Evening journal., 1920-08-14
SPEAKER HOLDS
AMERICANLEAD
Indian Clubber Continues
TO Set Pace With All
Mark
SAM RICE STEALS
THE MOST BASES

Tris Speaker of the Indians, tops
the American League hiiiers with a
percentage Of .4if. George Sisler has
made the most hits. i72. Babe Ruth
continues being the leader Ia home
run clouis, with AZ home runs, and
also rs the leading rln-soorer with
no runs. sam Rice has ssolnn the
most bases. "a. and Jim Bagby rs the
leading pitcher with % wins and 7
losers 10 his credit for a percentage
OF .767
When Urban Faber beat the Sena-
tors on August TO- he celebrated his
io0th WIN IN the johnson circuit.
Frank Eller'be was stopped by
Claude Williams after hitHng them
everywhere in 10 Eames; ne got n
hits In 81 tries, for an average OF
Liebold. after hitting safe in eight
games, was stopped by JIM shaw.
Memo hat FOR .31S In his streak.
Johnny Tobin, after a six-gsme hit
ting streak, was stopped by Jones and
getttng 10 hits in 2S tries
Harry Hooper was stopped on Au-
gust 9 by Davis and Shocker OF the
Browns. after a hitting streak Of Z
games. IN which Harry pOled out a
hats IN % tries, for f07.
Ivy Griffin WIS stopped by Stanley
Coveieskie after seven games Of con-
hnuous hiltng. punching out 2 hits
in % tries for a percentace OF $40
and tailed Z runs.
MaDarer Iris Speaker was stopped
by Rommef and Keefe OF the Aih-
letics. after enjoying a very pros
porous hitting streak Of i3 games. in
which Spoke punctFd out 10 hits IN
i2 tries for a percentage Of $50. He
WAS also on a run-scoring streak,
scoring 10 runs in $ game until The
Athlotics said stop 10 him on August 6.
Walter Gerber was stopped by jim
Shaw after . games OF continuous
hitting. in which he poled out "a
his in % trials for 359, with Z tai
lies scored IN ne streak.
Joe Judge WIS halted by Urban
SffOcker after games OF hitting. in
which Joe got i3 hits in q tries FOR a
battins percentage OF .53S and tailed
. times.
Clarence Walker had enjoyed a run
Booring streak, scoring 2 runs In 7
games. till the Indians stopped him
on AsFgusi 6.
Frank Walker. of the Athletics was
stoqrped by Stan Coveleslde after 3
games Of safe hitting IN which he
poied, out i5 hits in 33 tries for per-
oertafrr ~ 29i THfe Indians stopped
him me same day. Au1ist G, after he
had scored s runs in 1ve consecutive
days.
Urban Faber OF the Write Sox,
after winning streak thai ran nine
sirairht games. was stopped on Au-
gfst Z. by Harry Harper, Of the Red
Sox. Harper. by an odd feature, had
fost Ten straight games till he beat
the white Sox that day
Joe jackson was stopped by Harry
Harper after 6 games Of hitting In
which Joe got i3 hits in 2i tries for
SO.
Joe Duran was halted by Jim
Bagby after prosperous hitting
streak Of A games. in which he got
~ safe blows in as trials for 4i7 and
tailed Z runs.
Urban Shocker. on Aug. s. when he
beat The Senator's, save him his 5Olh
win In the Johnson circuit against
% losing games.
Babe Ruth was sioped by Howard
Ehmke, after 20 games OF safe hit
ting In which Babe poled out i3 hits
in % tries for .tO6 and scored As runs
Frank Welsh. after hitting safe In
s games on August s, was stopped by
Ray Caldwell He got i3 hits in g
tries for a percentage Of .31i.
Bobby Roth was stopped by Bur
well OF the Browns, on August s. after
hitting safe in s games for .355.
The Cleveland team was the frsi
TO score GOO runs and bang out i,iOC
hits
Clyde Milan was stopped by sotho-
ron and ShocRer after s games Of hit
ting for .3oi.
Kenneth Williams was stopped by
Zachary OF me Senators after a hit
ting streak that lasted 10 games, In
which he polcd out II hits In 70 tries
FOR a batting percentag Of .436 and
scored s runs.
Georse sisler. on August s. in the
second game of double header
arainst the senator's, has the distinc-
ton Of being the first his year 10
make the cycle in hitting. George
poled out a single, double. triple and
home run, driving in runs. He hit
for ten bases.
Rank Severeid. after 6-game hit
ing streak for ISL, was stopped by
Zachary on Aug. s.
Eddie Collins was STOPPED by Jim
Shaw on August Q. after hitting safe
in q games. During his long streak,
which ranks second best 30 sam Rice's
% games. the longest This year, Eddie
poled out &c hits in Is tries. for an
average Of .i7t. also scoring iS times.
Happy Felsch was halted by Court
ney of the Senator's, after a battling
streak that ran for ie games. He
punched out p hits in 63 trails for a
percentage Of 3Si
George Sisler has the longest run
scoring streak Of the year: ne scored
p runs in 70 consecutive games I'm
ine Rcd SoX told Georee TO sion on
August a. Up to this Babe Ruth had
the best record with 20 runs in Al
consecutive games.
Earl smith was stopped on August
II. by Harper and pennock. kfie,
hitting safe in 10 games ne punched
out p hits in IS tries for a perceniae,
OF ass.
Individual batting and fielding aver
ages follow;
BATTING AVERAGES
AB. r. II. HR.SB Pei
Speaker. Cleve. 300 20 i6s s G "a