as Burns ala thls
year.
Rogers Hornsby. leads in most base
iliis with 2is. This is the most hits
IN a season by a player / nine H.dy-
Ter circuit since 1903, when Cy Sey-
mour poled 2i9 hits.
A tie exists for slugging honors.
fN Williams and Emil Meusel OF the
phillles. Each clouted 10 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,
and Milton Stock OF the Cardinals
played $50 games each. The trio TOOK
parl i'm all 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 30 and I'LL Myers
with p three -b3ggars leads the hit
ters in that department
Eddie Roush Of The Reds enjoyed
the longest streak OF hitting safely
in consecutive games. Roush main
tanned a streak Of batting through
'27 straight games, his percentage for
the streak being .l0i.
Ross Young Of the Giants had the
longest streak Of run scoring Young
tailed 30 runs in 8 straight games.
only one player. Dave Bancroft OF
the Giants. garnered six hits In one
, game. Eleven players punched Out
D hits In a game.
Four hits in a game was gotten :,
times during the season just ended
The Cardinals turned this trick \
times. the Reds A. Phillies and Cubs
40 apiece the Braves g. Giants
robins 6 and Pirates z times.
Eight players scored four runs IL
one game.
When The season closed two player
werc enjoying healthy streaks OF bat
ting Rogers Hornsby had hit safel,
his last ~ consecutive games 70
10 and Turner Barbara of The Cub;
who hit for 3iS in his last n games
Tho ST. Louis Cardinals are the lead
cr- IN batting with a percentage a
300. went 20 the bat the most times
l.1O6 poled The greatest number o
base hits and garnered the most two
haggers. 230. The Giants lead In run
scoring with 6s2 tallies. The Dodger
clouicd The greatest number Of three
base is %; the Phillles lead !
home runs with 63 f0ur-baggefS an
the Pirates showed the way alOn
the base paths with iSi stolen base
F0riy-n'no strc9ks OF hitting safel
in ten or more consecutive game
were enjoyed by National Lacquer
the past season. with Eddie R0us
~ the Reds the champion streak hi
ter. Roush had maintained a sirea
for 81 successive contests when Bah
Adams applied the brakes on Sep
sept %. Next in line 10 Roush coms
Emil Muesel with p games. Ger
pauletie with IS, Carson Bigbee. Bill
Souhworth and Charley Holloch,
are in a tie with i6 games each.
the hurlers with victories and
defeats for a percentage OF III, d
real leader Of the pitchers Is Blu
leigh Grimes Of the champion Broo
lyns. Grimes won % and lost n gam
for a pitching percentage OF .676.
Grover Alexander Of the Cubs W.
the most victories. 27, while Epl
Rixey Of the Phillcs suffered q
most defeats. 22-
the most shutouis Of any major hun
err. 2.
Grover Alexander enjoyed the Ion
est streak Of consecutive victories,
\ tie exists for the longest sire
of consecutive defeats the fOll0Wi
hurlers suffered straight defea
apiece: Rube Benton Dick RUDOLF
speed Martin and Jack Scott
a trio OF hurlers vie for The hon
Of defeating a club the most tim
during the season. Fred TOney h0l
6 victories over the Reds With
Cooper the Braves for the count
six times and Grover Alexander, W
threw six defeats into the Reds. Z
ncy's conquest is the cleanest in q
Fred took no defeats in return.
Jack Scott OF the Braves look
most defeats from a club. The ca
trimmed Jack six times.
The following hurlers scored Q
or more shuiOuls. Babe Adams
Grover Alexander Z, Bill Doak,
Nehf. Waller Ruether, Burle
Grimes and Joe Ocschger = each. J
llaines, Fred Toney, Rube Bent
Jim Vaughn and Leon Cadoro ei
3, Harold Carlson, Wilbur CooI
Lee VI Mfadows and Jack Scott , ca
Elmer Ponder, George Smith, J
Barnes Phil Douglas, llod Eller, G
Tyler. Ed pfeffcr Sherrod Smith,
MamauX, John Watson and Dana
lingim . each
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Following are the final averages
players who nit above 275
Player Club. ABB r. II. HR. SB.
Hornshy. ST. 800. $50 aG 2iS o 10
Nlchoiso22, Pitts'.2iI 5 S5 SO 81 3 IS