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Show PECKINPAUGH IS SENSATION New York Yankees' Star First Baseman Base-man Leads League in Batting Run Scoring High. Roger Teckinpaugh is the real American Amer-ican league sensation of the year. This Is Peck's eighth American league sea-pon, sea-pon, and his best mark in hitting was In 1913, when he hit .2GS. Most of the tjme he has been below .250, and now he leads the league with approximate- Roger Pecklnpaugh. ly a .400 average. His run scoring Is as remarkable as his batting. He has crossed the plate 43 times in 54 games. , If this rate is maintained until Ihe end of the season he will practically tie Cobb's mark of 147 runs, made in 1011. |