Evening journal., 1921-06-11
Heilman-Hornsby Set
Batting Pace in Leagues;
Cobb Leads in Run Getting

Rogers Hornsby. of the Cardinals,
is the leading hitter with per
centage OF .424- Ivy Olson. OF the
Robins. scored the most runs. Al.
Jimmy Johnston. OF the Robins,
poled the greatest number OF hits,
75. Emil Meusei. OF the Phil1ies,
heads the sluggers with 10 home
runs Frank Frisch. OF the Giants,
sets the pace for the base paths
with II stolen bases, and Charles
Glazner, OF the Pirates. tops the
twiriers with i've victories and no
defeats.
Emil Meusei. OF the PhiIlies. after
enjoying a terrifce batting spree
that endured for IS successive con-
tests. the longest batting streak in
the National League and edualhng
Severeid's record streak OF the
American League. was stopped June
by Bill Doak, OF the Cardinals.
During his record streak Meusel
punched out 80 hits in IT batting
tries for batting figure OF $50 and
scored II runs.
ed in his second one-hit contest of
the present campaign, when he
turned back the Pirates scoreiess on
Juno 4. Again on April "a. Phil
held the Philiies to a one-hit run
less defeat
George Burns, OF the Giants, after
maintaining the longest run-scoring
streak IN the National League for
more than six years. Burns tallying
II runs in Is consecutive games,
was halted June by the Pirates
During this long period the best
previous run-scoring streak IN the
senior major league was In 1917
when Burns scored IA runs In II
straight games. The year followins
Ross Young also OF the Giants
tailed is runs In IL straight games
IN a row.
Ivy Olson. of tho Robins. had hii
safely for ten successive gamel
when Grover Alexander and jim
York applied the brakes June 4
When stopped Ivy hae reaped II
hits in 40 trials for a batting mark
of .3sS.
Norman Boechei. OF the Braves
had hit safely through straight
games when Earl Hamilton applied
the brakes June 8. Boeckel got Is
hits in 40 attempts for a battine
figure of AIS.
Lee King. of the Chants. after
scoring Z runs In Z straight games
quit June to the Pirates
Frank Frisch OF the Giants afte
/ scoring 3 runs in 7 games. quit jun
s to the Pirates. The day following
Dave Bancroft. also OF the Giants
was halted after scoring 8 talhes Il
as many games
II After hitting safely for 8 straigh
games. Ed Roush was stopped Jun
by Joe oeschger OF the Braves
Roush got IA hits In - tries for
mark of Ala.
George Kelly OF the Giants afte
hitting safely his last nine contests
quit June TO Earl Hamilton OF tn
Pirates Kelly during his atreal
srnote an even dozen hits IN "a at
tempts for a percentage of .34S. Il
the same game Hamilton halted Roe
Young's hitting streak OF straight
during which Young banged out 1
hits in 30 trials for a mark Of .364
George whttted OF the Pirates al
ter hitting for an even 500 in sevo
games was stopped June 3 by Fro
Toney. George got IA hits IN ?
tries
A THO OF Pirates garnered hii
apiece June of a quartet OF Brave
hurlers. Carson Bigbee, George Viii
ted and Jim Tierney. Tierney ais
got 4 hits In his previous game.
Zack Wheat of the Robins cor
ciuded his longest hitting streak I
the present season by going hitle'
/, before Bill Pertica. June 8 Durir
his long stretch OF hitting safely 4
Is consecutive games. lack can
). through with II hits In So tries for
4 percentage OF .2SS.
y Milton Stock OF tn Cardinals aft
s siamming all sorts OF hurling for
o successive contests, quit June
(. Jen Pfeffer. During his prolong'
i hitting siege Milt banged out S2 HI
8 in SO trials for a batting mark
y 464 and sSored IA runs
: Walter Barbara OF the Braves ca
4 ried n streal OF hitting through
: straight games when Eppa Rix
Il stopped him June 5. During
s stretch OF hittiAs Walt slammed o
Z rs hits in So ~ Nsmpts for an ave
u ago OF .44o.
Q Curt Walker OF the Giants ~
= an unbroken batting streak, gettil
i one OF more hits In his last 4
8 games. During his unfinished stres
: Walker got an even dozen safeti
4 in Ss tries for an average OF asa.
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