Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-08-28
PIRATE BATTER
SHOWING SPEED
Nicholson Crowds Hornsby in
National-Other Averages.

George Sisler the St Louis Browns
star first baseInan. who hit consistently
In twenty -four consecutive games before
be was stopped recently. continued TO
top the list Of American league batters
who have participated in fifty or more
games, according to averages compiled
after last Wednesdays games. Sisler Is
batting for an average Of .401.
iris Speaker. the Cleveland manager,
suffered a slump in his batting, but con-
tinued to be the runner-up TO the st.
Louis swatter with an average OF .3q.
Babe Ruth, who was tied with Joe
Jackson. the Chicago slugger. went into
a slump and dropped away from Jack
son, with whom he was tied last week
for third place.
JOE sLCGGING
AT $50 PACE
jackson is hitting $50. while the New
Yorker is batting .S7s. Ruth oagged two
home runs since the last averages were
compiled and his string was stretched
TO forty four. He continued to lead In
runs scored with 1872 and In total OF
bases of 312.
Rice of Washington failed to add to
his total of stolen bases. but continued
out in front with forty-f thefts
Other leading American league batters
are: E. Collins, Chicago. 1885, Meusel,
New York, 1853 Rice, Washington, .34s:
cago. 343; Hendryx. Boston. $40 Judge,
Washington, 1876; Earl Smith st. Louis.
$780, Milan, Washington, .327; Felsch,
Chicago, .325; Jameson, Cleveland. 1874;
Cobb, Detroit, 800.
Nicholson Of Pittsburg is giving Rogers
Hornsby or st. Louis run for honors
in the National league. The Pittsburg
outfieIder has batted himself to within
four points of the st. Louis slugger, who
Is topping the list with an average of
.367. Nicholson's marx is 1868.
ADDS 22 POIST
IN WEEKS TIME.
A week ago Nicholson passed Roush of
Cincinnati for third place and in the
last week be added twenty-five points
to his average and stepped ahead OF
Tayrs of Boston, who now is In third
place with .349. while Roush continues
in fourth place with 1886. Hornsby. how
ever. continued to lead In total bases with
252, and has worked into tie with Ban
croft OF New York in the number of runs
scored. Each has registered seyentysix
times.
Max Carey of Pittsburg tackled on
three stolen bases the last week and is
showing the way with forty five thefts.
Other leading National league batters
are: Stock, st. Louis, $50; Young, New
York, 1926; King New York, .323; kon-
etchy, Brooklyn, 800; J. Smith, st. Louis,
.31s; Hollacher, Chicago, .S1S; Duncan,
Cincinnati. .3i6; Williams, Philadelphia,
:31e; Myers Brooklyn, 312; 2. Wheat,
Bunny Brief OF Kansas City has
batted himself up among the leaders IN
the American association, and continued
his home run race with Hargrave of st.
Paul Both cracked out three circuit
drives in the last week and brought their
totals to twenty. The pair is also tied
for total base honors with 246 liar
grave is out In front In runs scored.
with ninety nine TALES to his credit
Rapp of st, Paul leads the base stealers
with thirty seven.
Grover Hartley OF Columbus tops the
batters of the Hickey loop with an aver
age of .351
Other leading A. A. batters are Har-
grave st. Paul, $40; Wickland. Toledo,
334 Rondeau, Minneapolis, 1893: Good,
Kansas City. $780, Rehg, indianapolis,
1928; Wade. Minneapolis. 327. Hyatt. To-
ledo, 800: Brief. Kansas City, 31S Berg
hammer, st. Paul, 317 lineup, Louis
Vile, $40.