Evening journal., 1922-05-13

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Is the leading National League hit
ter with a percentage Of .439. Dave
Bancroft OF the Giants leads the
run-scorers with 20 runs. Walter
Maranville Of the Pirates gsrnered
the most hits. sS. A tie exists Tor
slugging honors. George Kelly OF the
Giants with Rogers Hornsby OF the
Cardinals each poled FIVE home runs.
Five players are on equal terms for
leading base stealer with five stolen
bases apiece. Walter Maranville and
Max Carey of the Pirates. John
Rawlings and Ross Young OF the
Giants and Arnold STATE OF the Cubs.
Victor Aidridge OF the Cubs is in the
honor position among the pitchers
with Ave victories and no defeats.
Aldridge Is the first major hurler
to cop Ave wins In a ROY.
Walter Maranville OF the Pirates,
the runner-up among the hitters,
owes his high position TO an extended
streak OF hitting safely in consecu-
tive games. Walter has hit safely
his last II games. his streak being
unbroken TO date. While hitting
them Maranville came through with
33 safeties In 70 batting tries for the
neat mark OF ass. and scored is
runs. This Is the second longest
hitting streak in the Heydler cir
cult this year.
Ross Young Of the Giants had hit
safe his ten contests when Ed
Pfefrer stopped him May 10. While
hitting, them Young smote ie hits
in 40 attempts for a percentage OF
.s72 and scored II runs.
Austin McHenry OF the Cardinals
enjoyed a batting streak for ten
successive games when Art Nehf
halted him on May 10, the streak
yielding Is hits in SO tries for bat
ting figure OF All.
Pat Duncan OF the Reds Is the first
National Leaguer to 90 20 the bat
100 times. Pat taking his century
turn May 10.
Jess Barnes OF the Giants turned
IN the first no-hit game In the Ma
tional League since Hod Eller's hit
less victory over the Cardinals on
May II, 1919. only one player
reached first against Barnes, and he
was doubled up shortly afterward'
Barnes trimmed the Phillies by a
count OF s to o on May Z.
There have been 8 shutouts scored
10 date. as follows: Philadelphia
felt the bristies OF the whitewash
brush three times. st. Louis and
Chicago each twice and Cincinnati
once.
Players in the National League
reaped four hits IN one game just 20
times. The Giants turned this trick
6 times, the Pirates 4. times did
players OF the Dodgers and Phillies
do IL. and twice each for the Cardi-
mails and Braves.
Victor Aldridge OF the Cubs IL the
first major hurler in many years to
reap FIVE hits IN FIVE batting tries.
Dewitt lie Bourveau. Of the Phil
lies. after hitting safely his last ten
games. was halted May Z by jess
Barnes. During his hitting period.
lie Bourveau punched out 1s hits in
80 trials. for a mark OF 1888.
The following table will show how
both the major leagues have Jared
after the first months play:
National League. games 172; at
bat. 5s66: runs. s56; hits. 1892; two !
base. 27O: three base. 81; home runs. |
30; stolen bases. 1928; per cent. .2ss. I
American League, games, 1872; at (
,at. 66Os: runs. es2; hits. 1891; two
,ase, s34: three base. i05; home
.uns, 70; stolen bases, 120; per cent,
2s5
Jake Daubert OF the Reds surely
$ hitting them in streaks this year.
)aubert. after going hitless In %
ines al bat his first seven games,
las enjoyed the longest National
league batting streak Of the season.
IS games. This equals the streak
ust concluded by Elmer Smith. Of
he Red Sox. which stands as the
ongest in the American League.
)aubert, while hitting them, got %
Its in SO trials for a batting figure
4 .ss5 and scored 20 runs. Dau-
ert's streak Is still unbroken.