The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-08-18
SLUGGERS IN
Biz LEAGUES
HOLD RECORDS
Batting Savagely For The
Lead as the Season Is
Waning
(Bv the Associated Press.)

IN
now the real King of Swat, having
at last established his supremacy
over all major league players in all
departments of batting statistics.
Rogers Hornsby leads him by ten
points in batting averages of games
including last Wednesday, but the
st. Louis slugger mas played in 70
fewer games. Ruth now holds the
crown for home runs. total runs,
bases on balls extra base hits, and
is within the select ten in stolen
bases. All this despite the pitchers
apparent fear Of his war club. as
shown by the 1875 bases on balls is
sued to Ruth, up to August II, one
Of the unique features of his batting
record.
Ruth has taken the batting leao
from Harry Heilmann of Detroit
with .3945 to Heilmann's 1898, &C
eording to averages including games
of last Wednesday. He added thre,
home runs this week, leading "Cy'
Williams of the Philadelphia Nation
ais by one circuit clout, 80 to 20.
Ruth has played 107 games and aver
ages Of one run per game. His total
base record of 278 is far in the lead,
his l44 hits including 90 doubles ana
8 triples besides his home runs.
iris Speaker, veteran pilot of the
Cleveland Indians, scored the great
est gain this week in points for his
batting average, adding six points
and taking third place from jamie
son, Cleveland. This showed Ty
Cobb out Of the select ten for the
first time in a great many years, the
Detroit manager being tied for elev-
enth place with Witt OF New York at
."338 just two points below tenth pc.
sition.
Eddie Collins. the Chicago veteran,
added four more stolen bases this
week, his 35 now being more than
double the nearest contender. Col
Inns also is far in the lead in sacri-
flee hits with 80.
Others leading battcrs: Jameson,
Cleveland, 1861; j. Sewcll, Cleveland,
.355; Williams, st. Louis, .346; Il.
Collins, Chicago, .346; Manush, De-
troit, .343; Burns, Boston, .342; J.
Harris, Boston, $40.
Rogers Hornsby continues we'll in
the lead of National League hitters,
adding one point last week to make
his average .405. lack Wheat of
Brooklyn, VINO has been out of the
game with an injured leg, still holds
second place with 1872. Barnhart of
Pittsburgh made the greatest gain of
the past week, adding ten points
which just brought him within tn.
leading ten. Roush, Cincinnati, drop
ped to eighth place, losing six points
this past week.
Pep Young Of New York took tn.
lead IN runs scored away from his
teammate frankie Frisch, adding
seven runs to make his total 81 to
30 for Frisch. The latter is still
holding to his. lead for total hits,
with l67, and total bases, with 24O.
The Fordham flash by pounding out
l61 hits, collected 25 doubles, nine
triples and ten homers.
"Cy' Williams the elongated out
ilelder of the Phillies, who has been
giving Babe Ruth merry chase for
the home run honors failed to add to
MS ~ circuit drives, and lost the
major league lead to his American
League rival. However, the Phila-
deiphla veteran is far in front of the
nome run clouters in his own circuit,
MS closest rivals being Jack Four
nler of Brooklyn and Hack Miller
OF Chicago. tied with 16.
George Grantham, of the Chicago
Cubs, is rated as 10 second man
but despite this he is being given
close race by the veteran fly chas-
er, Max Carey of the Pittsburgh Pr
ates. Max jumped into the lead for
day or two, but has been able to
steal only three bases in the past
week while the Chicago flash grabbed
on an eve nhalf dozen and ran his
string up to 33. Carey has stolen
81.
"Stuffy" McInnis of Boston. nv
making one sacrifice during the
week, has tied Pat Duncan of Gin
cinnati for sacrifice hit honors at %
each.
Others leading batters: Bottom
ley, st. Louis, 1868; Fourier, Brook
Ign, 1857; Frisch, New York, 1855;
Young, New York, 1853; Traynor
Pittsburgh, 1853; Roush, Cincinnati
$50; Southworth,' Boston, BAL:
Barnhart, Pittsburgh, .34O; Grimm.
Pittsburgh, $3.50; Hargrave, Cincin.
natl, 339; Tierney, Philadelphia
1925; Duncan, Cincinnati. .325