Evening journal., 1921-04-23
Here's the First Weeks
Big League Stuff Fans

The first compiling OF the records
fer this season show Clarence Twom-
bly,. the nominal leader. with per-
feet average Of 1000 for three games.
but actual batting honors belong to
Jim Tierney. who boasts percen-
tage OF $50. made In 25 times at the
hat. A tie exists for leading run
scorer. Dave Bancroft, Walter Ma
ranville. Ray Powell. George Kelly
and Turner Barber each Tailed
seven runs. Two Pirate players
are on equal terms for the most
base hits. Jim Tierney and Walter
Maranville each poled 13 hits. Emil
Neusel OF the Phillies clouted the
most most home runs. three, and
Billy Southworth. OF the Braves. is
showing the way along the base
paths with three stolen bases. Three
hurlers have records OF two victor
les and no defeats. Arthur Nehf,
Earl Hamilton and Adolfo Luque.
Rogers Hornsby. the great slug
ger OF the St. Louis Cardinals,
faced pitching $500 times. his first
batting try against Adolfo LuQue. on
April IS.
Adolfo Inque. OF the Reds. turned
In the first National League shutout
Of the season when he threw the
Cardinals to scoreless defeat April
la.
Dode Pasket. OF the Reds.
/ nounded out his 16OOth National
League hit of Elmer Ponder. or
| April 1s. Paskert ranks just behind
\ Ed Konetchy. OF the Robins, as the
| oldest player in point Of service, in
! the league: both reported in 1907.
/ Billy southworth OF the Braves,
scored 4 runs Off the Robins, April
IA: he is the first Major Leagu er
10 tally a quartet OF runs in game
this year.
Fred Nicholson. who came 10 the
Braves along with Southworth. in
the Maranvilie trade. banged out
four hits the same day.
Grover Alexander. the Cubs greai
pitcher and star hurler OF the Ma
tional League. Started his iith year
with a pitching record OF 235 vic
tories and ia defeats for a lifetime
pitching percentage OF .s73. by win
ming his first out OF the year. Ale1
now boasts life pitching mark oi
GA for IL years. this against Wal
ter Johnson's .6O2 for 3 seasons
, Christy Mathewson's .654 for j.
wears. ICY" Young's .6O6 in 2.
Years. Eddie Planks .629 in il
years. Chief Bender with $50 n
IA years. Leon Ames' .529 in Is sea
, sons. Jack Coomhs boasts mari
OF .5Ss for IL years; Rube Mar
auard has hurled for .562 in il
years: Harry Sallee, after 13 years
boasts a pitching figure OF .547; jim
Vaughan. entering his l3h year
d. holds a mark OF .612; Babe Adams
/. in IL major years, has a percentag
, OF .5S1. and George Tyler, who be
, gins his 1lth major year with a life
y time pitching percentage Of .517. !
q comparison OF the pitching record
\ Of these 1S pitching wonders. sho'
n Alexis percentage Of .614 away be
yond that OF any star named here
/ Christy Mathewson's .654 comm
the nearest OF any.
Rogers Hornsby. OF the Card
nails. after closing last season wit
an unbroken batting streak OF /
consecutive games, continued hi
streak this year by hitting safel
his hrst five games. During hi
stretch OF hitting. Hornsby poled 3
hits in ss batting tries for an aver
age OF .352.
Turner Barber. OF the Cubs, afte
lifting safely his last II contest
last year. the end OF the season halt
ing him. continued his streak Of hit
ting this year. and had brought hi
! batting streak up TO "a straigh
= contests until Earl Hamilton, OF tn
Tirates. applied the brakes April /.
- Isarber. during his period OF hittinl
- came through with . safe blows
s 46 trials, for a mark OF .457.