The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-10
BENSON,
MURPHY, COLE
HIT over 300
Trio Enter Last Week of Season
Well Within the So-Called
Select Circle.

Three Islanders are within the
select circle of 800 hitters by the
weeks averages, as compiled by
Irwin NJ. Howe. league statistician.
They are: Elmer Benson, Bill
Cole and Frank Murphy Benson
slumped from 1924 to 81 during
the week, while Cole added points
for .309 mark. Murphy slapped
the ball consistently, deviating
neither way from .306.
Lee Gooch of Moline experienced
a fall off during the series with
Rock Island and dropped from the
lead and 1873 to third place and
1928. Anderson of Rockford leads
with .331, followed by Dunning of
Terre Haute with 1923. Campbell
of Terre Haute has 1926.
In total number of base knocks,
Murphy is third with $50. Gooch
has 156 and Anderson, 153. The
difference in percentage is largely
due to the fact that Murphy has
appeared in the lead off position
all season, while the other two
have occupied fourth place most
of the time. AS a rule, the lead off
man must face pitcher more
times during the season than those
following him; therefore, his aver
age is bound to suffer. Murphy is
given 400 times at bat against 476
for Gooch. although each has
played in 121 games.
Murphy's stolen base record is
Al. Although Campbell of Terre
n &c
lander shortstop is expected to be
out in front in this respect at the
finish, just as he has since the first
averages appeared.
Manager Earle Mack of Moline
is cIouting the apple at a .298 clip,
which happens to be a point less
than last week. However, the
Plowboy boss has been hitting con-
sistently around the 300 mark for
the greater portion of the season,
and this fact, coupled with his
great fielding around the initial
cushion, has done much to put the
Moline club at the top and keep it |
there.
Shollenberger of Moline climbed |
from -2S5 to .297 in the week, while |
Barrett dropped from 80 to .297. |
Pitcher Heimach of the Plows is
hitting 1903 for 81 games, and Rudy
points to a mark of .S4S |
acquired in Il games.
Moline is leading the lea que in
cam batting by a comfortable mar
gin, being .285 against PTS for
Ierre Haute. Rock Island in sew
snth with $50, 10 points better
han Bloomington. Blooming ton.
however, with 1862 tops all clubs in
leldlng. Peoria is second with
S99; Moline fifth with 952, and
lock Island sixth with .947.
That Moline has the hardest
iluggers is shown by the fact that
I leads as unit in total bases
WITH LAS against 1913 for Peoria.
The Islanders total base mark is
-,376. Sixty-nine home runs by
'lowboys is principal reason for
his.
Perhaps the statistician missed
ne of Gooch's home runs. but at
ny rate the Moline outfieIder is
redited with Is, whereas unofficial
temptations give him II circuit
masheS- He is leading the league
4 TINS respect also. Anderson of
rockford is credited with IS home I
uns and a total base figure of 259
gainst 256 for Gooch. Platte of
'eor1a has hit IS home runs and
as $50 total bases.
Jack Fitzpatrick continues to
lsplay winning talent in the box
or Rock Island. The big fellow
dded victory during the week
nd now has four to his credit with
o defeats. Luke Nelson of Peoria
18th 10 won and only five lost is
lie real leader among the twirlers.
is average is 1862. Littreu of
has won % and lost nine:
alum of Terre Haute, IA and six;
eimach of Moline, IS and eight:
nd R. Miller OF BLOOMINGTON. 10
nd nine. McWhorter of Moline
as won 10 and lost II, and Sulli
an his teammate, IS and eight
atthews of Moline has a $3.50
ercentage from seven won and as
any lost. kneisch's record isl
ght won and 10 lost.
Next to Fitzpatrick, Ross is lead
6 Islander twirler, having won
and lost Is. Ambrose has won
and lost 16 lost; Miller, 8 and G