Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1921-01-01
sIsLER LEADS AMERICAN
z LEAGUE BATFERs

In releasing the batting records OF the
American league for the 1920 season. lib
erty is taken herewith to direct the at
tention of the public to some OF the more
noteworthy performances of this most sue
cessful season.
By the use of more perfect ball and
the elimination of al forms # trick pitch
ing-except the useof the Ep3ber-hatting
was increased over the 1919 average 10
points. This naturally added to the ut-
certainty of the result Of any particular
game or series and increased the interest
of the patrons in q. corresponding degree.
For the second time In IA years Tyrus
| Raymond Cobb was forced to yield first
place to a rival in the contest for indi-
vidual batting honors. The new leader,
| George Sisler. the .s-eat first hasennan Of
/ the st. Louis team, finished with mark
of .407, 10 points ahead Of Manager iris
/ Speaker of Cleveland (3SS), who in turn
| was points in front Of Joe Jackson
| t3S2), Chicago.
Sisters work during the past season
stamps him as one Of the, great players Of
all time. Participating in every game
Els team played, 154.She led all in times
at bat, sal; in safe hits, Isl, new
american league record, Cobb's 248. made
in 1911, being the high mark until now.
! He was also first in total bases, 3es, ~
/ plementing his 172 singles. Tied with
Manager Speaker for second place in runs
i scored with 1877. first in three base hits,
second in two base hits, tied with his team
mate, Jacobson for second place in runs
4 driven in, 122, second in stolen bases with
AZ, while he was thrown out in attempts
to pilfer but II times.
Even more spectacular than Sisters re-
markable record-though not so valuable
70 fnav a II
George H. Ruth, the aiugging -outfeideI
of the New York team Big Babe; poled
"a home runs, greater number than auy
entire team in either major league, com
piled. Ruths wonderful performance was
| the more extraordinary because he was
} out of the lineup in Il games and IN hi
k142 contests he was Officially at bat II;
times less than Sisler. being obliged d
accept 14S bases on balls from opposiny
pitchers. while Sisler was passed but Al
times. Ruth crossed the plate 15s time.
with needful taliies, leading Speaker ana
Sisler, who were second by 81 rms H
, also led the league in driving in rum
! Q3D being thus responsible for 241 %
the S3S runs scored by the Yankees
Babe" tried hard for the strike ou
record flaming on 80 occasions but wa
4 beaten out of first ''honors'' by his tear
e mate Ward, who whitfield "a times. Meu
sci. of the same team, also struck on
70 times. but Jimmy Dykes, of the All
letics. finished next to Ruth with 70.
!, Edgar S. Rice. the feet cutasider q
the Washington tezn- stole sixtyuw,
bases in ninety-two attempts, his neal
}, est competitor being Sisler as notet
9 above. Robert Roth also Of Washing
| ton was third in stolen bases with tSrer
r, ty-four out of thirty-six efforts
e Manager iris Speaker drove out Hft
n two-baggers. one more than Sister an
s eight ahead Of Joe jackson, who va
n third in the list of two1base sluggers
81 Joe Gedeon of the Browns was czedi
n ed with forty-eignt Sacrifices as was ais
Owen Bush Of Detroit. McInnis of Bo
d ton was third with foTty-dve
|, iris Speaker with ninety-seEen basi
# on balls and Harry Hooper with eight,
2 eight were nearest to Ruth IN ben
II | awarded free passage to first base
n Individual Batting