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The Washington herald., 1921-04-24
X. OF p. AND GIBS
HOOK UP TODAY

The Knights OF Pythias baseball
team will, meet the Gibraltar A. G..
this morning at 10 o'clock at
Union League Park, in what should
be one Of the fastest independent
games of washington's semipro
season. The knights have had
plenty Of practice, and are on edge
for this game, which will probably
be their last practice start before
the opening of the Fraternal
League. which is to start May . at
American League Park.
The Gibs put up a classy game
last Sunday against the Elka and
were only beaten when young
Eddie Carroll came through with q
home run with the bases loaded.
Tho Pythians claim they ca
trounce the Elks in any Kind Of
weather or any kind of game, and
hope to give proof of this rash
statement today against the CHS.
Pictures of officers of the Fra
ternal League and officers Of the
various clubs in the league will be
taken at the park this morning
just before the game.
All knights bf Pythias players
are requested to report before 10
o'clock It the park. ~ (.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-24
Babe Ruth Has Real Rival
In Meusel, Another Yank
Bob Is Leading Contender for Babes Shoes
Drives, So Far, Have Much Greater,
Power Than "Battering Bambino's."

Polo Grounds that he is a real rival
of Babes. ..-., -.-.. -.
In justice to Ruth. however. II
must be said he is not in physical
condition though he has started
busting homers" two weeks IN ad-
vance of the time he started last
season. Iris Speaker, manager Of
the Cleveland Indians who are ex-
pected to give the Yankees a run
for the pennant is one of those who
believes he cannot equal his 81
homers of last year.
wants 81 This Year.
Ruth aspires to IS homers this
year, and is working like the far
sung Trojan to pile up a good early
season lead. Ruth's great extra
poundage is a handicap at the plate
and in running bases, while Meusel
is down fine"
You can interview Ruth on what
he proposes doing, or bow he pro-
poses doing it. or how he intends to
do 1t. Ask Babe anything. so we
are told, and he'll answer: II got a
contract for interviews, and they
are exclusive"
But Meusel has yet to get SO
famous even though it can be safe
ly said he's ION his way" II he
keeps on, apace with the Babe he'll
oon be a clam too. very likely.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-24
SIX RECORDS FALL
IN DRAKE RELAYS
Ames Quartet Breaks All
American Marks for
2.Mile Run.
By WALTER ECKERsALL.

DES MONIES. April 23.-Featured
by the record-breaking perform
ance of the Ames quartet, which
won the two-mile relay and covered
the distance in faster time than any
team Of American runners has ever
stepped the route. five other mark:
went by the board and another was
equalled in the twelfth annual re.
lay carnival of Drake University
held here today.
The Hawkeyes quartet, composed
of Arthur Wolters, Stanley Graham
Herbert Webb and Otis Higgins
not only won the event, but they
established a new record of 1852 A..
for the Drake relays. This mark
lowered the record made by the
same team last year at 7:534-s
Wolters covered his half mile In
200 3-5, Graham in 1859 2-5 Webt
in 1855, and Higgins in 1856 2-5.
Back in 1910. the Irish
A. c. team, composed of F. Riley, J.
Bromilow, Melvin sheppard and A
kiyiat hung UP a worlds record OF
1853 for the event. Six years later
Yale tied the mark in the Penn re-
lay games.
In the Penn relay carnival las,
year the combined team of Oxford
and Cambridge universities hung up
a new world record of 1850 2-5
Their record now stands as a
world performance.
Despite the great running of the
Englishmen, the Ames spiked shoe
experts are deserving of all credit
for their work today. Part of the
honor Is due Harry Gills' Illinois
team, which pressed the Hawkeyes
all the way and succumbed to de-
feat after one of the most interest
ing and grueling races ever staged
in this stadium.
While the lions share Of the
honors went to Ames, the team rep
resenting Cedar Rapids High School
also went home with laurels, the
Hawkeyes preps won four relay
races and established new carnival
marks in three of them. Cedar
Rapids started on its record-break-
ing rampage by winning the half
mile relay in 1894 as.
Cedar Rapids took the one mile
relay and hung up a new mark of
1881 2-5. The former record was
3:36 3-5.
The team completed it's days
work by winning the high school
in the record-breaking time
of 6:48 AS, which broke the old
mark Of 6:51 SIS made by the same
team last year. ;. -.-' "
The Washington herald., 1921-04-24
ALEXA STIRLING
EPOPULAR WITH
ENGLISH CRITICS
British Golfing Fratern-
ity Lauds IS. Woman
Champion.
By NINA BANcRoFT.

LONDON, April 23.-Miss Alexa
Stirling, charming young woman's
golf champion ot America, has be-
come a popular success with golnns
writer's of the newspapers and sport
publications Of England. All COM
ment voiubly on her style. her win-
ming personality. and her cool nervo
and control under the FIRE of tourEa-
ment playing. fier style is favora-
bly, compared to that Of Duncan and
other famous British players.
Cartoonists are getting some spoi
out of the number Of clubs that
Miss Stirling carries. She Is carl
catured as having her.~bag filled
with a vast assortment Of drivers
and irons. On the English courses
Miss Stirling has been appearing
with as high as sixteen clubs In her
bags. This is in marked contrast
to the half dozen carried by Miss
Cecil Leitch, Lhc British woman's
champion, who seldom appears with
more than this number
The Times golfng correspondent.
commenting on the play Of Miss
Stirling says: -.
"she begins beautifully. and
makes exceedingly few mistakes,
but her finishes have been weak.
Perhaps this Is due to the fact that
she has not become acciimated. She
Is a thorough master of all her
clubs, and is especially good from
all sorts of bunkers and bad places
where more than brute strength is
required.
in style she is extremely careful,
but not boresome. As q matter Of
fact her playing Is extremely pleas
ant to watch, and is reminiscent of
Duncan.
Miss Strings iron shots have not
the nip and punch of those of Miss
Leitch. but the American will be a
thorn in Miss Leitch's flesh when
the championship play begins"
The magazine "Golfng Illustrat-
ed" says: Against Mr.. Montmo-
rency, last week Miss Stirling play
ed an exceedingly able game for
eight holes.N' She proved herself TO
be a beautiful golfer. without a
weak spot. She would undoubtedly
have broken the golfing heart of
anybody except Montmorency. His
is incased in steel"
When Miss Stirling appears on the
links moving picture operators
swarm about her like hornets, but
IL is a matter of comment that they
do not appear to bother her in the
least.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-24
FANS CAN HELP
r NURSES TO-DAY
Buy a balloon for baby"


This will be the sale slogan of a
group of society women who will
appear at the ball park this after
noon to sell tags and balloons on
behalf of the Instructive Visiting
Nurse Society which today opens
its weeks campaign for s5Goo0 with
which to continue the work of in
structive visiting nurses in Wash
ington.
All of the thousands who journey
to Seventh street and Florida ave-
nue. to, see Babe Ruth make his sea-
sons debut in Washington will be
given an opportunity to contribute
to the fund to be raised for the in
structive visiting nurses and those
who do not wish to purchase a tag
will be offered a balloon on which
will be printed the initials 'T. v.
N. 81, the insignia Of the nurse
society. The committee in charge
Of the group of tag and balloon
sellers consists of Mrs. Eldridfe
Jordon, Mrs. John Newbold, Mrs.
Charles Bromwell, Miss Louise Lit
tauer and Miss Marjorie Wright.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-24

Johnson's last winning effort
prior to setting back the As was
that hurting masterpiece Of July
l last season, when Walter threw
the Red Sox to hitless defeat, 1t
being the first no-hit game turned
in by Johnson.
Up to this time Plank was the
record holder with 3e3 wins over a
period of sixteen years, the Sena-
tors speed Gun" taking Just a
year less to hang up the new mark
of victories.
johnson has trimmed the Tigers
50 times. Only nineteen of the
present American League pitchers
can boast of that many victories
for their pitching careers.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-24

NEW YORK, April 23.-Though
Babe Ruth has brought his total Of
home runs up to four for the sea-
son, there are those who declare
the great swatter at last has
worthy rival. He is Bob Meusel.
the hitherto languid Californian. but
who seems this year to be galvan-
lied into a man of action. And
Meusel is also a member OF the
Yankees.
So far, Meusel, who is in his Sec
ond year on the big time has made
three homers. But all of them were
more impressive than Babes. They
went farther, particularly on We'd
nesday. when he parked the ball far
in left held at a distance which has
only been done by Joe Jackson, late
of the White Sox, and Davy Rob-
ertson, now with the Cubs.
Ruth hits left-handed, and his wal
lops go into the right field. which
is much shorter at the Polo Grounds
than the left field. The unusual
thing about the pair so far is that
Ruth, though last year unapproach-
able in hitting strength, has not
shown the propulsion power" that
Meusel has.
To suggest to most fans that Meu-
sci may dispute Ruth's right to the
throne of being basebalfs greatest
hitter is to invite ridicule. But
many scribes who have been fol-
lowing the team daily, in the train
ing camp and in the big league sea-
son, will say otherwise
Younger Than BnBe.
Meusel is Ideally built for hitting,
being tall and muscular and with
out the handicap Of excess, fat Ruth
Is now carrying. He is a born bats
man apd so far has shown more
consistency in getting hits day after
day than the Babe.
Furthermore. though he became a
800 hitter in his first year in the
big leagues, Meusel is Young in
comparison with Ruth, and has not
got the latter's experience. He has
yet to prove that he can attain con-
sistent home-run hitting form. Un-
questionably, he has the power, and
some say it is even greater than
Ruth,s. ..r--
A handicap is the fact that he is
a right handed hitter-perhaps soon
to establish himself as the greatest
in the game-which requires longer
drives as a whole, all over the cir
cult, than the batsman, like Ruth,
who hits into right field. This is
particularly true of st. Louis and
Washington. At the Polo Grounds
and at Philadelphia this difference
is not so marked, though left field
Il father.
Meusei has proved so far at the
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shown since his injury and wash
ington is sure to give him a big
reception.
of short with his usual skin. Ward
Pipp continues his good work at
first. That infield looks like a
mighty sweet affair.
Behind the bat Huggins has
Wally Schang, late of the Red Sox.
as his first string receiver. Assist
ing him are Fred Hoffman and a
newcomer with the fancy handle of
Albert De Vormer.
Classy Pitching stan.
For mound duty Huggins has a
competent bunch of fingers. Chief
among them are Carl Mays, Robert
Shawkey and Jack Quinn. These
three are among the best in the
league. Other boxmen who are here
with the team are Waite Hoyt.
Harry Harper. Two Gun" Rip COL
lins, Tom Sheehan, an Atlanta PROD
uct, William Piercy and Alex Fer
guson. Judging from all appear
ances, Huggins' pitching stan isn't
going to give him much trouble this
season.
Despite New York's winning ways
last season, the Big Town represen-
tatives held no terrors for the Griffs.
They managed to get no better than
an even break with the locals dur
ing the season, a fact which riled
them considerably. They were es-
pecially peeved because Al Schacht,
whom they dubbed Just an ordinary
pitcher" could take their number
every time he started. Al will have
another fling at them in New York
this week to see il he still is their
jinI.
Our old friend Harry Beimiller,
the Jersey City speedball king,
having been turned back by the
Griffs last season, is beginning to
assert himself.
BY pitching the first no-hit. no.
run game OF the season, Harry
takes on quite a bit of prominence.
He didn't look like a second wal
ter johnson while here. last season,
though he did have a nifty fast
one. His curve was below par.
however. II he continues his good
pitching this year. he may be back
in the majors before the season is
over.
After today's session with the
Yanks the Nationals board the train
and return with the Hugmen to the
Big City, where they are billed for
four games.
From New York they go to Phila-
delphia for a couple of games on
April 90 and 30. jumping back to
the local park for a game with the
Macks on May Day. They then
return for two more games al
Shibe Park, on May 2 and g.
On May they are again on Geor-
gia avenue, meeting the Yanks in
four battles. Boston is entertained
on Sunday. May 8, after which
Manager Mcbride takes his men
on their first swing around the
western circuit. meeting Cleveland
Detroit. st. Louis. and Chicago in
turn. They are not back at home
until May IS.
The series OF five games with the
Yanks, beginning here this after
noon and continuing in New York,
will be something in the nature of
a real test for the Griffs. II they
can get away with a majority of
those battles there'll be no use dis
putting they fact that they are a
real ball team.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-24

Erickson Will Try to Curb !,
Babe Ruth and His Mates
Blond Viking Is One of Few Washington
Pitchers Never Victim of Yank Slugger.
Huggins Has Powerful Team.
By JACK NYE.

We today fans, George Herman Ruth,
home hitter of the worrd and the of
aliases - y
varously the Batterng Bambino the King
and the Colossus of Our Jim Shaw always original
sort of cu general
that when Babe hicks in a four base ticket.
appear person this afternoon the Georgia
grounds his best the ball the fence
George Erickson by
sde-ar sIants
The Washington herald., 1921-04-24


The blond viking is one of the
few Washington pitchers who has
never enjoyed the experience OF
having Babe knock one of his oner-
ings out Of the lot. He hopes to
remain that way for some time to
come.
Last season seven of Ruth's 81
homers were made of Washington
pitchers. with Jim Shaw having the
worst luck. The grunting right
handler was nicked twice, once on
August IA in the local park and
once on September "a in the Polo
Grounds. The other victims were
Johnson, Zachary, Carlson, Snyder
and Acosta. Three of these homers
were made on the same day, the Oc-
casion being a double-header in
New York on June 2.
Miller Huggins brings to Wash
ington Io,.&y the greatest collection
of long distance hitters ever col
lected outside of one roof. In addi-
tion to Ruth he has Bob Meusel,
the tall Californian; Aaron Ward.
who is looking so good At third
that J. Franklin Baker perforce
must grace the bench; Wally Pipp.
a local favorite because he got his
start at Catholic University, and
others, including Ping Bodie, the
Wonderful wop.
All of these boys can propel the
ball with a vengeance and young
Msusel is being picked to give Ruth
some stin competition. He swings
with wonderful power, but is a
right handed hitter which mitigates
against him.
Rain Doesn't Worry Grin.
Things didn't look propitious for
a ball game last night, as a result
of spring showers, but Mr.. Griffith
wishes to remind the natives of his
patented waterproof canvas. 1t
hasn't sprung a leak and is abso-
lutte insurance against postponed
games. we are informed. Anyway.
IL is going to take a lot of rain this
afternoon to interfere with the fes-
tfVities. Its not every day that
10000 paid-in-advance guests are
expected.
Frank Baker Graces Bench.
The presence Of Frank Baker
with the fans will be of interest to
the local bugs. even il he is doing
bench duty and hitting in the
pinches- The Trappe slugger was
almost a Griffman at one time last
winter, but the negotiations fell
through. He would still look
mighty good in the local line-up.
New York's lineup will not be
greatly different from last season.
The outheld is composed of Ruth,
Bodie and Meusel. all familiar faces.
DUFFY Lewis, who played the sun
Held last season, will appear against
the visitors in a Washington uni
form Bobby Rota, who was ex-
pected to be one of the Yank reg
alar gardeners is nursing a watery
knee and has not yet been able to
resume active servic.
Fewster Stars at Second.
The chief change in the infield is
the presence of Chick Fewster at
second base in the place of Pratt.
who has gone to the Red Sox. Chick
one Of the most graceful and eff
cient youngsters in the game. is
making a large hit with Manager
Higgins. He seems to have fully
recovered from the accident which
nearly cost him his life last season
and Is performing like a real star.
The Baltimore boy is one of the
most popular players in the cir
cult as a result of the nerve he has
The Washington herald., 1921-04-24
Cooksey, on Indian,
Trims Harley Rider

An argument of long standing
was settled yesterday when Joe
Cooksey took the measure Of
George Greene in a two-mile mo-
torcycle race. The course was on a
straightawsy on the other side OF
Chesapeake Junction. Cooksey rode
an Indian while Green was mounted
on a Harley-Davidson-
The Washington herald., 1921-04-24
GOVERNMENT LOOP
TO OPEN APRIL %

A battle between the Navy. and
Marine teams on April 70 VIII pry
on the lid in the Governmental
Baseball League this season. The
most successful year in history IN
predicted, with six evenly matched
teams ready for the championship
race.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-24

Lcusut VIcIUrles at 304, besting by
one victory Eddie Plank's record
of pitching the greatest number Of
mourn successes.
A tnmparison- of the past and
presel pitching emperors" shows
304 ~ss won and 201 defeats
with = psrcentage of .602 for John
sons career. against Plank's life
The Washington herald., 1921-04-24

a nd pre- mie
hurler of tn e
Johnson organi-
zation, CT e ated
American League
history by hand
ing a licking to
the Athletics on
April II, for it
marked Johnson's
total Am eri ican
The Washington herald., 1921-04-24
COLORED LEAGUE
OPENS TOMORROW

The Colored Departmental League
starts operations tomorrow on dia-
mond No. s, Monument lot. with the
Government Printing once and the
Navy Yard as opponents. Assistant
Secretary of the Interior Flipper VIII
hurl the first ball. The league COM,
prises eight teams: Interstate Com
merce Commission, Government
Printing once, Bureau Of Printing
and Engraving. Navy Yard, Navy.
War, Treasury and Census. The
league race win be divided up into
two series and will. extend up to
August 12. Beginning August is,
a post series of three games will
be played between the winners of
each half of the race.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-24
Reds Get to. Hamilton
In First, Winning, 81

PITTSBURGH, April 23.-Five
safe swats OF Hamilton in the first
inning netted the Cincinnati Reds
four runs. A homer over center
field wall by Fonsecs added another
tally and the visitors rompeo home
with a Sd victory over the Pirates
today. Bigbee got away with
homer when Hargrave slipped in
the mud. The score:
The Washington herald., 1921-04-24
India, Again Trim Browns;
Cubs Pound Cards Hurlers
Cleveland Makes 1t Three Straight Over St
Stephenson Fails to Hit
Bruins Easily Win to 1.

ST. LOUIS. April 23.-The Cubs
pounded May and REVERE all over
the lot today and took the game
from the Cardinals, s TO l. The
Cardinals sluggers were unable to
hit Taylor in the pinches. The
score:
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time record of 3O3 victories and 17s
defeats, for a mark of .S2s.
The following table tells how
Johnson Jared against his rival
clubs in establishing a new Ameri-
can League pitching record:
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S0r Win Overtime
Game from Tigers, 80

CHICAGO. April 23.-The white
Sox took the second game from the
Tigers today. defeating them in an
eleven-inning contest, 3 to 2. The
score:
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CLEVELAND.

CLEVELAND. April 23-The
Cleveland Indians made 1t three
straight from st. Louis when they
copped today's game here. 6 TO 2.
Stephenson. who has hit safely in
eight consecutive games. failed to
connect today. The score:
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Toporcer Errors HollOcber, fOurnier,
Lawn. 1oporcer. Two-base hits-Heathcote.
o'Farrel. Deal Barbar. Double plhys-
Clemons TO Lavan Deal 20 Terry 20 Grimes.
Grimes TO Hollccher. BAse % hahs-Of
May. 1: OF York. 3. Struck out-By Nay,
i; By REVERE. 3: by Tyler. 1; By YORK. l.
Hits-On May. 10 in IS innings; % Re.
Were. 1 in Is inninEs; Ohfsler. IN
fnninRs rmpires-Norau and RiGief.
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hunsVacobson :, gamleton :, sohhstuh
Speaker .. sewell. Error-Willisms. Two
base hits-Jsmieson. sewell. Smith. spesk'
er. Jacobson. Coveleskie. Three-base hit
Seweli. Stolen base-Gleason. saerince
hits-JOhnston. Lamb q Gardner. Bases On
balls-0n Davis Q, Oh Coveleskie 4. Struck
out-By coveleskie 4, by Davis 1. Double
piays-o'Neil to stephenson- wild pitch
Davis. Hit by pitcher-By Davis (stepben'
sonl. Umplres-Evans and Hildebrand.
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Pitching Averages.

Johnny Dundee. the bouncing
Italian lightweight. who meets
Rocky Kansas Tuesday night in
Milwaukee. b working out at
Forbes gymnasium.
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Minor League Results
Southern League.

Southern League.
New Orleans, o; Chattanooga, 1.
Little Rock, u; Nashville, 8.
Mobile. L; Atlanta, 2.
Memphis. 2; Birmingham. 5.
Amsrican Association.
Louisville. o; Columbus. 5.
Milwaukee. 8; 81. Paul, Z.
Kansas City. &; Minneapolis. 8.
Toledo at Indianapolis; rain.
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Collins Errors-Jones. Shelly. schalk. Two
base hits-Collins t2b. Yak. Struck out
By Leonard. 8; by Faber. .; by HODGES. ].
Base on haIls-0n Leonard. 5; on Hodges.
= stclen basex-Younr fal. Bush, Cobb.
Sacrifice hit-sheely. Umpires-Chill and
Owens.
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whitted Fonseca. Bigbee ., Carcy. Error
Duncan, Harrrave. Hamilton. 1wo-haSe
hits-Crane. whitted. Three base hits-
PaSkert, Csrey. Home runs-fonseca: bt
hoe. SACRIFICE hits-Dauhert. Bohne. Stolen
hsse-Bohne Double play-Dsubert. unh--
sisted Bases ou hsIls-On Msrqusrd ], oh
Hamilton I. OF Carlson 1. StrucE sut-E
Nsrquurd g. by Hamilton !. by Glazner :
LIFT on bE-es-CiDcinnsu :. P1tsenrgh -
T-mpires-ouigIey and O'Day. Attendsnce-
Il. 900.
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JOHNSON SETS NEW RECORD:
HAS WON 304 GAMES IN A. L.

Walter Johnson. who is starting
his fifteenth year with Washinntn
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Frankie Callahan. junior light
weight, meets Mickey belmont OF
Newark In Columbus Monday.
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Games To-day.

chicago at ST. Louis.
Pitfshareh at Cincinnati.
Boston. at BrookIyn.
{ PhiIadeiphia at New Yorl
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STANDING OF THE CLUBS

Yesterdays xssults.
Vashinston- Boston; rain.
H. Chicago. 3; Detroit. 2.
Cleveland, @: st. Louis. 2.
New York Philadelphia; rain.
eAnss Today.
New York at ;washinston.
st. <Lcun at cleveland.
4 - -. Detroit At Chieaso.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE.

cineinnati. s; Pittsbursh, 4.
All other games postponed: rain.
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Totals s. sg7 Z Totsls... "a e%I 10
sRstted for Hamilton in third.
rtintted for GlaHner IN seyenth.
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Totals. a 7'31 Isl Totals. Ss1e 81
zone oft when winning run scored.
tBatted for Faber in eighth inning.
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AMERICAN LEAGUE.

Clubs. 3
New York.
Cleyeland..
-Wash'gton.
Chicago...
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MAJOR LEAGUE AVERAGES
AMERICAN LEAGUE BATTING.

IRecords include games played Thursday
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Totals. IS ga Is Totals. . 10 q Is