Evening journal., 1922-08-05

This weeks compiling OF the rec
ords shows Ty Cobb, the Tigers
manager, still holding onto the lead
among the hitters OF the johnson
circuit with n percentage OF .413. Lu
Blue OF the Tigers scored the great
est number Of runs, Of. George
Slsler OF the Browns banged out the
most hits, 15s. slsler also shows
tho way along the base paths with
"a stolen bases and Kenneth Williams
OF the Browns tops the slugEers with
rs home runs. Joe Bush OF the
Yankees occupies hurllng honors
with 10 victories and I defeats for
a pitching percentage OF 500.
George slsler OF tho Browns, while
playing his i,000th game on July 20,
had the misfortune 10 get spiked
while sliding into first base, During
his seven years service with the 81.
Louis club, sisler engaged IN 1000
games. went 20 the bat s,s05 times,
scored 7s5 runs. got 1900 bits. OF
which 281 were two-baggers, 81 were
three-baggers and 81 home runs, for
a total OF 1884 bases and stole ass
bases for a lifetime batting percent
age OF asa.
slsler, next 20 Ty Cobb OF the
Tigers. enjoys the highest lifetime
batting record IN the Majors today,
Ty besting George by exactly 10 per
centage points. Sisler. who Is bat
ting at .402 clip 20 date. has boost
ed his lifetime batting figure since
last last year by percentage points.
Joe Wood of the Indians. after a
batting spree that endured for II
consecutive games. ran afoul Rollie
Naylor, who wound up Joe's streak
July 27.~ While hitting them Wood
came through with 20 safeties in 6s
batting tries for a batting mark OF
Az and scored IS runs.
Leon Goslin OF the Senators got
FIVE hits in six tries for nine bases
on July % and Emory Rlgney OF the
Tigers punched out i've hits in as
many tries on July 81.
Stanley covelesiie OF the Indians.
after winning six games IN a row.
was stopped July 27 by the Ath-
ietics.
Ty Cobb, the Tigers" manager. IS
hitting all sorts OF hurting these days
as the wonder hitter OF the Major
Leagues has gotten one or more hits
in each OF his last f16 games. Dur
ing his streak, which remains un-
broken to date, Cobb has bslted out
32 hits in Go batting tries for the
splendid average OF .4sb and scored
16 runs.
The Cleveland Indians. who lead
all Major League clubs IN two-base
hits, garnered eight two-baggers on
July 80 and repeated this trick on
Aug. /.
Joe Judge Of the Senators after
scoring ten runs IN seven consecutive
games, was halted Aug. by the
White Sox.
Larry Gardner the Indians. vet
eran. got FIVE hits in as many tries
on Aug. /, the quintet OF hits Yield
ing. II bases. This equals the best
total bases. lift in one game. by both
Ty Cobb and Larry Lajoie. Cobb
did Il on July 10. 1912. and Lajoie
on May 10. 1897.
Kenneth williams OF the Browns
wrested homo run honors OF the Ma
for Leagues away from Rogers
OF the Cardinals by polling
for the circuit on Aug. and run
ming his home run total up 20 2s.
It was the sixth home run for Will
IlanNs. in six successive games, from |
July 2s 20 Aug. inclusive.
Iu Blue OF the Tigers. after hit
ing safely IS last 10 games. was halt
ID July 81 by a trio OF Athletics hur-
ars During his period OF hitting
hem Blue smote 16 hits IN 4s trials
FOR a percentage OF .372.
Stanley Harris OF the Senators had
lit safely IN nine games In a row
when George Uhle halted him on
fully so. During his streak Harris
punched out 12 hits in 81 attempts
'or a batting figure OF 9oA