Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-06
SIX PILLS HITTING
ABOVE 800 MARK
Walker Real Leader With 400.
Kelly and SisIer Top Re-
spective Leagues
WITT HITTING BALL HARD

ok members of the Phillies and five
~ Mackmen are hitting the much
abused apple for percentage better
than 300.
Russell Wrightstone, in the role Of
pinch hitter, has made good, with
three hits out of seven tries for q mark
of 400. Curt Walker ranks ninth
among the National League hitters, and
Is the real leader of Wilhelm's tribe,
with an average of 400. Leboulveau,
.3I5: Lee, .313; Williams, .305, and
Parkinson. 1902, are the other Phils
above 300.
Slim Harris, with four safe blows out
OF eleven attempts. tops the AS with
1854. Cy Perkins is second. with $40.
and Johnston. Galloway and Miller are
closely punched. with .314, .313 and
.3O6 respectively.
George Kelly is blnzing the trail in
Heydler's circuit. The, Giant first.
baseman stands at AS. O'Farrell is
second. with .42S; Hank Gowdy. third,
with .423. and Rabbit Maranville,
fourth. with .414.
Walker Spurted
Two members of the Phils were on
hitting streaks during the week which
ended Wednesday. They were Walker
and Rov Leslie. The Beeville repre-
sentative hit safely in ten consecutive
contests until he was stopped by Harry
Shriver, of the Dodgers. In his stretch
Walker hit eighteen safeties out of
thirty -ei ght trials. Leslie hit in eight
consecutive games, quitting on April 80.
The Giants were the first to score
100 runs and sock out 200 hits. They
lead IN club batting with a percentage
OF .334. The Cards are second with
.302 and the Phillies are fifth with
George Sislcr leads the American
League with .43l. Speaker is second
with .a24 and Smith. of Boston. third
Whitley Witt is whaling at the ter.
rifle pace of .30j. He tops Ken Will
iiams, the st. Louis home run wall
loper. who has 1888. Williams has ten
circuit clouts to his credit, which is
twice as many as Kelly, the National
League leader, has hung up.
Indian Hitters Lead
The Indians are leading the league
In club batting with 1924. st. Louis
Is second and the Yankees third. The
AS are fifth with .277.
Van Glider, Of the Browns. and AL
bridge, of the Cubs. botA have won four
games without being defeated. They
are heading the pitchers in their re-
spective leagues. Bush, in the Ameri
can, and Shcrdcll and Douglas, In the
National, have won three games with
out any reverse, and Robertson and
Ferguson, in the American, and Causey
and Couch, in Heydler's circuit, have
bagged two each.
Bob Hasty is the only member ol
the AS who is undcfcnted. lie has been
in only one game and he won that one.
Ed Rommel is Mack's most consistent
winner with three wins and one re.
verse, and Jimmy Ring holds that honor
with the Phils.
Meadows Disappoints
Bill Hubbel is the only other loca
hurlcr who has n percentage better thar
300. The Westerner has captured two
games with the loss of one. Lee Mead.
ows' showing so far has been disap
pointing. lie won his first game ana
then lost three in row.
Jacobs, of Jersey City, Is toppinp
the International League with .481
Bentley, OF Baltimore, and Connolly
of Rochester, are tied for second with
.42G. Four Reading players are hitting
better than 300 for Chief Bender. The,
are Fred Thomas, former Mackman,
with 1888, Kelly, Gilhooley and Bab.
bingtOn.
Johnny Ogden, Baltimore's 8 ace, ha.
won three straight games and head,
the pitching list. Sheriff Singleton, VIII,
has been farmed to Toronto by tn,
Pills, has won two contests, and s,
have Fisher, Blake, Mctivier and Mo
hart. Lefty Weincrt, another forme
Phil, has one victory and one defeat.