Salt Lake Telegram | 1929-04-28 | Page 23 | Hitting, Fielding Laurels Won by New York Giants

Hitting Fielding elding F Laur Laurels ls Won by New York Giants Lefty Tops Batters Batters' With Brilliant Mark NEW YORK April 27 AP AP- AP Frank ODoul O Doul the Philadelphia winter obtained last from from the Giants set the pace pac for National league greater atei 7 batters of oC gr fame in the first 1929 averages isue is issued is- is sued ue today and d f Including the first S L-S Li i eight days of ot the camp campaign through the games o of V lv Wednesday e a d d. n. n e a d a y ODoul ODou hit safely thirteen times Umes in Inc six games for a amark amar c mar marl mark of Hack Wilson the Cub slugger ODoul led In h runs n scored with eight while Babe Herman L. L col col- col the greatest number o of 01 nn hits flits fourteen Herman and Wilson tied with Stephenson of the Cubs for forthe forthe forthe the lead in doubles each having four but Nick Cullop of Brooklyn stood alone one In triples despite espito his having only two THREE HOMERS ODoul Inserted three homers amon among hi his hits to match Chick Hafey Haley of ot St St. Louis in long long- distance clouts Hafey led led in runs tuns batted In In w with Ith a a. total of ten Reese Reee I and Lindstrom of the Giants and and Rabbit of the Braves shared stealing base-stealing honors each having three thefts The team batting table found the Giants on top with a a. margin o of to over the more widely heralded Cubs The Giants also led in team fielding with a mark markor of or against the which left the Cubs and the Braves in a tie for second place Following O ODoul Doul in the individual ual batting table were these regulars regulars regu- regu lars lane Harper Boston Herman Herman Her Her- man Brooklyn FriscH St St. Lout Loui Louis Cuyler Cyler Chicago 19 Allen Cincinnati Douthit St St. Louis and Jackson and OFarrell New Nework NewYork NewYork York ork and Stephenson Chicago Chi cago