Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-09-30
S|SLER, HORNSBY
HEADING DATTERS
OF Big LEAGUES
Cobb Well Up Towards the Top;
Ruth In Third Place
for homers.
sIsLER IS the BEST PLAYER

CHICAGO, Sept 30.--Down comes the
curtain on the major league season to-
morrow with George Sisler. of the st.
Louis Browns, batting champion of the
American League, Rogers Hornsby Of
the National League, and Hornsby
also the conqueror OF the mighty
Babe" Ruth for tho 1922 honors in
hore-run hitting.
Sisler, acclaimed the most valuable
player in the American League, and
the smuggling Hornsby both probably
will furnish the season with an aver
age above tho coveted 400 mark, as
the latest figures show Sisler hitting
AT. and Hornsby whaling awc1 TO
the tune of 400. With the final games
set for tomorrow. these st. Louis rivals
will have an opportunity to better
these fiapres, which include games OF
Wednesday.
This is the third time Hornsby has
been crowned king OF batters and the
second for Sisler. Hornsby captured
the honors in 1920 and 1921. Sisters
last appearance on the throne was in
1920 when he finished with n mark
Of .lo7.
Ty Cobbs average this year I'M
doubtedly will be the best he has at
tanned since he hit .4l0 ten years ago
lie is batting 1898 today.
Harry Heilmann, OF the Tigers, who
last season nosed out Cobb for the
batting honors. is in fourth place to-
day with an average OF .357, COM
pared with his .3s4 last season. Tri,
Speaker, manager OF the Indians, who
led in 1916, when he finished with q
mark Of 1856 il in third place with ar
average OF .3.S.
In addition to being the champion
batter. Sisler also is the king OF base
stealers: He has pilfered 40 bases
and his closest rival is Kenneth VIII
liams, a team mate, who has stoler
81.
Williams, who started with a blaze
Of glory TO capture the home run
honors. has clouted out 80 four-bag
gers. with Title Walker, of the Ath.
letics. she runner up with 3e. Ruth
who last season bagged 80, is in thirt
place. with IS.
Other leading batters for 100 or NOR,
games
Speaker. Cleveland, .s7s: Heilmann
Detroit, .s57: Williams. st. Louis. 1872
I'd Miller. Philadelphia. 1871: Tobin
50. Louis. 1928; Schang, New York
.S2s: Veach. Detroit. .32s; Pipp. New
York, .32s; Bassler, Detroit, .32S.
Hornsby with ~ home runs. is tn,
leading home run hitter Of the major
after one of the most exciting race
In the history OF the game. Hornsby
in addition to his new laurels, is i,
line to accomplish something anon,
the National League batters which
has not been one of the past % year
finish the season with a mark OF 40
or better. In acquiring his average
he participated in $50 games. HI
cracked out 243 hits for total of .43
l.ases. His hits include Al doubles an
III triples. There is no danger @
l.ornsby being overtaken for the bat
Ing honors as his closest rival i
pScnr Ray Grimes of the Cubs who
the runner up with an average O
.S5i.
Max Carey, OF the Pirates. has tn
stolen base crown safely tucked ava,
with his IS thefts, Frisch, of Ne,
York, being his only rival with so.
Other leading batters for 100 or NOR
games:
Miller. Chicago, .351: Tierney, Pitts
burg. .35l; Hollocher, Chicago, .342
Daubert, Cincinnati, $40; Walker
Philadelphia, $40; Harper, Cincin
Iati. $40: Carey. Pittsburg. 1871
Frisch, New York, .331: Meusel. Ne,
York, $50; Kelly. New York, $50.