Salt Lake Tribune | 1909-11-29 | Page 9 | Batting Averages of Ball Players

RATTING AVERAGES I OFJAULAYERS I Several American Association fl Players Are High Up With the Stick. H MILWAUKEE, Wis., Nov. 28. Only one player. Catcher E1 Spencer of St. Ifl Paul, has a batting avcrago of moro than , jJ .300 for fifteen games, according to the official batting averages of the American ' fl association, issued today by President Joseph D. O'Brien. Spencer has an average or .330 for thirty-four games. Outfielder John O'Neill of Minneapolis, formerly of the Chjcago Americans, 13 j the first regular In the list, as ho landed second, with a mark of .200 for 111 games. Harry Clark of "Milwaukee has tho dis-Unction dis-Unction of having played In more games than any other member of the assocla- tion. He participated in 173 games and H batted .257. ; Columbus led in team batting with ' .247. nnd Loulsvillo, pennant winner, was . sixth with .233. VM Hlnchman of Toledo was tho leading base stealer, with thirty-nine. Smoot of IH Toledo was the best sacrifice hitter, with . thirty-nine. James of Columbus had IH seven home runs. . ,