The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-09-22
BABE LEADS
LEAGUE IN
RUNS MADE
Heilmann. Leads American
League Batters For Last
Week; Ruth Is Close
Second
NSBY LE A DIS
Lamar of Toledo Leads ASsO-
citation with Average Un-
changed For Week

Chicago, Sept. 22.-Harry He'll
mann, of Detroit, continues to lead
the batters in the American League,
but his margin over Babe Ruth, who
is in second place is considerably
less than it was last week, for Ruth
maintained his average of 1885 while
Helmann dropped from 1915 to .39l
Speaker and Sewell of Cleveland
rank third and fourth with 1872 and
1863, respectively, but their colleague
Jameson, who rested in Fifth place
last week was supplanted by Eddie
Collins of Chicago, who jumped elev-
en- points during the week and now
has 800.
Ruth and Eddie Collins of Chicago
seem to have bagged all the other in
dividual honors, for Babe leads in
home runs with 81; he is ahead in
total bases with 1853, which also in
cludes 80 doubles and ten triples,
and he has scored the most runs of
any man in the league, having
crossed the plate 1873 times. Collins
leads in stolen bases with just 43,
just four ahead of his side partner
Johnny Mostil of the Chicago team
who has 80. Collins also has the
lead in sacrifice hits with &C.. Other
leading batters are:
Williams of st. Louis, 1862; JAM
ieson, of Cleveland, .34S; Manush,
Detroit, .344; Cobb, Detroit, 1874;
Burns, of Boston, and j. Harris Of
Boston, 1888. The averages are for
players who have taken part in 80
or more games and include games of
last "Wednesday
Rogers Hornsby, of st. Louis, is in
the same notch in the National
League batting contest that he occu-
pied last week. He is first with a
mark of 1884. Wheat of Brooklyn
made gain of nine points during
the week and pulled himself into sec
ond place with an average Of 1915
showing Jimmy Bottomley Of St
Louis into third place, the latter
dropping couple of points and now
having .367.
However, two New Workers seem
to be carrying off honors, Frisch lead
ing in total bases with 292, which in
clude II homers, 8 triples and 20 dou-
Ples, while Pep Young is out in front
of all the run getters with III. Cy
Williams of Philadelphia leads the
home run hitters and is tied up with
Babe Ruth for the supreme honors
with 81. Carey of Pittsburgh has
stolen IS bases and leads in that di-
vision, while McInnis of Brooklyn
has made 81 sacrifice hits and i:
ahead of the parade in this section
Other leading batters are:
Roush, Cincinnati, 1853; Fournier
Brooklyn, 353; Frisch, New York
.345; Traynor, Pittsburgh, 343; Har
grave, Cincinnati, 34l; Young, New
York, .339; Barnhart, Pittsburgh
1893. The averages are for player:
who have participated in 90 or NOR,
games and include games of las
Wednesday.
The positions Of the first five mel
in the American Association battin,
list have nat changed during the las
week. Lamar of Toledo continues il
the lead with the same average h
had last week, .394. East o. Mime
apolis is second with 1897, drop O
four points on the week. Combs o
Louisville gained a single point an
maintained his place in third rosi
ton, Terry of Toledo is. fourth wit
.377 the same as last weeks ayfr
age and Bunny Brief, Of Kansas CIT
if fifth with 1866, loss of point .
the week. The averages are Of play
ers who took part in 90 or NOR
games and include games of la:
Wednesday.
Brief, however, is away out j
front in both total bases and in run
Scored. He has a record of $50 tots
bases and 145 runs scored, while hi
% home runs ties for the lead wit
the same number by East of Mimi,
xapolis. Cooney, of Milwaukee hs
slowly but surely strengthened hi
position as the leading base steale
He now has As pilfered sacks to hi
credit, while Eddie Murphy of Co
umbus, who was almost tied wit
: him for long time has Al. Boon
of st. Paul is the leading sacrific
hitter with Al.
Other leading batters are: Goo,
Kansas City, 1853; Brown, Indianar
oils, 1856; Griffin, Milwaukee, .35S
E. Murphy, Columbus, 1858; J. Smit1
Toledo, 351.