Evening journal., 1921-04-30
Jimmy Johnston Of the Robins Is

Jimmy Johnston OF the Robins is
the leading hitter with a percentage
OF .535. Johnston also leads in runs
scored with 10 tallies and is tied
with Jim Tierney OF the Pirates for
the most hits with 30 hits apiece.
George Kelly OF the Giants enjoys
home run honors with round trip
pers. Walter Maranville OF the Pir-
ates shows the way along the base
paths with stolen bases. and Al
Mamaux Of the Robins tops the
twirlers with three victories and
nary a defeat.
Jim Tierney serving his first term
as a regular with the Pirates Is en-
ioying a terrific streak Of hitting.
Jim getting one or more safe hits
I'm each game he played this season.
10 in all. This is the longest hit
ting streak in the majors to date.
The hitting spree has yielded Tier
ney % hits in 81 batting tries for
the splendid percentage OF .45l and
Tailed 10 runs.
Rogers Hornsby OF the Cardinals.
champion batter Of last year, main
talned a batting streak through his
first games. until Earl Hamilton
applied the brakes April 27. Rog
during his stretch came through
with "a hits in 80 tries for a mark
Of .467.
Max Flack Of the Cubs. after hit
ting safely his first nine contests was
stopped April ~ by Rube Marquard.
Max got IA hits in attempts for
1868.
walter Barbara OF the Braves
flashed a perfect batting average in
five times at bat on April 90. ram
ming a quintet OF hits of four Phil
lies pitchers. He is the first Ma
tionai Lacquer to garner five hits
in a game this year. Barbara had
run hitting streak through nine
consecutive games when Jimmy Ring
OF the Phillies applied the brakes.
Walter poked I 8 hits in 35 tries for
mark OF .42e.
George Kelly Of the Giants after a
run scoring streak that endured Tor
seven successive games was halted
April "a by the Phiilies. The streak
Welded 10 taiiies
Walter Maranvilie banged out his
] .OOOth major league hit on April 2i
against the Reds.
Dave Bancroft OF the Giants faced
pitching for the 3.00Oth time against
Clarence Mitchell OF the superbas on
April 27. and also played his S00th
game in the Heydier circuit.
Phil Douglas turned IN the FIRST
one-hit game in the National League
/ by banking the Phillios one ia
nothing on April "a. Douglas also
stopped two Phillies who were en-.
joying batting streaks John Raw
/ ilings and Emil Meusel had hit safely
for Z games straight. the formei
hitting for .406 and the latter FOL
.37s. when Phil stopped them.
The Pirates we're the first maioi
league club to reap 100 hits thi
season. Gibby's lads turned the cen
tury hit April %.
Walter Maranvlllc. after scoring
runs In 4 straight games. was halted
by the Reds April %.
Jimmy Johnston OF the Robini
and John Rawlings OF the Philli'
got 4 hits in a game. Johnston has
performed this stunt twice this year
on April 10 and "a.
Charles Deal OF the Cubs, after
hitting safely his first games. was
stopped April 25 by Fred Coumbt
OF the Reds. Deal got a dozen hits
lin 81 attempts for a percentage OF
.444.
r,,a, Oisan of the Robins. after a
scoring streak OF runs in 6 success.
i've contests. was stopped April 27 by
the Giants.
Charlie Grimm or the Pirates hat
hit safely his first six games wheI
Jake May OF the Cardinals stopped
him. During his streak Grimm
poied 10 hits in 2S tries for bat
ting figure OF .435.
Walter Schmidt Of the Pirates, al