Evening journal., 1921-07-09

tops the National League hitters
with a percentage OF .42s and has
made the most hits, 122. Dave Ban
croft, OF the Giants. leads the run
scorers with So tallies. George Kelly. |
OF the Giants. with Emil Meusel. OF |
the Phnlies. are in a tie with 12 |
home runs each. and Max Carey, Of |
the Pirates, shows the way along the |
base paths with 23 stolen bases. |
Charles Glazner. Of the Pirates, leads |
the hurlers with wins and one de-
feat, for a pitching percentage OF
.S75.
Max Carey was stopped July 6. by |
a trio OF Cardinal hurlers after hit
ting safe in s games. Max poled out
IA hits in 80 tries for .467 average. |
Carson Bigbee, Of the Pirates. is
on an unbroken batting streak to
date OF 21 games, the longest in the |
Heydler circuit. During this hit
ting siege he has hit all kinds OF
pitching. getting - hits in % tries.
for percentage OF asa and scored
IS tailies Charles Grimm. his
teammate, is running him a close
second. as he has an unbroken streak
Of 10 games. polling out 2S hits in IL
tries. for an average OF 1891.
Emil Mousel was halted on July 5
by John Watson. OF the Phillies.
after a batting streak that endured
for IL consecutive games, in which
he poled out p hits in u trials. for
percentage Of .5i2. This is Meus-
els third consecutive streak, he hav-
ing on eof IS and IL games respec-
lively.
Burleigh Grimes, Of the Robins
turned in his seventh consecutive
victory when he beat the Giants on
/ July and is only one behind the
best mark set by Wilbur Cooper. Of
the Pirates. who ran his string Of
victories to 8 straight before he was
defeated.
The following players each got 4
hits in a game: Smith. OF the Card
mails; Johnston, Kelly. Flack, Killi-
/ fer. Nicholson and Cutshaw.
Walton Cruise also quit to Ring
after games Of safe swatting. He
punched out IL hits in is trials for
.579.
Frank Frisch. OF the Giants. after
enjoying the longest run-scoring
streak Of the year. was stopped by
the Braves on July 3. Frank scored
20 runs in IA oonAcutive games
George Burns, his teammate, had
Y the record OF IT runs in 13 games
straight till Frank bested him
George Kelly. OF the Giants, after
hitting all kinds Of pitching. was
stopped by Hugh McQuillan on July
/ 3. after Is consecutive games Of
safe swatting. in which George got
| % hits IN 81 tries. for an average Of
.35s. This makes the second hit
ting streak Of the year for George.
as he had previous one Of 1S
games.
Rabbit Msranvine. Of the Pirates.
quit TO Bin Pertica. OF the Cardinals,
on July 4 after batting them safely
in IA games straight. in which the
Rabbit poled 25 safe blows in IS
tries, for a percentage Of Of .431.
Jimmy Johnston. Of the Robins.
was nalted by Rosie Ryan. Of the
Giants on July 4. After hitting safe
in 6 games he got Q hits in % tries
for an average Of $50.
Ray Schmsndt, of the Robins
was also halted by Ryan. after hit
ting six games safe. getting IL hits
in "a tries. for .45S.
Frank Frisch. OF the Giants. quit
to Smith and Ruether the Robins
hurlers, on July 4. after - games Of
safe hitting. Frank polling out 23
hits in SO tries, for .442.
Walter Barbara, OF the Braves.
was halted by a trio Of Philly hurl-
ers on July 4. after hitting safe In
six consecutive games, punching out
IA hits in 81 tries, for an average
Of .419.
/ Billy Southworth. Of the Braves.
quit to Jimmy Ring, OF the Phillies.
on July 4. after six games hitting
for 45s. getting IL hits in "a trials.
Ed Rousch quit TO Babe Adams
on July 2 after a hating that lasted
10 consecutive games. During his
batting feast he pNled out % hits in
50 tries for "a porcoutaue of 423