Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-07-05
LOU CEHRIC LEADS AMERICAN
LEAGUE IN BATTING AVERAGE

CHICAGO, July R-The first
official week OF summer and some
genuine hot weather pitching sitted
out from the major league batters a
few aspiring youngsters and the same
old veterans who have carved their
names at the top for many years.
Columbia Lou Genr.g, VINO has
caught up with his famous team
mate, Babe Ruth, in home runs, TO-
day leads the American league in
batting, too, in averages including
games of Wednesday.
The list OF ten leading batters
today runs from young Lou to old
zack Wheat, with four youngsters
topping six veterans in the select
group. Wally Schang of st. Louis
slumped badly and so the league
lost its only 400 hitter. :.
Wheat, one OF Connie Mack's heir
looms, edged out Bob FothergilI of
Detroit and Babe Ruth, after IL
weeks effort, moved up into the first
ten in place of Pat Collins, the
Yankee backstop
In Gehrig's last eight games, he
poled out Is safe hits, six OF them
home runs, and he is just one tally
behind Ruth in runs scored, with
SO. Although Frisch beat Gehrig
to the century mark in hits, frankie
is below Gehrig's batting mark.
Dutch Reuther's mark of seven
games won and one lost, gives. the
Yankee finger the best percentage
of the American league pitchers, but
there are five Fingers in double
figures for victories. Ted Lyons OF
the White Sox has the most, 13,
with his buddy Al Thomas next
with H.
George Burns, Cleveland first
sacker who holds the record for two
baggers at SO, got four of his special
drives this week and with % to
date has good chance to boost his
mark this year.
Oscar Bluege of Washington has
caught Goose Goslin, the leagues
leading base Stealer, who has failed
to connect for some time. They are
tied now at 10, with several others,
including George Sisler, close up at
nine
Leading American league hitters:
Gehrig, New York, $780, Simmons,
Philadelphia, $50; Meusel, New York.
SIT; Dykes, Philadelphia, BIT; Cobb,
Philadelphia, 1863; Schang, st. Louis,
1868; Heilmann, Detroit, 1853; E.
Miller, st. Louis, 1856; Ruth, New
York, 354; Wheat, Philadelphia, .353
Improved pitching also has swept
through the batting percentages OF
the National leaguers, and though
the same Pirate trio-HarriS, Barn
hart and Paul Waner-are still lead
ing the league, their figures today
are some 20 points lower than last
week.
Joe Harris leads the trio today,
and right on the heels of the three
Pirate musketeers is frankie Frisch.
The former Giant who was traded
to st. Louis for Rogers Hornsby
equalled Lou Gehrigs performance
of 13 hits in eight games, but there
were not so many for extra bases.
frankie added two doubles, three
triples and four stolen bases to his
string this week.
Another ex-Giant, Farrell, the
SllOrtStop McGraW traded off to BoS-
ton, passed Hornsby this week for
fifth place in the ten leading hit
ters with a nine point gain.
Pie Traynor dropped out of the
big ten, Scott, the Cubs fly chaser
displacing him for last place. Kiki-
Cuyler, long the leading base steaIer,
is far in the ruck this year, Frisch's
score of % being seven better than
the Pittsburgher's.
Lee Meadows mark of ten victories
and only two defeats gives him the
foremost place among the National
league pitchers, though both Jess
Haines of the Cardinals and Charley
Root of the Cubs have won more
games. Root has credit of Is wins
and Haines for IL.
Hack Wilson'S Is home runs is
high mark in the National league
with Hornsby only one behind. Three
others are in double figures in the
four base speciality, Earl Webb OF
Chicago, Cy Williams of the Phillies
and Zeb Terry of New York.
Leading hitters of the National
league: Harris, Pittburgh, 1896;
Barnhart, Pittsburgh, 1892; P. Waner,
Pittsburgh, 800; Frisch, st. Louis,
384: Farrell, Boston, 1884; Hornsby,
New York, .375; Mueller, New YORK,
$40; Harper, New York, .361; South
worth, st. Louis, .357: F. Scott, Chi
cagO, .342.