The Bismarck tribune., 1922-05-22
TY COBB, TIGER CT;
LEADER, } !. BOOSTS /
BAT. AVERAGE
Was Hitting .347 Week Ago,
Climbs Into Second Place
With Alb
SISLER STEPS OUT AGAIN

AAAAASA
League, is knocking at the door for the
batting honors of the Junior league cir
cult, according to averages released to-
day and which include games Of We'd
nesday. F''
The Tiger leader, who was hitting
SAT a week ago boosted his average
to .413, and finds himself safely repos-
ing in second place. Tvs great bat.
ting apparently has been an incentive
to his teammates and as result the
Tigers have been winning consistently
George Sisler, the st. Louis star,
who was hitting 402 week ago, STEP
ped to the top of the batting list with
mark of .442 He also is showing
himself to be the best run getter In
the league. His great batting and base
running has enabled him to register
"a runs. He is showing the way to
the base stcalers with Is thefts his
closest rival being his teammate, Ken
meth williams. lSisler also is leading
Williams for the total base honors,
with "a bases as compared to 81 Tor
Williams. Sisler has cracked out nine
doubles, three triples and four home
runs, while Williams total, besides MS
eleven home runs, include seven dou'
bles and triple.
Lawton Witt, the Yankee outfielder
who was TOPPING the list Of leading
batters week ago lost three points
and has dropped to third place with an
average of .4G7.
Other leading batters: Ed. Miller,
Philadelphia 1893; O'Neill, Cleveland,
1894; Clark, Detroit, .391; Speaker,
Cleveland, .37G;, Jameson, Cleveland,
.353; Williams. st. Louis, .99339; Pratt,
Oston, $3.50.
Griffith of Brooklyn, and Hank
Gowdy of Boston, are topping Toporc-
er of st. Louis, for batting honors OF
the National League, with marks Of
AIT and 400 <Toporcer is hitting 1893
However, Griffith and Gowdy played in
only sixteen games, while Toporcer Par.
ticipated in twenty-five.
Claude Rohwer of Pittsburgh, with
an average Of 1893 is pressing Topor-
Ger, while Rogers Hornsby, the star
of the Cardinals has been having u
tough time getting his batting eye
sharpened. Hornsby, however, is lead
ing in total bases with 67, which In
clude seven doubles, one triple and
half dozen home runs. His batting
average is 1888. ....}.
Bigbee and Carey, of Pittsburg are
running neck and neck race for the
base stealing honors, each having stol'
en- six. Bancroft of the Giants is lead
ing the run-getters, having registered
q times.
Other leading batters: T. Griffith.
Brooklyn, .377; 'Bugbee, Pittsburgh,
1863: ]. Smith, St. Louis, 1850; Kelly,
New York, 1858; Grimes, Chicago, 1857;
Maranvillc, Pittsburgh, .354; Harper.
Cincinnati 1852; O'Farrell, Chicago,
.343; Hargrave, Cincinnati, $40.
King Lear, the Milwaukee second
baseman, remains on top Of the bat.
ting heap in the American Association
with an average of .437, according to
figures which include games Of We'd
nesday.
Becker, of Kansas City, second in
the list of leading batters, succeeded
in breaking the triple tic for hOnOrs
in home run hitting. HIe has bagged
nine. Wis batting average is .425.
Christensen of St. Paul, is successful
base stcalcr to date with total of
six. If,
Other leading batters for twenty or
more ames: Kruger, Indianapolis,
.Ao4; lEendyrx. St. Paul, $3.50; Lutzke,
Kansas City, 1856; Mayer, Minneapoli
.3S4; Jourdan. Minneapolis, .3S2;
Kirke, Louisville, .3S1; Good, Kansas
City, .373; Wade, Minneapolis, .372;
Griffin, Milwaukee, .364. Ia
Cracking out an even dozen hits in
seven games gave Elach of Sioux City
the batting leadership of the Western
League with an average Of .445. These
figures include games of Wednesday.
Fisher of St. Joseph is second with
.435. Carl East, the Wichita slugger,
dropped from first to fourth place, his
average falling to 1895.
Davis shot into the lead in slam
ming out homers, bringing his total
UP to nine. Washburn of Wichita has
seven. Bennett of Tulsa six. Thomp-
son Of Tulsa continues to blaze the
trail for the base stealers with nine.
Others leading batters for twenty or
more games: Manush, Omaha, .432
East, Wichita. 1876; Middleton, Okla.
homa City, 1888; Davis, Tulsa, $50; Cor
riden st. Joseph, .372; Metz, Sioux
City, 1854; Long, Denver, 359; Wash
burn, Wichita, 1858; Bennett, Tulsa,
.357.
With an average of All Schultz Of
Mobile retains the batting lead Of the
Southern Association with Mcmillan o.
Memphis the runner-up McMillan's $
mark is .391. The figures include
games of Tuesday.
Barrett of Little Rock connected
with a brace of homers which sent
him into tie with Schultz for honofs
in home run hitting. They have four
apiece. Henry of New Orleans Is
showing the way to the base stealers
with 1a, with Niehof of Mobile second
with ten.
Other. leading batters for twenty or
more games:
Connolly, Little Rock, .975; Niehoff,
Mobile, .370; Jutweiler, Memphis, $40;
jackson, Little Rock. 1866; Schiebner,
Little Rock, 1854; Tucker, New Orleans,