Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-09-11

s.. !, nj III Star b Getting Great
Go-opefation AT Bat From
Teammates; Hack Miller:
Is Keeping Cubs In Run
ming With Great Hitting In
National But Horn,by Has
No Near Rival.
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Chleako. Sept. H.-with. the yam
KEGS and Browns neck and mack in
the home gstretch Of the American
league pennant race today,-a dive. In
to the batting, averages OF the two
contenders reveals the startling fact
that the. st. Louis batters have con-
nected with l64 Tor hits than their
Yankees rivals: scored ninety-nine
more runs, stolen eighty-throe more
bases, and have been exceled, only in
sacrifice hitting.
The figdress1how the Browns have
connected with 1,471 hits, AZ against
1,317% for the Yankees, and have
scored E65 runs, >ns compared with
666 for NewaYqrk. In home run hit
ting Athe $1roWns, with Ken Williams
in the lead. have belted out eighty
seven, while the Yankees. with their
mighty, Ruth, are trailing with eigh-
ty-three. -
In base stealing, the Browns excel
nearlystwo to one-stealing III bases
as compared with ffty-two for the
YAnks. The Browns also have prov
ed the better club in getting bases
on balls, having a total Of 407. with
32A for the New Workers..
sisler Not Alone.
George sisier, first bAse star, is no,
alone in the hitting drive OF this
Mound City club. Johnny Tobin II
hfth in the list of league leadere
with an average Of .33s. while Will.
NTH homer. Of the season, Is batting
.32s.. Hank SEVERED, who has beer
doing. the burden Of the catching 70,
the Browns, is batting .Sls, while
McManus, Jacobsen ana Pat Collins
pinch hittss utility catcher, al Are
The batting Of stsler the last week
enables him to- boost his average
from .41S to- .421. which makes 1t ar
almost certainty that he will finish
the season we'll above the 400 mark
In his last eight games, Sisler con
nected with niteteen hits. five o.
which were doubles and one a triple
On the paths. Sisler romped across
the plate. twelve times. which CAV
Sisler has registered 100 times. while
Blue OF Detroit, has counted III. Thu
ST. Louis favorite is putting every
ounce OF his energy into the game
while the clubs enter the HON.
stretch. He never misses an oppor.
tunity to stretch q hit or steal g
base. He stole five during the weel
and is far ahead of his rival, Ker
Williams, for the base stealing hon
ors with forty-seven. Williams ha'
stolen thirty-three.
Ruth Trailing. Z,
Babe Ruth, following. his third sus
pension Of the season. Is having. q
time to overtake his rivals in homl
~,%~ htk<&S ~. IT, CA1~h~o&nl 'hsAs 80
turn by cracking out his twenty nintl
four> Dagger, but he, still, is trailing
Title Walker of Philadelphia. VIII
has -thirty-three and Williams Of ST
Louis, who is leading with. thirty-six
The averages include games Of Wed
nesday. . y
Other Heading batters for ninety
five. or more games: Cobb, Detroir
1898; Speaker, Cleveland. .376; He'll
: .3$9;.. Galloway, Philadelphia, 1885
schang, New York, 1885,. Ed. Miller
Philadelphia, 332: Pipp, New York
1927; j.. Harris, Boston, 327; Will
lialms, st. Louis, .326. /,
Miller q Surprise.
Lawrence Hack" Miller, the form
err San Francisco slugger, is givinl
the National League a surprise will
his, great stick work. and is doing hi
bit in keeping the Chicago Cub
among the contenders for the pen
nant. Miller is in third place arnonl
the leaders with an average of 1856
according to figures (which 'includ
games Of Wednesday. He has baEge'
142 hits in 1oIs games: his hits In
clude 'twenty-seven doubles, two trip
plies and eleven homers.
Rogers Hornsby enjoyed a proita
BILE week, increasing his average
from $3.50 to .391 for the leadership
He smashed out fourteen hits in hi
last eight games, giving him a tota
Of 264. Besides his thirty-four HON
runs. Hornsby has made thirty-iv
doubles and eleven triples.
Max Carey. whose speed has show:
Is the i,'i leading scorer, having counte
11S tallies, for the Pirates.
~ Other leading battere in nfnety-f1v
Or more games. Tierney, Pittsburgf
.37e: L. Miller. Chicago. .a56: c
Crimes, Chicago, 1856; Bigbee, Pitts
burgh, ISL; Hollocher, Chicago
rey. Pittsburgh, $50; Duncan, Gin
cinnati, 1898; Gooch, PITTSBURGH
1913.
4. Myatt Holds Place.
Although out Of the game for
i "0Sh, 1lyuA Ny6Sl,g 6IAAI CdtSAA0h VA
MhMAukee, remains on top OF, tn
heap In the race for the battin
championship of the American Al
sociatton with an average of .376, to
. points AhSad Of Jay Kirke of Louis
willie, his closest rival. Wilbur Goo
OF Kansas City. is third with .3S:
The averages include James Of Wed
!, nesday.
Bunny Brief Of Kansas City, b
. connecting with Ave homers in hi
last eight games, is setting such
) stiff pace that he virtually Is assure
, Of the heme run hitting honors 70
the season. He has whaled out thir
!. ty-threA while Becker, also Of Kan
sas City, is next in line with twenty
three.
Baird Of Indianapolis. continues I
be the class In base-stealing with
total of twenty-five.
Other leading batters for ninety
five: or more games: Becker. Kar
sas city, 1856; Lear, Milwaukee, 1854
|. Lamar, Toledo, 1852; Brown. Indian
apolis, SSH: Mathews, milwaukee,
) $50; Combs. louisville, .344; .Brie
, Kansas CITY, .339; Haas. st. Pau
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