The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-09-10
TIGER CLOUYER
HOLDING LEAD.
MARK NOW .399
Gehrig Only Rival Among
Those Who Have Played in
More Than 100 Games
H o NSBY NEAR TOP
Is in National League Second
Place-Waner on Top
Russell Leads A. A.
NSBY NEAR TOP

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Russell Leads A. A.
Chicago. Sept. 1O.-(R-Harry
Heilmann's fourth batting champion
ship of the American League is al
most within his grasp. With only
three weeks to go, tho Detroit voter
an, champion in 1921, '23 and '25, has
lead almost safe CROUCH to carly
400.
Heilmann's only rival among those
who have played more than 100
games is Lou Gehrig, who Just now
is having his hands full in keeping
up with Babe Ruth's terrific home
run pace. In averages compiled to-
day. including Wednesdays games,
Ruth had cracked out six homers for
the week, two more than Cehrig, and
the Babe had lead of four on Col
umbia Lou. Just ten more shots over
the fence and Ruth would equal his
1921 season record Of so.
Simmons Takes Drop
Al Simmons. who had been on the
Athletics bench for quite a while,
played one game this week and three
points was shaved off his batting
percentage. He has second place in
the standing but has played only 90
games, and so is unlikely to become
the first right hand hitter in many
years to win the batting crown.
The top Of the pitching list reads
like the roster of the New York Yam
KEGS mound staff, starting with
Waite Hoyt, first among the regulars,
who has won 10 and lost five. Then
come Shocker, Reuthcr, Pipgras,
Thomas, More and Pennock, followed
by the rest of the FINGERS in the
league.
Ted Lyons of the White Sox has
chalked up the most victories, twenty,
and Eddie Rommcl of the Athletics
has the highest percentage, though
he has won but eight games. Lyons
has pitched almost the equivalent Of
thirty full games, with less than q
run per inning off his shoots.
beading BAttcrs
Leading American League batters:
Heilmann, Detroit, .399; Simmons,
Philadelphia, .391; Gchrig, New
York, 1881; Ruth, New York, 1852;
Combs, New York, $50; Fothergiil,
Detroit, .349; Meuscl, New York.
BAG; Cobb, Philadelphia, .345; Speak
CIR, Washington, .342; Goslin, Wash
ington, $40.
The cares of managing a pcnnant
conte nder, while John McGraw is i'll
or otherwise occupied, this time have
not affected the batting eye Of Rog-
ers Hornsby. The former Cardinal
and heir apparent to the control Of
the Giants. having unseated one oil
the three musketeers Of the Pitts
burgh Pirates, has now ousted Sec
ond one. Today Hornsby is himself
in second place in the National
League batting race.
Another batting championship for
Hornsby, though, is unlikely unless
Paul Waner, the foremost Of the
Pirate trio. suffers a complete col
lapse, for Brother Paul today enjoys
- point read on hornsby with only
three weeks of the season left.
Joe Harris followed Clyde Barn
hart down the ladder when Hornsby
staged his upward rush. and Barn
hart kept on slipping until he is now
in ninth place. Brother Lloyd. Waner
has climbed upward to take up the
burden Of regaininS>the laureis of
the Pirate trio. Harris is third and
Lloyd fourth, just back Of Paul Wan
CIR and Hornsby.
Benton Gong Well
Though Larry Benton may not
have been able to do much for the
Braves, he has been going great on
the hill for the Giants. and is now IN
first rank among the National
League pitchers, with score of iii
teen victories and only four defeats
None of the regular moundsmen can
show as low figure in losses. An.
other graduate Of the Giants. old
Jesse Haines, now Of the Cardinals, Is
second among the regular toilers in
the turret, and his list of ~ victor
les is also second highest in the
league for the season.
Leading batters Of the National
League: P. Waner, Pittsburgh. 1888;
Hornsby, New York, 1861; Harris
Pittsburgh, .359; L. Wancr, Pitts
burgh. $40; Stephenson. Chicago
$3.50; Traynor, Pittsburgh, 1897;
Frisch. st. Louis, 1856; Farrell, Bos-
ton, 1882; Barnhart, Pittsburgh, $3.50;
Harper, New York, 1927.
81 In a. A. Above 500
With all the first division clubs in
the American Association cloutinf
better than 800, 1t is no wonder
there are 81 batters in the circuit
hitting above 800. But Toledo has
1.-the edge in top n0tchers with four o.
her regulars counted among the first
ten.
The lowly Colonels at last have .
representative in that select crowd
Guyon gaining twelve points in aver.
ages compiled today including We'd
hesday's games to take seventh place
That crowded out the Millers' sole
delegate. Ollie Tucker, but on thu
heels Of the first ten the Kels have
five sluggers. all hitting better than
$40, which may suit Manager Kell,
better than Vhly one hitting above
that mark.
Three Of this quartet Of Miller,
have al the home run hon0rs in
sight in the Association. Frank EN-.
mer leads with 20, They nearly
match the New York Yankees wreck
Eng crew. i
Russell Speeds Up
While the contenders were fading
in the stretch. Reb Russell put on
bit more steam and has lead IN
first. place among tho t1ugeers Of
fifteen points. His pitching arm may
have gone back BIT. and there was
some talk of his logs showing their
are, but the figures prove his eye Is
growing k6en1r With fh6 years.