Evening journal., 1920-09-11
HORNSBY HOLDS
NATIONAL LEAD
Cardinal Slugger Keeps in
Front This Week With
1857 Average
VAUGHN STOPS
FRED NICHOLSON

Rogers Hornsby OF the Cw0nals
leads The National League with a per.
centage Of -357. Rog. also leads bis
company in batting out the most base
hits With ia bingles. George Burns
oI Inc Giants as usual tops the run
scorers With 20 runs. Cy Williams OF
me Phlllles heads the clOuters with
IA nome runs. Max Carey continues
showing the way along the base path
WIN as stolen bases and Burleigh
Hrilnes or iltc Dodgers tops the hurl-
eIS with t9 victories and 40 defeats
lor a pitching percentage Of $50.
FREQ Nicholson Of the Pirates went
on batting spree that had endured
lor II sucot SsiVe games, when Jim
Vaughn applied the brakes on Sept
III MS stretch Of hitting. Fred came
through with % safe blows in al Iri-
ais Tor a batting figure Of sol.
owing 20 the outcome Of the Phil
lles-Cubs game OF Aug 81 when Lee
Meadows trimmed the Cubs and Alex
a.nder, The lifetime pitching records OF
wle above hurlers may prove Of inter-
est. Alexander has won SIX. games and
lost 1--WE TO the Phillies, against Mead
ows'. who trimmed the Cubs A. games
and lost i5
Jeff Pfeffer. after winning Q games
IN a row. came a crOpper Sept. 6 when
Red Causey and the Phllies threw
Jeu to defeat. Pfeffer had not lost a
game since June % when the Braves
licked MIN. Jen, during his winning
ways, trimmed the Cubs and Cardinals
mree games each and one apiece TO
the Pirates. Braves and Phflhes. This
defeat marked the 18th for jeff dur
ing MS National League career.
against tOs victories for a lifetime
pitchlng percentage OF $50.
Dick Rudolph holds an odd pitch
ing record this year In that Dick, after
coping his first four games, dropped
ms last six games with the defeat nv
the Giants on Sept. Z.
Adolfo Luque Of the Reds, by trim
ming the Cardinals on Sept. 3. turned
IN ms iltth consecutive victory for Pat
Moran.
Jim Vaughn has failed 10 register q
GraW's lads holding five wins over
Jim as against the other contenders
Tor National League pennant honors
vaughn dropped three out OF four In
the Dodgers. "
Jack Watson OF the Braves. after
winning five games in a row Toni
deIeat on sept from the Dodgers.
Babe Adams, the wonder hurler Of
ihe majors, came through with MS
seventh consecutive victory by lick
ing the Cubs on Sept. 4. Babe has
won IS games TO date. seven Via t6e
shutout route.
Bill Doak Cardinals star spltballer
flashed his sixth straight victory
when he trimmed the Reds Sent. 4
Milton Stock, after hitting for 357
In seven straight games. anti Sent
TO Walter Ruether.
Grover Alexander halted a pair of
PIRATES hitting streaks Sept. 5. Both
larson Bigbee and Billy Southworth
had hit safely their last seven games
Bigbee hit for .30i against .333 FOR
Southworth
Tom Grilllth Of the Dodgers. had hit
SNely his nine successive ramees
When Red Causey stopped him Semi
o.. Tom. during his stretch Of hitting
came through with a dozen safe ONES
IN "a attempts for a mark OF .353.
George Cutshaw Of the Pirates ar
TER a hitting streak Of eight Straight
sames. was halted Sept. 6 by Speed
Martin. CutShaw, during his streak
poled t3 safe blows in 81 trials Sor a
Daltlng average Of .4i9.
Austin McHenry OF the Cardinals
after hitting for 376 in six games Gijf
Sept to Jimmy Ri1g.
Max Flack had hit for .465 IN eight
consecutive contests whan Babe Adams
applied the brakes on Sept 4
- roIowihg are the individual batting