The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-07-02
Lou Gehrig, Who Yesterday
Passed Ruth's Home Run
Mark For the Season,
Leads American League in
Batting - Following Rec.
ords Include Wednesdays
Games

Chicago, July 2.-@ The first
official week Of summer and some
genuine hot weather pitching siftcc
out from the major league nbatters
| a few aspiring youngsters and The
same old veterans who have, carved
their names ut the top for many
years. Columbia Lou Gchrig, who
has caught up with his famoiis team
mate, Babe Ruth. in home rams, and
yesterday went him one better, today
leads the American League in batting
too, in averages including games Of
Wednesday.
The list of ten leading battcrs to-
day runs from young Lou to old Zack
Wheat, with four youngsters topping
six veterans in the select group.
Wally Schang Of St. Louis slumpcd
badly and dsthc league lost its only
400 hitter.
Wheat. one of Connie Mack's heir
looms, edged out Bob Fothergill of
Detroit and Babe Ruth. after IL
weeks effort, moved up into the first
ten in place Of Pat Collins, Yankee
backstop.
In Gehrig's last eight games, he
polcd out IL safe hits, six of them
home runs, and he is just one tally
Behind Ruth in runs scored, with 68.
Although Frisch beat Gehrig to the
century mark in hits, frankie is be-
low Gchrig's batting mark.
Reuthcr's Percentage
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 fig
urcs for victories. Ted Lyons Of the
White Sox has the most, IL withis
buddy, AL Thomas, next with IL.
George Burns. Cleveland first
sacker, who holds the record for two
baggcrs at 50, got four Of his special
drives this week and with q 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, 1888; Simmons,
/ nLoucApHids .ooVp V4cuSeIs NcW IOrks
:377; Dykes, Philadelphia, .377; Cobb.
Philadelphia, $3.50; Schang, St, LOUIS,
1868; Heilmann, Dctroit, .aes E.
Miller, St. Louis. 1856: Ruth! New
York, .354; Wheat, Philadelphia, 1853.
Pitching Improved
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-arc still lead
ing the league, their figures today
are some 20 points lower than last
week.
doe Harris leads the trio today
end right on the heels of the three
Pirate musketeers is frankie Frisch.
The former Giant, who was traded ia
st. Louis for Rogers Hornsby,
equalled Lou Gchrig's performance Of
S 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
shortstop McGraw traded off to Bos-
ton. passed Hornsby this week for
fifth place in the ten leading hitters
with nine point gain.
Pic Traynor dropped out of the
big ten, Scott, the Cubs fly chase
displacing him for last place. Kiki
Cuyler, long the leading base stealer.
is far In the ruck this year, Frisch's
score Of e 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 for Is wins
and Haincs for IL.
Wilson Has IS Homers
Hack Wilson's Is home runs is high
mark in the National League with
Hornsby only one behind. Three
others are in double figures i'm the
four base specially, Earl Webb Of