Salt Lake Telegram | 1931-06-27 | Page 5 | Babe Ruth Leads Majors in Hitting with 399 Average

Babe Ruth Leads Majors in Hitting With Average Washington Rookie Heads American Pitchers With Nine Wins NEW YORK June 27 UP UP While While other swinging free-swinging sluggers have wasted their time bemoaning the dead ball bali Babe Ruth has been banging away with all of his usual energy and as on approaches the New York Yankees star Is s leadIng leadIng leading lead- lead I Ing both major leagues in hitting The dead ball may have reduced the frequency of Ruths Ruth's home runs but that it cannot spoil spon his batting eye is proven by the official statistics statEs statis tics including games of Thursday I June 25 which show Babe with Ruths Ruth's chief competition is coming com corn lug ing from American league rivals National league hitters working under tinder under un un- der the additional handicap of a heavy y cover on the ball have been unable to approach American l league ue marks and Harvey Hendrick Cincinnati Cincinnati Cin Cm- first baseman still tops the senior circuit batsmen with a a. percentage Eddie Morgan Cleveland eland first baseman is up runner to Ruth inthe In inthe the tho American league with followed followed followed fol fol- fol- fol lowed by Al Simmons of Philadelphia at Davis Phillies catcher holds second place in the National league with a mark of and Bill BUl Terry of the New York Giants is tied with Chuck Klein of the Phillies for third with a percentage of or IN HOMER RACE Ruth also has Jumped up among the leaders in the home run marathon marathon marathon mara mara- thon and now has 16 homers to his credit He is 15 topped Inthe American league only by his teammate Gehrig with 17 and is only two behind Chuck Klein who leads both leagues with 18 18 Klein not only holds the home run leadership but is setting the pace for his league In runs batt batted d in hi and anti runs scored Chicago leads the National league In club batting at t and in club fielding with a a. percentage Washington tops top the A Am American m er I can league in ut hitting with and is second in team fielding leIding points behind the Philadelphia Athletics who boast a average Carl Fischer Washington rookie has the best percentage of or any American league learue pitcher with nine victories and on one defeat for or while Lefty Grove of the Athletics leads in games won with 13 triumphs and two defeats Guy Bush of the C Cubs bs tops National National Na Na- t-ional t league hurlers with five victories victories vic vie tories and one defeat Derringer of the Cards is first in games won on with 10 but has been defeated three times I