The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-09-10
WE ANNEXED MANY PENNANTS BUT FEW WORLDS SERIES
Hornsby and Sisler Show the Way
in Major Leagues Batting Race
Rogers Tops National Players
With 1893, While George
Has Average>of .419.

Rogers Hornsby of the Cardinals
continues holding forth in his set. as
the following records show Hornsby top
ping the hitters. with a percentage Of
.3?3. leading the sluggers with "a home
runs. and Rog also secured the greatest
number of hits, 207. Max Carey OF the
Pirates shows the way along the base
paths with Al stolen bases Carey also
heads the run scorers with 119 runs.
Lou North OF the Cardinals occupies
hurting honors with 20 victories and 3
defeats for a pitching percentage OF ,769.
Rogers Hornsby of the Cardinals was
the first National Lacquer to garner
200 hits this year. Hornsby came
through with his double century hit on
September 4. This is the third success
sive year that Hornsby is the 6rst player
in his circuit to fash 200 hits. Rog
produced his 200th on 4-ugust 81 last
year and on September % the previous
year.
Jim Tierney OF the Pirates after a
prolonged hitting streak lasting Il con-
secutive games, was stopped September
! by Lester Sell and Ed Pfeffer. While
hitting them, Tierney came through
with 81 safe blows in 81 batting tries
for batting figure or .452 and scored
10 runs.
Leon Galore OF the Dodgers, now in
his seventh year in the Heydler organ
ization. turned in his nrst victory over
the Giants on September l. The Giants
had trimmed Galore seven times
Lewis Fonseca OF the Reds had hit
saieiy In his last Is games when Lou
North applied the brakes on September
ana matted Fonseca. During his period
or hitting them Fonseca came through
with 70 hits in 81 trials for batting
mark OF .429.
Rogers Hornsby OF the Cardinals was
stopped September by the Pirates
AFTER scoring II runs in IA games This
= the longest run scoring streak In the
majors this year. ? Iris Speaker. who
scored runs for IL successive contests
owned the second longest streak. Horns
by Is at present enjoying his fourth
longest hitting streak Of the year. hav-
ing hit safely In each OF his last %
games. During his healthy stretch OF
hitting them Rog punched out As safe
blows In 100 batting tries for the splen-
did percentage OF 400 Hornsby's first
streak of the present season lasted Is
games. his second 10 and his third
streak endured for II games. Hornsby's
longest hitting streak last year was Is
straight games and the year previous
15 games was his best.
Dave Bancroft of the Giants after
hitting safely his last 10 games. was
halted September by Rube Vanguard
During his period OF hitting Bancroft
punched out IL hits in 80 trials for a
mark eff 1873.
Larry Kopf of the Braves concluded
hitting streak of II straight games
by going hitless before Bureigh Crimes
| on September q During his stretch OF
hitting them Larry poied 16 safe blows
in AZ tries for a mark Of .331.
George Sisler Of the Browns continues
in the lead among the hitters of his
company with a percentage of .4f9. SIS
Ter sccured the most hits. 225. scored
the greatest number of runs, lis, and
shows the way along the base paths
with AZ stolen bases. Kenneth Williams
OF the Browns tops the sluggcrs with
35 home runs and Joe Bush of the
Yankees occupies hurting honors with
% victories and defeats for per-
centage OF 1856.
Ty Cobb of the Tigers had hit safely
his last fourteen games when Ray kolp
and Hubert Pruett applied the brakes
on September 2. During his period of
hitting Cobb crashed out twenty-five
ssfeties in sixty-one attempts for per-
centage of .41Q.