Salt Lake Telegram | 1942-09-12 | Page 11 | Big Schnoz Usurps Swat Lead from Brooklyn's Pistol Pete

Big Usurps Swat Lead From Brooklyn s Pistol Pete NEW YORK Sept 11 UP Ernie UP-Ernie Ernie Lombardi Lombard of the Boston Boston Boston Bos Bos- ton Braves went on a hitting spree over the past week and wrested the he National league batting lead from Pete Reiser of the Brooklyn Brooklyn Brook Brook- lyn Dodgers official tabulations of games played through Thursday disclosed today Lombardi Lombard had an n average of ot while Reiser who had led the senior circuit for 13 consecutive consecutive consecutive weeks dropped to a Enos Slaughter of the St. St Louis Cardinals dropped to third place with Ted Williams of the Boston Red Sox Sax continued to lead the American American American Amer Amer- ican league for the fifth straight week with a mark of He was followed by his teammate Johnny Pesky with Howie Howle Krist of the Cardinals gained the National league pitching pitching pitching pitch pitch- ing lead with 12 victories and three defeats He replaced Whit Wyatt of the Dodgers who dropped to third with 17 wins and five losses Johnny Beazley Beazley Beaz Beaz- ley Icy of the Cards took over second place with 19 triumphs and five setbacks In the junior circuit Hank Borowy of the New York Yan- Yan gees regained the lead with 14 victories against three defeats He was followed by Atley Alley Donald a teammate with a record of nine and two Ernie Bonham jumped from fifth filth place to third with 19 triumphs and five defeats Leaders in other departments Doubles N Medwick Brooklyn Brooklyn Brooklyn Brook Brook- lyn 36 33 A Clift Chit St. St Louis 39 Triples N Slaughter St. St Louis 17 11 A DiMaggio New NewYork NewYork NewYork York and Heath Cleveland 13 Home runs N Ott New York 27 A Williams Boston 31 Stolen bases N Reiser Brooklyn Brooklyn Brooklyn Brook Brook- lyn 15 A Case Washington 38