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Show Ty Cobb Dethroned By Peckinpaugh In Batting List CHICAGO. June 2S Roger Peckinpaugh, Peckin-paugh, New York, with an average of .355, has dethroned Ty Cobb. Detroit, for batting honors in the American league, according to averages released today and which include games of lost Wednesday. But Cobb has been out of the lineup all week. As a result. Veach. a team mate, has worked up to a tie with the Georgian for second placo with a mark of .j5S. Pcckinpauph broke the tie which ho shared with Sisler, St. Iouis, last week, for runs scored, and is In front now with 441 to his credit. Cobb's ldlenos enabled Roth, Philadelphia, to break tho tie for total base honors. Roth ha 107. Gawy Cravath, Philadelphia, by cracking out three home runs In a week, leads tho home run department, broke the triple tio for total base honors shared by himself, Doyle and Kauff, New York, and continued leading lead-ing National league batters who participated par-ticipated In 20 or more games. Cra-vath's Cra-vath's average is 408, acquired on C-hits, C-hits, made in 47 games. Olson, Brooklyn, leads tho run makers mak-ers with 33. |