Show WESTERN VESTERN A I Chicago Jan Western league produced twentysIx hitters bitters durIng the tho season ot of 1909 according to the officIal figures issued by PresIdent Norris L ONeill here today Welch the outfielder of Omaha led in batting with an average of for games He made hits for a total ot of bases liller of Pueblo was second with 36 for 87 games and Mertens of Des Moines was third with for H 14 gam games s SIoux City led In the team batting with the remarkable average of Omaha was close clofe behind with Tile The Des MoInes team which won the cham championship championship by the tho narrow margin of two points was tied for sIxth with Wichita In the team batting at 2 Omaha led In teem toom fielding with and Sioux City was second with The Thc Moines team was fourth with Malter ot of SIoux City led the pitchers In Ia percentage of victories with 7 games won and 2 lost for Olmstead of Denver is the rEal leader wIth 24 21 games won and S 8 lost fur for Lange of Des Moines won 29 games and lost 12 for Following Is the officIal standing of the clubs and their fielding and batting averages STANDING OF CLUBS AT CLOSE OF SEASON Club Won Lost PC Club Won Von Lost PC Des Moines 93 59 WichIta 71 82 Sioux City 91 i 00 Denver 69 82 Omaha S 84 SS 68 Lincoln 61 89 47 Topeka 76 73 Pueblo 58 93 CLUB FIELDING Clu Club PO A E ED BB HP PE WP SO SO PC P Omaha 1957 2 zio Q 49 14 9 SIo City iii 92 37 7 17 46 2 Topeka 30 1926 70 30 21 Des Moines 4 1855 1835 29 73 51 40 89 9 Denver j 1728 g sz 92 as s WIchIta 43 72 26 41 9 3 Lincoln iss 1988 64 28 28 Pueblo iso 1802 ai io 37 i zi 23 2 24 CLUB BATTING Club AD AB R H BH TB m LB m HR SH PC Des MoInes 1343 1735 1733 69 26 Denver jg 1378 isis 1818 cs 28 1 Lincoln 1372 1272 1616 IS 52 19 2 Omaha 1392 1836 79 24 Pueblo 1302 1784 4 78 41 57 i 2 Sioux City 1998 54 I 60 00 Topeka 1 18 1703 60 29 WIchita 1 1352 1819 52 2 48 43 1111 lit i zao |