MAJOR LEAGUES ARE ENJOYING GREAT WEALTH OF STAR FIRST SACKERS : i f !( Major League Leaders at First Base l .422; Hornsby Hit .397 in the National REMARKABLE YEAR ^ AMERICAN. Ken Williams of Browns Is NATIONAL. Daubert and Are BATTlMi. Still Best in Hitting BATTING. Pipp Play-' PUy«,-. club. (1. AB. R.11. HB SB.PC. Player. Club. G. AB. R. H. I1R. SB. PC. Slsler. 8*. 1 182 SCO 124 233 7 47 .422 iit<*- Greatest Game of Cobb. r>et 726 493 89 192 4 111 .389 Home Huns. 105 372 52 !4rt 7 7 .376 Sneaker, Clev. 124 421 8.1 ir,« 11 8 .375 liar foot. St. L. 40 5i if 12 0 0 .375 I'll 11 Lives. JlHTneyt Det 71184 33 67 0 2 .364 Russell, Pitts.. 48 175 43 05 12 .4 .371 l.-llmunn, D«t. 118 474! #2 163 21 8 .338 Konseca, Cln. (14 220 39 79 2 3 .859 Hugh, N. Y 34 84 14 29 0 0 .347.! George Sisler of the Browne is the Stengel, N. V.. 77 226 42 80 6 5 .354 Woo<lati, 43 108 17 37 0 0 H43 121 445 90 157 13 6 .35.4 N. Y Ill 3?9 42 121 1 It .337 leading hitter of the American League 133 544 100 191 3 20 .351 IStfcant. .110 418 52 146 11 5 .349 \ an Glider, St. I.. 4<"» 63 15 28 2 0 .337 with a mark of .422. George has scored SISLER STANDS A I TOP 'i'obln, fit J 188 7.71 114 182 11 A .336 Y 71 190 34 66 1 1 .347 Ftagsloart, Det 87 8! 18 27 8 0 .833 the most runs. 124; punched out the .138 MS 82 180 A HI .346 Keefe, Ctsvt 1# tl 1 2 0 0 .833 90 272 29 94 4 0 .346 82 229 45 79 2 8 .332 most hits, 232. and stole the most bases, Daubert, Cln. 139 548 102 KZ B 13 *343 Stepheueon, Cleve. .* 11 .341 Galloway, Phil. .136 311 77 190 « 1» .3.11 47. Ken Williams topH the home run 121 422 67 144 I'tpp. N. Y 138 527 89 174 t) 7. .IJM 46 44 5 16 0 1 .341 l»lue Another Flashy First hauler, ll.-t 112 344 88 113 0 1 328 sluggers with 37 to his credit. 40 45 2 1 .341 William.*. St. 1 140 7,33 119 174 37 S3 .327 Barnhart. Pitts. 67 188 29 6-1 1 2 .340 . Joe Bush of the Yankees is the best 44 .336 Baseman Kelly's ( areer Y eft eh. Det 142 571 87 189 9 3 .326 Carey, Pitta.... 188 560 127 188 10 Potherglll. Det.... 29 98 12 32 0 9 .320 hurler in the American League with 24 Kelly. N. Y .138 341 81 181 15 11 .835 Miller, Phil 127 477 77 15.3 13 7 .325 Duncan. Cln.... 134 535 86 179 8 15 .335 Has Interesting: Angles. Gosllli, Wash 84 289 36 94 3 2 .125 wins and 6 losses for a percentage Bancroft. N. Y.. .138 680 113 193 4 15 .333 *> 138 90 16 11 .330 1 In i rk'. Bos 112 383 49 124 6 .124 of .800. 551 182 .lousel. N.-Y 10Y 421 54 130 13 10 23 1)1 21 30 2 1 .330 Hd of the Athletics after . 2 .33') Ruth. X. Y 96 352 86 113 32 * 2 .321 Rommel 88 200 23 69 1 9 was ,102 341 44 112 I 1 .320 B» UAMKI,, Kaustr, PhJl 9T 815 CO 101 7 0 winning straight games stopped . .329 Povereld. St. L. 127 484 43 155 3 1 on September 9 by the Red Sox. This 129-507 89 107 11 Burns, Bos .131 492 65 107 11 7 .121 490 98 163 4 14 .321) Major league wealth in cet'l&tn posi¬ 80 116 1 13 equals the best pitching record this 95 275 42 00 2 3 .327 Collins. Chi 140 554 .135 81 174 15 7 .325 tions seems to rurt in cycles. Three Jamleson, Cleve... 134 528 86 108 3 11 year held by Busli. The best consecu¬ 035 SSachary, Wash... 20 63 3 20 0 0 tive record in the National League is Young, X. Y. .134 504 96 164 7 18 .325 years ago there was widespread com¬ shasly, Chi 66 148 0 2 8 Krlech, X. Y. .117 460 91 149 4 27 .324 Blue. Det 134 547 121 170 6 9 straight, held jointly by Dutch Rue 32 90 1.5 32 0 2 .323 plaint about the dearth of topnoteh JurobKon, St. L.. .132 504 70 107 8 18 ther of Brooklyn, Eppa Rixey of the 20 65 10 21 1 0 .323 40 83 170 11 8 82 255 40 82 « 3 .322 first basemen. Many old timers in Mf.Monus, St. L.. 540 Reds and Wilbur Cooper of the Pirates. 200 31 61 0 8 .320 O'Xelll, Cleve 123 370 28 114 2 2 Bill Jacobeon of the alter 78 that position seemed to be easing Moore. Phlla.-D.n, 24 29 3 8 0 0 Browns, OFarrell, Chi.. .114 SCO 63 111 4 4 .317 scoring 9 runs in six games, Toporoer, St. L. .106 31(1 49 100 3 0 .316 and Hooper, Chi 188 354 103 170 10 14 straight 0 'hemselves out of fast company X. Y.. 36 88 13 27 2 O was on 8 the Meadows. Phil... 28 70 8 24 0 .316 Hofmann, stopped September by s 27 19 2 6 0 0 .316 no new material appeared in Witt. N. V .120 477 93 146 4 .306 capable 1 all:. Chi 117 430 57 133 12 2 .305 Tigers. .132 521 82 104 24 A .316 the offing. Certain clubs were promis¬ J. 8c well, Cleve.. 119 513 75 156 2 8 .3(84 Clarence Galloway of the Athletics Stock, St. L .135 515 79 162 5 7 .315 Wood, Clev# 135 489 71 148 H 6 .208 was Herb Pennock and Bill 103 352 51 111 15 12 .315 ing prices which at that time were 1 stopped by 39 146 25 46 3 8 .315 Molnnls. Cleve... 130 41)0 54 150 0 .303 Piercy of the Red Sox on September 9, .313 fabulous if truly capable tirst Backers Pratt, Bos .138 549 08 164 6 7 .299 .127 464 104 142 7 19 ; Kigney, Det 142 499 01 147 2 ft after he had hit safe in twelve games, 42 135 18 42 0 3 .311 ould be delivered. But the men 20 44 8 13 O 0 .293 out 20 hits in at 130 551 72 171 5 » .310 Nnnamaker, Clevp. poling forty-seven tries 125 76 149 6 8 .309 Dupan, Bos., N. Y .130 539 83 150 6 .3 the bat a 482 v anted did not seem to exist. 7K 166 for percentage of .426. 25 97 13 30 0 1 .309 Rice. Wash 137 566 45 116 8 2 .308 This season finds the major leagues Judge, Wash 131515 72 151 9 4 .293 112 377 Collins. St. 1 R.I 92 10 27 7 0 .293 Athletics Lend In HoiAern. 138 484 OH 140 2 15 .31 >8 the lot first 11 85 287 35 88 3 7 .307 equipped with finest of Most 11. Chi 118 402 94 117 5 .291 The Athletics were Strunk, Chi 89.300 30 89 0 8 280 the first club *.n 05 203 41 X<) 2 4 .804 basemen the present generation lias Austin, St. L 17, 31 9 9 0 0 290 either league to hit 100 home runs on 89 273 43 83 0 7 .304 123 425 94 12.1 1 8 .289 78 237 27 72 8 8 .304 seen. Some of the old timers have Gardner, Cleve.... September 11. when Prank Welch poled 43 0 Clark. Dot 82 188 30 63 .1 1 .287 one 49 142 16 8 .303 taken a new lease of life and are play¬ Brewer, Wash.... 125 430 52 122 9 9 .284 off Bob Shawkey of the Yankees. McHenry. 81. I. 04 238 31 72 5 2 ,8(« 1 Leon Goslin of the 311 83 18 25 1 0 .301 set Shanks. Wash 80 291 88 74 6 .281 Senators po!ed out ing right up to the high standard Cltlo, Cleve 50 97, 21 27 O 1 .284 5 hits on September 11 oft the slants 1 80 261 38 78 3 4 .209 the blood, .lake Daubert Kolp, St. L 28 53 6 1 5 O 0 .283 of Bill .137 603 104 179 0 22 .207 by younger Bronkie, St. 1 23 64 « 18 o 0 .281 Piercy and Ben Karr of the Red 91 381 64 113 0 15 .29A of the Recks.39 years old and pro¬ Walker. Phil 185 500 97 140 89 2 .280 Sox. It was the second time this season 61 152 14 45 3 3 .206 Baker. N. Y 69 232 30 07, 7 1 .280 for him to get five hits in a game nnd 53 129 19 38 3 1 .295 nounced through when the Dodgers Manlo.'i, Dot 40 88 !) 10 0 O .279 Robertson. N". Y. 38 14 5 13 1 0 .205 was the tenth time a player garnered 44 0 traded him to the Reds In the winter Murray.