Salt Lake Telegram | 1931-08-15 | Page 8 | Quaker City Aces Grab Lion's Share of Diamond Prizes

Quaker City Aces Grab Lions Lion's Share I Of Diamond Prizes I NEW YORK Aug 15 UP UP With With the Philadelphia Athletics leading the American league pennant race fate Al Simmons topping American league batters and Virgil Davis and Chuck Klein fighting for the thc National National Na Nn- league lead it appeared today that a major share of 1931 baseball honors will go so to th the Quaker City Official averages released today and including games of Thursday August 13 show Simmons topping the American league with an average e of 01 38 and Ruth In se second ond with Davis continues to hold the National league lead at wI with th Klein in the up runner-up post with Philadelphia is also well rent d In the contests ts for offensive honors in the seven other individual departments as follows National l I leti fue Kein Phillies runs Tuns cored coed 05 Keln Phillies I runs halted Ino In o 0 Klein i Phillies I fI home borne runs n 26 L. L tW Woner n Pirates hits HornsbY double 37 7 7 Traynor Pirate triplex 14 Robins triples 14 J Terry Giants triples 14 H Cardinals stolen tol n bases hIU S 15 IS American J lt Yankees runs scored r d e lt runs baited in tn Yankees home runs 31 IL flImmons Athletics hits hit TH Webb V Red Box doubles 61 51 Simmons Athletics trl triplex 13 Chapman c Yankees e stolen n bases 44 ieR Left Lofty i b Grove Crove of or the Athletics tty nal al already i h has S flinched to top honors for tor the thO year the American n leacue In victories 23 triumphs triumph and 2 detent defeats for lor 20 UI honor are rl held helt ty ly Jes HI o ol of St Bt Louis with 10 victories and nd 3 I dHea