Evening journal., 1921-07-02


tops the National League hitters
with percentage Of .4o7, and
Hornsby also made the most hits
los. Dave Bancroft. Of the Giants.
scored the most runs. So Emil
Meusel. OF the Phnnes, leads the
sluggers with IL home runs A tie
exists for base stealing honors
Frank Frisch. Of the Giants. and
Max Carey. OF the Pirates. having
10 stolen bases apiece, and Wilbur
Cooper, Of the Pirates. heads the
'hurlers with IS victories and two
defeats for a pitching percentage OF
.s67.
Bill southworth. Of the Braves.
went on a batting rampage that en-
durod for IS consecutive games.
when Bill ran afoul Ferdie Schupp.
OF the Robins. June 25. and quit 10
the elusive shoots Of Robbie's new
southpaw. southworth. during his
prodigious batting streak. came
through with 80 safeties In Sc bat
ting tries for a batting figure Of .s4e
and scored 16 runs.
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was the first National Lacquer to
garner 100 hits this year. Rog reap
ing his century bingle June 20 on
Moses Yellowhorse. the Pirates
Indian hurler. Hornsby also com
pleted his third batting streak Of
more than ten successive contests
when Eppa Rixey applied the brakes
June %. Hornsby's first batting
streak endured ten games. when #
ended May 13; his second stretch
quit June II. and In this his last
streak, Hornsby went IL games In
a row, during which ne got 10 hits
in 43 trials for a mark Of .442 and
Tailed IL runs.
zack Wheat, OF the Robins. after
| hitting safely his last u games
straight, quit June q TO Jack Scott
and Dana Fillingim. OF the Braves.
zack. during his period OF hitting.
punched out 20 hits in 40 tries. for
a percentage Of .40S.
Dave Bancroft. Of the Giants. after
scoring IL runs in s straight games,
quit to the Phillies. June 25.
Ray Powell. OF the Braves. after
batting safely for ten successive
games, was halted June 25 by Ferd
Schupp. During his stretch OF hit
ting, Ray poked out 20 safe blows
In 46 attempts. for mark OF All.
Max Carey, Of the Pirates, wound
up a hitting streak that had lasted
ten games in a row. by going hitless
June 25 before a trio Of Cardinal
hurlers- While singing them. Max
smote is hits in 80 trials, for a per-
centage Of .349.
Ross Young. OF the Giants, after
a batting spree endured for II
straight games, was stopped June 25
by Jimmie Ring and Walter Belts.
Of the Plies Young, during his
hitting period. came through with
20 safe ones In a trials. for a bat
ting figure Of ass.
Jimmy Johnston, Of the Robins.
quit to the Braves after scoring 10
tallies In Z games in a row.
Ray Schmandt, OF the Robins. was
stopped June rs by Jack Watson.
after hitting safely straight games.
during which Ray poled IS hits in
"a attempts, for a percentage OF .441.
Frank Snyder, OF the Giants. set
a National League record for the
year by polling two homers in one
game twice in succession, doing this
June "a and 25.
Ray Powell. OF the Braves. quit to
the Robins after scoring 10 runs In
nine games straight. In the same
game Norman Boeckel. a teammate
concluded a batting streak OF nine
games. during which Norman bank.
ed out lS hits In Al tries, for a mark
Of -Si7, Sherry Smith applying the
brakes.
A trio OF Pirates are enjoying un.
broken batting streaks at present
time, Carson Bigbee. Charley Grimm
and Walter Maranville. Bigbee has
hit safely his last 10 games, gettine
26 hits in 81 tries, for a mark OF
.426. Grimm his last IL games. in
which he garnered 16 hits in 3s
trials, for .421. and Maranvire hi.
last nine contests. Walter getting IL
hits in 80 attempts. for 40.