The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-08-25
H0RNSBY IS
EASY LEADER
In BATTING
st. Louis SIugger Goes Serene
" on Toward Own Record,
While Team Fails


Chicago. Aug. 25-Despite the three
cornered race in the National League
between New York. Cincinnati ana
Pittsburgh for pennant honors, kog-
crs Hornsby of st. Louis, continues
scrcneiy on, in his role as leading
batter in the older circuit, according
to averages compiled of players par
ticipating in seventy or more games
and including games of last Wednes-
day.
Hornsby has an average of .39',
which is Il drop from his .I05 OF last
week but he continues to lead Zack
Wheat Of Brooklyn who has .37s and
Bottomley of st. Louis who has .37o.
Pep Young Of New York, however,
heads the list of run getters with lOl
while Frisch, also of the Giants. leads
the extra base columns with ~?
which includes II home runs, nine
three baggers and 2G doubles. Ken
Williams of Philadelphia added
home run to his long string and has
80 for the season thus far with no
body near him in his own league.
Mclnnis of Boston broke the sacrifice
base hit tie with Duncan of Cincin-
matt during the week and leads with
% while Duncan failed to sacrifice
and has %.
George Grantham Of Chicago is
out in front among base stealers hav-
ing 81, but is closely pursued by
Carey of Pittsburgh with 80 and
Heatheote Of Chicago with 81.
Other leading batters are:
Fournier, Brooklyn, .3G7; Young,
New York, 1853; Traynor, Pittsburgh,
$50; Roush, Cincinnati, $50; Har-
grave, Cincinnati, $50; Frisch, New
York, .34S; Barnhart, Pittsburgh,
$40.
Ruth Goes Strong
Babe Ruth is making the American
League averages look somewhat like
a one man leader proposition. lie
leads all the batters in hitting with
an average Of .404 which is gain
of nine points during the week. He
leads in home runs with 30, gain OF
two during the week. He leads in
total bases with 800, gain of ~
during the week and he leads in runs
scored with ia, a gain of Z during
the week. On the whole he was rather
successful during the week.
The nearest in hitting to him is
Heimann Of Detroit with 1888 and
Speaker of Cleveland with 1868.
The averages. include players who
have taken part in 70 games or more
and include games of last Wednes-
day.
Eddie Collins of Chicago is the only
leader in the league besides Ruth.
Eddie is out ahead of all the base
stealers with 36 pilferred sacks TO
his credit and he likewise tops the
list of sacrifice hitters with 30.
Ruths record of total bases in
clude, with his 32 home runs, nine
triples and 81 doubles. Ruth's record
includes 113 games, 384 times at bat,
ia runs, 1876 hits, 3 sacrifice hits
and 10 stolen bases.
Other leading batters are:
Sewell. Cleveland, 1854; Jameson,
Cleveland, .363; Williams, st. Louis,
.34S; j. Harris, Boston, BAT; Eddie
Collins, Chicago. 345; Manush, De-
.oOI, VIII, INeW iOih
Burns, Boston, 1874; Cobb, Detroit,
.33333.
East Still Leads
The first five batting leaders in
the American association did not
change positions during the week.
East of Minneapolis leading with 400
the same average he had week ago,
although he batted 81 times during
the week, and held his position and
his former figures. Terry of Toledo
continues in second position with
$50, drop of one point during the
week, while Combs Of Louisville re-
mains third with 1856 gain Of two
points on the week.
The averages are for games IN
GLIDING that of last Wednesday and
are OF players taking part in 70 or
more games.
Lamar of Toledo is fourth with
$50, gain of two points and Bunny
Brief of Kansas City is fifth with
.372 drop of single point Brief
however leads in total runs with 12l,
in total bases with '294 and in home
runs with &c. There is warm race
en- for stolen base honors, Cooney
of Milwaukee leading at present with
35, closely pursued by Murphy OF
Columbus, who has 81.