The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-10-01
PAUL WAIVER IS
BATTING CHAMP
OF NAT I0NALS
Hard.hitting Pittsburgh Out.
fielder 20 Points Ahead Of
Nearest Rival
A. l.. TITLE IS IN DOUBT
AL Simmons of Philadelphia
and Heilmann of Detroit
One Point Apart

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Chicago, Oct. 1.-Ey-While Paul
Waner, the hard hitting Pitts burgh
outfieder, has sewed up the Ma
tional League individual batting
championship Tor 1927, a merry con-
test, with the winner still in doubt.
is waging in the American circuit
between AL Simmons of Philadelphia
and Harry Heilmann of Detroit, the
off again on again champion.
Including games of September IS,
unofficial averages show that these
two players are separated by the
narrow margin of one point, SIM
mons leading with 500. The slug
ging Tiger outfieldcr, however, APP
parently seems destined to win the
honor which he has held every other
year since 1921 because of his spec
tacular squirt with the willow. Last
week Hellmann was four points be-
hind Simmons, who is making a
great effort to become the first
right hand batter to gain the batting
championship of the American
League in many years.
Pushed by the stress of Pitts
burgh's pennant rise, Waner is 20
points ahead Of his nearest rival,
Rogers Hornsby Of New York.
Waner's average including games Of
September % was .3S2. Hornsby's
was .362.
The Ten Leaders
The ten leaders in the batting
marathon in each league are as fol-
low:
American Ieague--Simmons, Phil
adclphia. 800; Heilmann, Detroit
$3.50; Gehrig, New York, .372; Foth-
ergill, Detroit, .36l; Cobb, Philadel-
phia, 1857; Combs, New York. 1856;
Ruth, New York, 1852; Goslin, Wash
ington, 1897; Meusel, New York,
1929; Cochrane, Philadelphia, 500.
National League-Waner, Pitts
burgh, .3S2; Hornsby, New York,
1862; l.. Wancr, Pittsburgh, 1851 /;
Stephenson, Chicago, .342; Traynor,
Pittsburgh, .339; Frisch, st. Louis,
1886; Harris, Pittsburgh $3.50; Hafey,
st. Louis, 1928; Harper. New York,
1926; Terry, New York, .324.
The New York Yankees, Ameri-
can League champion, have also won
the championship for team batting
with a percentage of BOG, leading
the Athletics by four points. The
Pirates led the National League in
team batting averages to date by
The same percentage. being nine
points ahead of the Giants.
Hoyt is Pitching Ace
Waite Hoyt of the Yankees appar-
emily has turned in the best pitching
performances of the American cir
cult, winning 20 games and losing
seven for a percentage Of 1853. The
National League pitching champion
ship is somewhat in doubt. jess
Haines Of the st. Louis Cardinals
Larry Benton, of New York, Grimes
of New York and Kramer of Pitts.
burgh are h~ving close duel for tor
pert entage honors, Haines leading
with mark Of .G9.. Farmhouse
sensational Cardinal rookie, has yet
to be defeated, including games of
September %. He has en- "ged vic
torious in five games.
The ten leading pitchers in each
league follow:
National Leaguc-H aincs, St
Louis, .6,7; Benton, New York, .696;
Grimes, New York, 1922; kremer,
Pittsburgh, .692; Meadows, Pitts
burgh, .679; Alexander, st. Louis
GIT; Hill, Pittsburgh, .676; Henry,
New York, SAT; Root, Chicago, .634
Fitzimfaons, New York, $50. Be-
cause of Frankhouse's late arrival
in the league his remarkable average
is not considered in the percentage
Leadership.
American League-Hoyt, New
York, .759; Shocker, New York, .739;
Moore, New York, .708; Hadley.
Washington, 700; Lisenbee, Wash
inxton 692; Pennock, New York,
.692; Ruether, New York, 1884;
Grove, Philadelphia .625; Lyons, Chi
cago, $50; and Hudlin, Cleveland,
$3.50.
Teams Tied in Fielding
In the National League Philadel-
phia and Cincinnati are tied for the
team fielding average prize, each
having percentage of .973. The
Cubs are third with .972. In the
, American League Chicago and Phil
adelphia are also tied in that depart
ment with an average of .971.
A former White Sox southpaw,
Reb Russell of Indianapolis, is the
1927 batting champion Of the Amer
lean Association. Russell with a
percentage of 1886 was far ahead of
the field, leading his closest COMPETE
tor with the willow, Grimes of
Toledo, by II points.
The ten leading batters Of the
American Association, final unoffi-
| cial averages show, are:
Russell, Indianapolis, 1856; Grimes,
Toledo, 1868; Veach. Toledo, 1868;
Cuyon, Louisville, 1868; Riconda,
Milwaukee, 353; Hauser, Kansas
/ City, $50; Duncan, Minneapolis,
.369: Lebourveau, Toledo. .346; Rehg,
Columbus, .343; Earl Smith, Mime
apolis, ;342.
Milwaukee, tied for runner-up
honors II the American association
pennant rsce with Kansas City,
nosed out Toledo, the 1927 league
Champions, in the team batting
averages. The Brewers batted .313.
Tha Nudhens batted .312.
Toledo. st. Paul and Kansas City
tied for the team feeling average
honors. each fielding .967.
Emmer, Minneapolis shortstop,
Won the association home run mara
thcn BY bensilF out 50 circuit