Evening journal., 1921-06-18


leads the National League hitters
with a percentage OF .416, and also
made the most hits. 80. Ivy Olson
Of the Robins is the leading run
scorer with 46 tallies. Emit Meusel
,of the Phillies holds horne run hon
ors with IL four-base clouts. Max
Carey OF the Pirates shows the way
along the base paths with, l3 stolen
bases and Charley Glazner Of the
Pirates heads the. pitchers with S
victories and i defeat for a pitching
percentage OF .S33.
Jimmy Johnston OF the Robins,
after enjoying the longest batting
streak in the National League. the
present campaign. was stopped June
12 by Rube Marquard after getting
his hits in 20 consecutive contests.
Johnston during his long hitting
siege. came through with 80 safe
ties in IS batting tries for percent
age of .3S6.
Garland Braxton and Cyril Nor
gan, hurting for the Braves, halted
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healthy batting streaks on June IS.
Jack Sullivan quit after IA con-
secutive games during which he got
% hits in SO tries for a mark OF AIS.
Charley Hollocher had run along
for IL straight games. getting %
bingles in 40 trials for a batting
figure of .440, and Max Flack quit
after 9 games in a row in which Max
garnered 16 hits in Al attempts for
$50. In the same game the Cubs
stopped Norman Boeckels run scor-
ing streak. which endured for 7
straight games and yielded II runs.
Carson Bigbee of the Pirates had
hit safely in 10 games straight when
the ran afoul Burlegh Grimes and
quit June Is. During his stretch Of
bingling, Bigbee garnered is hits in
as attempts for percentage OF 400
and tailed 10 runs.
Jack Smith Of the Cardinals. after
scoring o runs in straight games,
quit to Giants on June IL.
Jacques Fourner OF the Cardinals
after a run scoring streak OF eight
successive contests. was halted June
13 by the Giants.
Curtis Walker Of the Giants, after
batting safely his last 10 consecutive
games, was stopped June IL by Ferd
Schupp and Bill Doak. Walker
during his period in hitting. poked
out a dozen hits in SS tries for a
mark OF .ss4.
| The Robins were the last club II
the Heydler circuit to feel the bris
ties OF the whitewash brush IN,
Reds hanging a IS TO 0 defeat ont,
Robbie's lads on June II. In al
there have been 22 scoreless defeat
in the league this year. the Red
took FIVE. the Pirates four. the Cub
and Phiilies receiving three apiece
the Giants. Braves and Cardinal
two apiece and once the Robins.
Rabbit" Maranville OF tn
Pirates garnered five hits IN as man,
tries June 10 off Stanley Baum
gartner. Maranvllle is tho fourtl
National League player to do thi
batting stunt this season, his mate
Max Carey, and Walter Barbara an,
Billy Southworth, both Of tn
Braves, being the others. Only ono
before in all his major career dii
Maranvne come through with
quintet OF hits in a game, this wa
June 20. 1917, when Walter grab
bed hits for a total OF 10 basis OF
D Jen Tesreau Of the Giants.
: Walton Cruise Of the Braves
after hitting streak lasting /
games in a row, was stopped Jun
is by Bill Doak and Bill Sherde
, During his long period OF hittin
, Cruise came through with % safe
ties in AZ trials for a batting hgur
Of ass.
Johnny Munroe, George Kelly an
Bill Patterson OF the Giants hashc
the first triple OF the year onto IN
A., Cardinals during the contest
June IS.