Evening journal., 1921-08-27

Harry Heilmann Of the Tigers is
the leading hitter OF the American
League with percentage OF .4os.
and has poled out the most hits .191.
Babe Ruth of the Yankees is the
leading run scorer. with 1875 tallies,
and Babe is the leading slugger, with
4S home runs to his credit. STAN
ley Harris OF the Senators shows the
way along the base paths with "a
stolen bases. and Stanley Coveleski
OF the Indians is the leading hurler,
with 20 victories and nine defeats
for a pitching percentage OF $50.
stuffy McInnis was stopped on
Aug. 10 by Bert Cole of the Tigers
after lie had hit safe in IL games,
punching out II hits in 46 tries for
an average Of $40.
Roger Peckinpaugh of the Yam
KEGS. after scoring is runs in nine
consecutive games. was stopped on
Aug 20 by the Browns. and was on
a hitting streak that ran for nine
straight games when Davis and Bur-
well stopped Rogers, who had poled
out 13 hits in SO tries for an aver
age of .342.
Ty Cobb was stopped by Ed Rom
mel Of the Athletics on Aug. 20 after
Ty had hit safe in eight games, poll
ing out IA hits in 36 times at the bat
for a percentage Of $50.
Ernie johnson Of the White Sox
had scored eight runs in five straight
games when the Senators halted him
Aug. 20.
ny co~o+r~- -,,,,t o,,t ~. Whit
sox In two games, Aug. 20 and p
playing 22 innings without allowing
them a tally.
Babe Ruth had scored nine runi
I'm hve consecutive games when the
Browns stopped him on Aug. 21.
Rip Collins had won seven gamel
In a row till he ran afoul Of tn
Browns on Aug. 21. taking loser
end via the shut-out route.
Urban shocker OF the Browns
when he beat the Yankees on Aug
Il, made It six wins in succession.
George sisler, Of the Browns, wa
stopped on August % by Carl Mays
OF the Yankees. after a batting spre
mat ran 10 consecutive games. Dur
ing his streak. George punched ou
2I hits in 40 times at the bat for a
average Of .525. and scored s times
Bill jacobson. his team-mate, cam
to a stop the same day after a bat
ting festival lasting for 10 straigh
games, getting 35 hits in SS times q
The bat for an average OF .422 an
scoring 13 runs.
John Collins, OF the Red sox, wa
stopped on August % by Guy Nor
ton and Jim Bagby, Of the Indians
after batting safe in eight games 70
an average Of 800.
Bobby Veach on August 22 cam
to a halt after a hitting streak tina
ran for s games. polling out 13 hit
in 81 times at the bat for an averag
Of 419.
Lew Blue. Of the Tigers. was stop
ped on Augusta by Zachary an
Courtney. of the Senators. after
games Of safe hitting for 1888.
Earl Smith, of the Senators, gu
20 the Browns on August 2S, afte
scoring runs in s consecutiy
games.
OF the games played this da,
August %. in the American Leagu
resulted in shut-outs. Not sine
July 25, 1919. have 4 shut-outs r,
suited in a major league game in OF
Afternoon.
THREE-THOUSAND HITTERs
Ty Cobb. IT years. 2133 games.
bat s095; runs. 1885,. hits, 500
total bases. 4207; per cent. .37l.
Nap. Lajoie, n years; 246e game
al bat. 9577; runs, 1901; hits. 323
total bases. 44s9; per cent, .33S.
Hans Wagner. 21 years: gam
2794; at bat, 10.427; runs. 174
hits. S430; total bases. 4S74; 7
cent. .329.
While Captain Arson and a +
others OF the players of long a
have records Of 5000 hits to tn