The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-08-27
'HEILM!ANN HAS
400 AVERAGE;
LEADSIEAGUE
Well on Way to Fourth Bat
ting Title of Americans;
Lazzeri Advances
NSBY WE'LL UP
Reb Russell Still Leading A.
A. Batter; Guyon of Colo
:nels Nears Him
HORNSBY WELL UP

his way to his fourth batting cham
pionship Of the American league. He
has today the only :, 400 average
among the major league regulars
gained during Detroit's record break
ing winning streak Of Is victories in
a row.
Starting with 1921, Heilmann has
wpnthe title with his bat every other
year seem due to win the reward.
He passed the 1874 of Al Simmons Of
the Athletics in figures compiled to-
day including Wednesdays games
Heilmann's gain in percentage this
week was 81 points. The day the
Yankees broke the Tigers winning
streak, Wednesday, Harry had per.
feet day at bat, four times up, four
singles.
.Lazxeri Does Well
]. Instead of the home run twins,
Ruth and Gehrig, it was Tony Lag
zeri that broke up that game with q
mighty drive which cleared off the
crowded sacks. That was Tony's 10th
homer Of the season, while Ruth
that day had 40 and Gehrig 80.
Dutch Reuther and Waite Hoyt
who have dominated the American
League pitching list for some time
were Joined today by Wiley Moore
Manager Higgins latest find. Moore
stands third in the number of games
ranked only by the veteran relief
Fingers, Cliff Marberry and Lefty
Grove, but Moore's percentage is far
higher than those two veterans, with
IA wins and six losses.
Ted Lyons still stands out as the
leader in games won, with 10 victories
for second division club. Hoyt has
II wins.
Sisler Leads ON Steals
George Sisler, still lowering just
below the first ten in batting honors,
continues in front in base stealing,
his weekly theft raising his total now
to "a.
Leading hitters of the American
League are: Heilmann, Detroit, 400;
Simmons, Philadelphia, 1894; Gehrig
New York, .379; Ruth, New York
.357; Speaker, Washington, 1854;
Fothergiil, Detroit, .34s; Meusel
New York, BAT; Schang, St. Louis,
.s47; Cobb, Philadelphia, SAG; Cos
lin, Washington, .34l.
Hornsby Ahead in N. L.
Having failed to crack the Pitts
burgh monopoly Of National League
batting honors, frankie Frisc h
dropped back to give his rival, Rogers
Hornsby, q chance. Hornsby today
is but one point back of Clyde Barn.
hart, the low man of the three ri.
rates at the top Of the column, while
Frisch dropped six points to fifth
place.
Brother Lloyd Waner, growing
more accustomed to the atmosphere
UP around the top, .moved up from
eighth place to sixth in the list Of
the first ten, SO it may not be long
until the "three musketeers" become
a quartet. Lloyd lis only IL points
back of Barnhart. s
Three in one day shot Hack Will.
sons home run record up on q pal
with the.23 mark set by Cy Williams
some time back, and since unchanged
Hornshyi has gathered two this weel
in his drive to recapture the Nation
al League batting crown he wore fol
six straight years. q Rogers now hal
~ homers. 1914 ~
His slump at hat gave Frisch fewer
opportunities for base. stealing, but
his total Of 80 is still nine better
than Hendrick of Brooklyn. Xix
Cuyler, who used to hold the bass
stealing honors, is now third with {
mere -.
Meadows Leads Pitchers
Lee "Specs" Meadows is back il
first place among the Nationa
League pitchers but.his partner, Car
men Hill, is down in sixth rank
Benton Of the Giants got bumped il
his start this week, and dropped bacl
to second. The Cardinal veterans
Jess Haines and, Grover Alexander
come next, but Charlie Root Of thu
faltering Cubs tops them all,ih vic
tories with %.
With. half, Of the first ten hitter,
in the league wearing Pirate mi
burgh has the best team batting
mark in the majors today. SEQ. Ever
the smuggling Yankees are four points
below in the team figures, with .2S2
Leading National league batters
p. Waner, Pittsburgh, 1884; Harris
Pittsburgh, 1853; Barnhart. Pitts
burkh, 1853; ,Hornsby, New York
.862; Erisch, St. Louis, BAT; 6tsph
-enson. Chicago, .343; L. Waner, Pitts
burgh, .34l; Harper, New York, .388
Traynor, Pittsburgh, 1871; Hendrick
Brooklyn, .320.
I Guyon Breaks Into Circle q
The Colonies having at last climbed
cut Of the cellar, Guyon made hi
bow today - the first Of the Louis
Vile club TO break into the leading
Ten ,hattsrs Of the American AsAocia