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Show ZlflEll' LEADS Athletics and Phillies Head Big League Clubs in ' Clouting In Tallies. Probably HernJe Zimmerman of the Chicago Cubs will be the first major league player this season to pass the half century mark in driving In runs. At the end of last week's labors 0Days bard-hitting bard-hitting third baseman had hammered homo forty-three tallies and vras in the lead for the tirnely hitting honors of the majors. No fewer than eix men then were tied for second place in the Runs-Batted-in league, these- at hie tea being Baker and Melnnis of the Athletics, Lewis of the Red Sox. Shanks of the Senators, Walker of the Browns and "Wheat of the Superbas. Bach of these players had hit in forty counters. The two Philadelphia teams have the ; best trios of timely thumpers. To.Julv, 1, Baker, Melnnis and Collins -of the Mackmen had batted In 115 markers. IWagee, Cravat h and Luderus of the Dooinites, 109. The Red Sox have three formidable stickers in ILewis, Speaker and Gardner, who have put the finishing touches to 09 of their team's scoring output, out-put, and so have the Cubs in Zimmerman, Saler and Leach. The western trio's record rec-ord in this respect is the same as the eastern'trio's. The Yanks' three .best batters Hartzel, a 'sub; "Williams, who has been shunted to the Western-. league, and Maisel have KnocKea in omy 4y tallies. The entire Yankee team stood credited- on Julv 1 with having batted in only 137 counters. Pittsburg is another major league club sadly in need of thr.ee men who can consistently con-sistently hit safely when runs are In sight. Below will be found the three best men on each club at batting in runs: AMERICAN LEAGUrc.. Athletics, 115 Baker, 40; Melnnis, 40; Collins, 35. Red Sox. 90Lewis, 49; Speaker, 20; Gardner, 29. Browns, 92 Walker, 40; Williams, 26; Pratt, 25. Tigers, S9 Crawford, s$; Burns, 29-Cobb, 29-Cobb, 22. Senators, SS Shanks, 40; Gandll, 25' Milan, 23. Naps, 79 Jackson, 32; Graney. 25; Lajole, 22. White Sox, 76 Collins, 37; Chase, 2V, Blackburne, 16. Yankees, 49 Hartzell, IS; Williams, 16; Maisel, 15. NATIONAL LEAGUE. Phillies, 109 Mageo, 33; Cravath, 37; 1 Luderus, 3-i. Cubs, 99 Zimmerman, 43; Saler, ?,; Leach, 25. Superbas, 92 Wheat, 40; Smith. ' SO-Stengel. SO-Stengel. 22. Giants, 90 "Doyle, 32; Meters, 31: "Mer-kle. "Mer-kle. 27. Cardinals, g."i Miller, 33; Wilson, 2$; Magee. 19. Braves, 67 Maranvllle. 25; Schmidt 3-Evers, 3-Evers, 19. Re-is, 66 INiehof, 24; Clarke, 21; Hob-litzel, Hob-litzel, 21. Pirates, 65 Viox, 24; Mitchell, 23; Gibson, Gib-son, 19. |