The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-13
BAMBINO PASSES
 COCHRANE IN BAT
 RACE OF MAJORS
Ruth Clouting for .39S- Hendrick of Cincinnati Tops National Sluggers 1885
BY DIXON STEWART

United Press Stan Correspondent
 New York. June 13-Babe Ruth. New York Yankees home run king, and Harvey Hendrick. Brooklyn cast-off shared honors today as ma jor league batting leaders.
 Official averages, including games of Thursday June 14, show that Ruth has passed Mickey Cochrane of the Philadelphia Athletics and taken the American league lead with an average of 1898. Cochrane, last weeks leader. slumped from 400 to 1883 and holds second place. Hendrick. who was unable to win q regular position during five seasons at Brooklyn and who hit only .257 in 1880, continued the slugging which has marked his playing since he was traded to Cincinnati. His average of 1885 is off .003 from a week ago but still is .017 above the mark of Bill Terry. Giants first baseman, who advanced to second place.
 Leaders in other individual of- fensive departments in the two leagues are:
 National league-Most runs scored, Klein, Phillies, 46; most runs batted in. Klein. Phillies. A; most home runs, Klein. Phillies, 15; most triples. Worthingham. Braves. 8: most doubles, Davis, Phil lies, ,and Hornsby, Cubs, IS; most hits, Terry, Giants. 70; most stolen bases, Comorosky. Pirates. 8.
 American league-most runs scored, Simmons, Athletics, 45; most runs batted in. Cronin. Senators. 6s: most home runs. Foxx, Athletics. 1S; most triples, Cronin, Senatars, s; most doubles, Webb, Red Sox. 25; most hits, Cronin Senators, 75; most stolen bases. Chapman, Yankees. 16.
 Batting continued heavier in the American league than in the Na- tional league, which uses a heavier cover on the ball than is used in the junior circuit. Cleveland topped the American league in team bat ting, with percentage of 1902. while the Chicago Cubs led the National league with .297. Team averages of other clubs were: American league. Washington, 300; New York. .292; st Louis, .2S2; Philadelphia, .2S0; Boston. .273; Chicago. .256; Detroit. .251. National league, New York, .292; St Louis. .2SS; Philadelpnia, PTS; Cincinnati. .275; Boston, .26S and Pittsburg .254.
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 Chicago has the best team fielding mark in the National league. with .974, other averages ranging down to Brooklyn's eighth place mark Of .965. Philadelphia tops the American league in fielding at .97S. with New York second with .977 and the other ranging down to Cleveland's .956.
 Carl Fischer of Washington leads the American league pitching list with victories and one defeat for .9b7. Other leaders are Grove of the Athletics with 10 victories and two defeats. Gomez of the Yankees with five triumphs and one setback and Walberg and Earnshaw of the Ath- letics and Terrell of the Indians who are tied for fourth place with nine victories and two defeats each.
 Lester Sweetland of the Cubs and Paul Derringer of the Cards have the best percentage in the National league with five victories and one defeat each for .S33. Brandt of the Braves and Grimes of the Cards lead in victories with eight triumphs and two defeats each and Mitchell of New York holds fifth place with seven triumphs and two defeats.