| Show TY COBB AGAIN LEADS THEM ALL Famous Georgian Hit Ball Ballat at a Clip in Games for Season Oct 4 THUS Tyrus T rus Raymond CHICAGO C Cobb still is the premier batter among the regulars of ot the American American American Ameri Ameri- can league according to complete but Jut unofficial averages made public today to to- day The Detroit outfielder during the past season hung up a batting mark of oC in games one point less than his 1918 record and giving him the league leadership for the eleventh time In the thelast thelast thelast last thirteen seasons In addition the Georgia Peach was second in base stealing second In number of hits and near the top In total bases The fhe only years since 1907 that Cobb has not led the league in hitting are arc 1908 when Criss of St St. Louis was supreme and ind 1916 when Speaker was champion champton In figures Eddie Murphy furphy pinch hItter hitter hitter hit hIt- ter for the champion White Sox SON led with an average of but he participated participated par par- In only thirty-one thirty games Following Following Following Fol Fol- Fol- Fol lowing close on Cobbs Cobb's heels was WitS Harris Harrl of Cleveland with a a. mark of li Veach Cobbs Cobb's teammate came next neat In Inthe Inthe the averages hitting 35 while Sister of St. St Louis and Flagstead another De De- followed with records of oC and respectively respective Tobin St St. Louis Ruth nuth Boston Jacobson St St. Louis were other leading sluggers The record of Babe Muth Boston pitcher and outfielder was one of the tho most remarkable ever hun hung up in the American league The Red fled Sox player broke all aU records for the number of home runs In a season by knocking out an even thirty circuit drives In addition he showed the way to the other long dIstance distance distance dis dIs- dis- dis tance by obtaining a a. total of bases baJes and also led the run getters gellers scoring runs In games Eddie Collins captain of the White Sox stole more bases than any other player the opposing catchers falling failing to get him himIn himin himin in thirty-four thirty of his efforts In the club averages the Chicago White Sox showed why they won the pennant by making a club batting average of five points better than Detroit which was second with Cleveland was third with a mark of 76 In fielding Boston Boston Bos Boa ton led with v.-Ith a record of oC and Chicago Chicago Chicago Chi Chi- cago was second its players fielding for foran foran foran an average of 96 Philadelphia last In Inthe Inthe Inthe the league was last in hitting and fieldIn fielding field field- In ing Eddie Cicotte ate ace ace of ot the White Sox pitching staff was the lead leading In hurler He clearly established his supremacy by chalking up twenty-nine twenty victories against seven defeats for an average or of Cravath Philadelphia outfielder was the champion batsman of the National league during the past season the averages averages averages aver aver- ages giving him a record of in eighty eighty- three games and while Mitchell of Brooklyn Brook Brook- l lyn n made a mark of he cannot be considered the leader because he played in only thIrty four games Cravath also made them ost oat home runs his ply four-ply knocks totaling twelve Next to Cravath in the list of batters is Thorpe Indian athlete who started the season with the New York Giants Giant bu but later was traded to the Boston Braves Thorpe's average in t sl two sixty two gam games ms s was wag s 27 seven 1 ahead J of or Eddle l Rough Roush star outfielder of ot the champion nazi nail club dub who hit for a a. mark of 32 I in 1ST games Other leading batters among g the regulars regI regulars reg reg- ulars w were wr r Hornsby St. St Bar Bar- I her Chicago Groh Cincinnati Carey arey Pittsburg burg Philadel Philadel- phIa MS Myers Brooklyn 30 Young New York 30 30 Myers l Brooklyn was the real slugger i of ot the league hH his hits going for 22 bases Hornsby St st. Louis made 21 bases on his blows and Roush noush Cincinnati I I Burns Burn New ew York scored the Greatest I number of times times' tallying six eighty runt runs Cutshaw Pittsburg was the best base bas I stealer being credited with thIrty seven thefts o Olson Brooklyn y got t the mos most st hits his blows falling safe times rm t F In team batting New ew York was first am and andi second with averages of 26 6 i and respective respectively while In fielding Cincinnati was as first with a record o of and Chicago second with i Tn rn pitching Cincinnati hurlers w were re supreme su supreme su- su I preme for leaving ln out Wisner Isner of Pittsburg Pitts pitts- burg who Is credited with one victory and no defeats six out of ot the next eight leading hurlers wore ore the tho uniform of th the pennant winners |
