Evening journal., 1921-08-20
Hornsby and Heilman
Are Premier SluggerS;
No Johnson Record

Rogers Hornsby OF the Cardinals
is the leading National League hit
ter with a percentage OF .4ot. Horns
by also got the most hits III. Dave
Bancroft OF the Giants Is the lead
ing run scorer with 95xallies. George
Kelly OF the Giants heads the slug
gers with 20 home runs. Frank
Frisch OF the Giants shows the way
along the base paths with 30 stolen
bases. and Babe Adams OF the Pirates
occupies hurting honors with 12 VIC
tories and 9 defeats for a pitching
percentage Of 500.
George Kelly OF the Giants gar
nercd his goth homer Of the season
on August II by slamming one OF
Rube Marquard's shoots into the left
field bleachers with the bases load
ed. This Is the third time that Kelly
has come through with basebalis
biggest hit. a homer with the bases
loaded. once on April 30 and again
on May -.
Babe Adams Of the Pirates, holder
OF the longest consecutive pitching
streak in the majors this year (nine
straight victories). had narrow
escape August 16, wien the PhilHes
scored four times OF Babe In two in
nings only to lose the game after IL
innings.
Rogers Hornsby. the slugging Card
inal. quit August IA TO Eppa Rixey
after a batting streak lasting nine
successive games, in which Rog
poled dozen safe blows in 35 tries
for .343, scoring 10 runs.
Roy Walker halted Ed Roush
after eight games Of hitting. in
which Roush clouted out 13 hits in
81 attempts for a batting figure OF
.419.
Wilbur Cooper. the star southpaw
OF the Pirates. poled four hits in the
game OF August IL. Just a month
before, or July -. Cooper also turn
ed this trick. lis the only major
pitcher getting four hits In ons
game twice this year.
Ed Konetchy OF the Phillies, the
dean OF National Leaguers, made
eight hits in as many times at bal
on Giant hurlers. Ed hit four on
August IA. and repeated the trick
the next day. Konetcny set the bes
consecutive hitting record last yea
in his company. getting nine hits II
row.
John Kelleher Of the Cubs went or
a batting rampage that lasted for II
games straight, when he ran afou
Charles Giazner, August is and
quit Kelleher during his streal
came through 20 safe ones in 4.
trials for .476.
Jimmy Johnston Of the Robins
after hitting safely in eight consecu
tive games quit August IS TO Ere
Toney. jim during his period Q
hitting punched out IL hits In 3
batting tries for a mark OF .324 /
the same game Zack Wheat wa
halted after hitting them safely /
nine games straight, during whic
the Robins captain smote safely i
times in 3S attempts for a batun
mark OF .421.
Johnny Watson Of the Braves no
only did the ironman stunt by takin
the Phillies two games August 10
the second contest via the shutou
route. but Watson surely was som
little streak stopper on the DAY
. hating a trio OF Phillies who wer
enjoying healthy streaks OF batune
Watson first stopped Frank Parkin
son after a streak OF hitting ina
had endured for is successive game
, and yielded 20 hits in 81 tries Tor
mark Of .351. Watson next attend
ed to Clin Lee. who had hit saf
for nine games in a row, in whiel
, Lee garnered 1S bingles in 80 a.
! tempts for a batting figure OF .4ss
The one to stop next was Curt
walker. who had hit safely IN eign
straight games. getting IA hits 4
% tries for an even 500 percentag'
The Pirates were the first majo
: club 10 steal 100, the Bucs pilferin
, .rot~ century base on August 13.
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