Evening journal., 1920-06-26
HORNSBY KEEPS
IN FRONT OF Ms
Cardinal Player Tops
League in Batting With
-39l Average
40 SHUT OUTS
UP TO FRIDAY

Rogers Hornsby. the Cardinals
great player, tops the National
League hitters with percentage OF
.39i, leads In most base hits with %
and scored The most runs. 43. Cy
William is the leading home run hit
ter, with Z circuit clouts. Max Carey
shows the way to the base runners
with 10 stolen bases. and Lee Mead
ows OF the phillies holds flrst honor
among the tWirlers with 3 victories
aud but a single defeat for a pitching
percentage OF $50.
There have been 40 shuiouts scored
In the National League TO date lhis
season AS against "a scoreless VIC
tories In the American League. The
Reds seven times, the Cardinals have
been blanked six times, the Clans,
Pirates. Robins and Braves each felt
whitewash hristles Ave times, the
phillies four and the Cubs three times.
In the Junior organization the Tigers
and Athletics were shut out five
games each, the Indians four ,lmes.
the Red SOx, Browns and lankeS
thre times each and once the While
SOx, the Senators alone remaining the
only major league team no. having
felt the bristles Of the whitewash
brush this year
The Giants, by trimming Grover,
Alexander on June %, eveued Their
ton-year standing against me Guns
great hurler, the series between oluh
and pitcher resting at q victories
each. Alex in this time has turned
IN a total OF 22i diamond vitories
against i05 defeats.
Jake Daubert went on a batting
rampage hat had endured fog Al con-
sectitlve contests till June 49, when
Dana Fillingim applied the brakes and
stopped Jake. During his stretch of
safe-hitting. Daubert clouted out is
hits in i6 batting tries for a percent
age OF 39i.
Charley Grimm after hitting for
.ii0 In seven straight games, was
stopped June IS by Jess Barnes.
Frank Frisch, Of the Giants, has hii
safely In every game he played THIS
season for The Giants, save the game
OF June "A. when Frank got a single
try while acting as pinch hitter for
Wilbur Huhbell. Aside from ms
contest Frlsch has not missed hitting
in fl consecutive games, In which he
poled A hits In IS attempts for a
percentage Of .36s. Earl Smith ant
/ George Kelly. other young Giants, ar,
also on an unbroken streak Of hitting
/ Kelly, in his last eight games, banged
out i6 hits In % batting tries for th'
] splendid average Of .5li, while Smith
lin his last seven games, produced tel
safe blows in 2i attempts for mar
Of .i76.
Fred Merkle, Of the Cubs, has hi
safely his last eight games. getting
hits in 30 .rials for percentage o
.iS6. Fred got six hits In as man,
/ tries on June % and %, polling fou
In his last game.
Walton Cruise. after scoring rum
In his last 8 games, quit June % tl
the Cardinals.
The Cardinals were the flrs. Ma
tional Leaguers TO so to the bat 200l
times this season, doing this on JUNE
%.
Pete Klldun, after hitting for 80
In seven straight games, quit June >.
10 Wilbur Cooper
Max Flack was stopped June % b,
the Giants after Flack had scored
iallies In six straight games.
Joe Shultz after hitting safely his
/ last eight games for an even 400 per
ceniage. was stopped June 10 by Lee
/ Meadows
Charley Hollocher had maintained
la hitting streak through eight sue
cessive contests when Al Nlamau,
halted him June 40, During his streal
Charley poled "A hits In "a tries for
mark Of ii2.