Evening journal., 1921-06-11

Harry Hoffman OF the Tigers tops
the American League hitters with
percentage OF .44o. Ty Cobb. the
Tigers manager. leads the run-scor-
ers with 56 taIlies- Cobb also leads
in most hits, with 81. Babe Ruth
OF the Yankees occupies home-run
honors with 16 circuit smashes
Stanley Harris Of the Senators shows
the way along the base paths with IA
stolen bases and Urban Faber of the
white Sox heads the hurlers with IL
victories and 3 defeats for a pitching
percentage Of 500.
Clarence Walker Of the Athletics,
after scoring runs IN straight
games, quit June s TO the White Sox-
Hank Severeid Of the Browns. en-
joying the longest batting streak in
the majors this year getting one or
more hits In is successive games,
was stopped June by Jack Quinn.
Severied during his spree came
through with 50 safe blows in 6e
battling tries for a percentage of
ASS.
DOME Bush Of the Tigers. xfter
hitting safely his last IL games. quit
June to elusive siants of zcb Zach
airy OF the Senators Bush. during
his hitting period. punched out 20
bfngies in 56 trials for mark OF
1857 and scored 10 runs
The Athletics by polling seven
home runs while the Tigers In the
same contest got ono. equalled a rec
L.. hN fnf-e
rince June IL, 1886. when the De-
trolt Nationals combed seven homers
and the St Louis Nationals in the
same game got one Detroit's HON
err were as follows Sam Thompson
and Jack Rowe two apiece. while
Sam Newhall Crane, the famous
baseball writer OF today, Dar
Brouthers and Charley Bennett each
hit one. and Jerry De@uy SHARED one
for st. Louis Detroit secured her
homers of pitcher Sweeney. The
record for tho most home runs In
a game by two clubs 10 Jointly held
BY the Chicago and Cincinnati clubs
these worthless IN the second game
of the doubie-header staged July 4
1895, gaahered nine round trtppers
the game going only 81 innings
Chicago got FIVE home runs while
Cincinnati smashed out four.
Clarence Walker Of the Athletics
hit honners on three successive days
June Z. and 4.
Stanley Harris OF the Senators. af-
ter a batting lampsge that endured
for 10 consecutive contests, was stop
ped June by trio OF Detroit huri-
ars. Harris during his streak bang
ed out 10 hits In 80 attempts for ar
average OF asa.
Manager Cobbs T1EcxB was IN.
FIRST club to share 500 hits this year
Babe Ruth Of the Yankees, afte
scoripg runs IN consecutive game
was stopped June by the Browns
The following day the same ciul
halted Walhe Pipp after q scorint
stretch OF runs In straight con
tests.
Larry Gardnsr OF tho Indians. sf.
ter hitting eight games In a row, qui
June to Allan Russell and Hert
Pennock. During his stretch OF hit
ting Larry clouted IA safe ones Ii
80 tries for a percentage OF .4z4.
Riggs Stephenson OF the 1ndiRn'
had elayed ell sorts OF hurling wheI
he ran afoui Sam Jones who bustes
the hitting streak after . games. Ste
phenson polling is hits In ~ attempt
for a batting figure OF asa.
Harry Heliman Of Cobb's Tigers
on the longest batting streak in tn
majors at the present Heilmar
who leads his league in batting. hs
gotten one or more hits in each c
his last 81 games to date, and hi
streak remains unbroken- Durin
his prolonged siege OF hitting. Harr
punched out IS hits In 80 battin
trials for a percentage OF Ala Hei
man is also on an unbroken rur
scoring streak. During his last
games Harry scored IL runs