New Britain herald., 1927-04-23
STRANGERS AMONG LEADING H|TTERS
Singers Of Past Years Are Away Down in Batting Lists

Chicago, April 23 CF-strange faces appear among the group of i leading major league hitters fin the ! first week of the season, with some of the regulars, particularly Babe Ruth. far down the row. Fifty play CTS have better figures at bat than Ruth, according 10 the averages compiled today. including Wcdncs- days games. But Rogers Hornsby is showing his stuff to the Giant fans and stands third with the surprising percentage of ACT, compared with .23@ for Ruth.
 Harry Hcilmann. the America n | league batting champion, starts off the season in front Of his contend CTS with a mark of 800 for the first week. So far the American league can boast of I batters in the 400 class, while the National league has i ten.
 Both New York clubs lead their leagues in team batting averages,
 the Yankees having a .353 mark for their nine games. while the Giants
 have batted .@eo in eight contests.
 The two Chicago teams lead their
 leagues in fielding but they are at,
 or close to the bottom, in both cir
 cults in batting.
 Detroit ranks next to the Yankees
 in batting, but Connie Mack's aged
 aggregation is q strong third. Both l the Yankees and Detroit have team 1 batting averages over 300. while in 1 the National league. the Giants. the Phillies and the Pittsburgh Pirates
 are all over the 300 mark.
 Among the leading National
 league sluggers whose averages
 have withst ood the withering heat
 of the midsummer competition
 Bubbles Hargrave Of Cincinnati
 one of last years leaders, is< just
 within the first ten for the opening
 week Of 1927. Kiki CuvIor of thc
 Pirates, another regular" stands
 eighth. while Hoinic sand of thc 1 Phillies holds the first position with i ,565, the heavy hitter of the major
 loagues-~for seven games.
 Old Cy Williams of the Phillies is the temporary leader of the major l league home run htt"rs. with three 1 in games including Wednesday while Hornsby. Hack Wilson ant Earl Webb Of Chicago and Harpe, of New York have two apiece.
 ! Tyson of the Giants leads the Ma tlonal league base stealers with four i and he also has the largest collec. { ton of bases acquired with the bat i 26 bases on 1a hits. which included 1 three doubles and two triples. There are fifteen National league
 pitchers with clear records so far | seven having won twice and tn, others one game, In point Of in ] nings pitched. Fitzsimmons Of New ! York leads the league, and is tho only twirler except MogridGe ant | than two games.
 Temporarily leading Harry Heil
 mann in the American lcaeu, i parade of heavy hittors is Pat Col
 lins. catcher of tho Now lorl i Yankees, with seven hits in fv' | games, three of them two baggers
 His percentage is .53S, Gehrig, Meu
 sel and koenig of the Yankees, A Simmons of Philadelphia, Goose
 Goslin of Washington and Gcorg'
 Sislcr Of the St. Louis Browns ar, 1 Id-tiners among the leading te, ! hittcrS of the American league il l the first week all hitting 400 O | better while the pitchers arms arr cold and stiff.
 Manush of Detroit. Ty Cobb, Tri f Speaker and Eddie Collins arr 1 around the $50 mark where the, , hover throughout the year. Gehrit l and Simmons are the only American l laacuers with twp home runs tt l their credit, Ruth having but one among his slim collection of sever ! hits in 30 trips 10 the home plate. i Goslln has started out with ar