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Eugene Church · 04-19-2007, 09:26 PM

ALLTIME ALLSTAR ASSOCIATION

Monday, August 18, 1905

AMERICAN LEAGUE

COBB HAS BEST BA IN AL...RUTH TOPS IN HOMERS

Going into the last three weeks of the regular season, Ty Cobb of Detroit enjoys an eight-point edge over Rod Carew of the Senators in the race for the batting title in the American League. Cobb is batting .328, Carew .320 and George Sisler of the Browns is third at .317.

Babe Ruth of the Yankees is the home run leader with 32, one ahead of the Browns Josh Gibson and two in front of Boston's Ted Williams.

In the RBI category, there is a three-way tie between Hank Greenberg of Detroit, Joe Gordon of New York and Ted Williams of Boston. All have 94 this season. John Henry Lloyd of the A's is fourth with 90 and Babe Ruth has 89.

In the run scoring department Cobb is the leader with 93, Nomar Garciaparra of the Red Sox second with 92 and Ruth is third at 90.

Rod Carew has the most base hits with 170, followed by Cobb's 163 in the runnerup spot. Third are Tris Speaker of Cleveland and George Sisler of St. Louis, each with 160.

Three Boston players are tops in doubles. Joe Cronin is first with 43, Garciaparra next with 41 and Williams has 39.

Ty Cobb of the Tigers has an AL record-setting 25 triples with George Sisler in the second spot with 12. Number three is Bobby Doerr of Boston with 11. The Alltime Allstar Association mark is 27 set last year by Chicago Cub Cool Papa Bell.

It is a close race in stolen bases with Cobb of Detroit and Ricky Henderson of the A's standing at 56. Boston's Oscar Charleston is a distant third at 37.

As far as walks, Ruth is in the lead with 88. Williams of the Red Sox is second at 87 and Jimmie Foxx of Philadelphia is next with 72.

WALSH, NEWHOUSER, TRUCKS AND WADDELL BEST AL PITCHERS

In the pitching department Chicago's Ed Walsh is the best with 17 victories, followed by the A's Rube Waddell and the Tigers Virgil Trucks with 16 each.

The best ERA belongs to Detroit's Hal Newhouser at 2.36. Walsh is second with 2.48 and Waddell comes in third with a 2.58 ERA.

Newhouser also lead with 6 shutouts, followed by Walsh with 4 and a four-way tie for the third spot: Whitey Ford of the Yankees, Roger Clemens of the Red Sox, Bill Donovan of the Tigers and Jim Palmer of the Browns, all with 3 shutouts.

Waddell of the Athletics has the edge in strikeouts with 200 this season. Next is Newhouser with 189 and Cleveland's Bob Feller at 188.

Heading the relief corps is Hoyt Wilhelm of St. Louis with 26 saves. In second place is the injured Rick Aguilera of Washington with 24 and in the third spot is Doug Jones of the Indians with 21.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

BROOKLYN WHEAT TOPS NL HITTERS IN BA...BUCS OH BEST IN HOMERS

The top batting average in the National League belongs to Brooklyn's Zach Wheat at .331. He has a solid lead over last year's titlist, Edd Roush of Cincinnati, who is hitting .316 this season. In the third position is Pie Traynor of the Pirates at .313.

Pittsburgh's slugging first sacker, Sadaharu Oh, was on his way to challenging Babe Ruth AAA home run mark of 50, but has tailed off in the last few weeks and sits with 39 this season. Ted Kluszewski of Cincinnati comes in second with 32 and the Phillies Chuck Klein has numbered 31 so far.

Oh looked like he would break his NL RBI mark of 133 and even the AAA record of 137 held by Boston Ted Williams, but has dropped off in this area, too. He leads with 120, followed by Kluszewski with 103 and Chicago's Turkey Stearnes at 101.

Honus Wagner of the Pirates has scored the most runs. He has 98, compared to teammate Oh's 96 and the Cubs Cool Papa Bell with 89.

It's a close battle in the hits department with Zach Wheat in the top position with 169. Pie Traynor has 165, followed by Edd Roush at 162.

The doubles leader is the Cards Stan Musial with 39. Second is fellow Redbird Johnny Mize at 36. It's a three-way tie for third between the Cubs Bill Dahlen, Glenn Wright of the Pirates and Tommy Holmes of the Braves. All have hit 35 twobaggers this year.

In triples the number one spot goes to Cool Papa Bell of Chicago with 13, closely followed by Hank Aaron of Boston with 12. Also in the race are Bill Dahlen of the Cubs, Sadaharu Oh of the Pirates and Jim Edmonds of the Cardinals, each with 11.

The top National League basestealer is Chicub Bell with 77. Number two is Honus Wagner of Pittsburgh at 60 and number three is Barry Bonds of the Giants with 29 this season.

The best in the NL in free passes is Bonds with 75, Oh 66 and NY's Mel Ott 60.

NY'S MARICHAL DOMINATES NL PITCHERS

The pitchers with the most wins are Juan Marichal of the Giants with a total of 18, Deacon Phillippe of the Pirates 17 and Ferguson Jenkins of the Cubs with 16.

The top ERA belongs to Marichal with a brilliant 2.05. The AAA record is 2.16 set by Sandy Koufax last year. The Braves lefty Warren Spahn comes in second with a 2.57 ERA, while Koufax of the Dodgers is third with a 2.70 this year.

The strikeout leader is Koufax at 193. In the second position is Steve Carlton of the Phillies with 179. In the third spot Greg Maddux of Chicago and Carl Hubbell of New York are tied with 162.

Marichal also has the most shutouts this season -- a new NL and AAA record. He has blanked opponents 7 times. Koufax and Phillippe are second with 5 each. Coming in with 4 shutouts are Spahn, Dolph Luque of Cincinnati and Harry Brecheen of St. Louis.

The best in the bullpen this season is the Giants relief specialist, Robb Nen with 30 saves. Coming in a close second with 29 is Pittsburgh's Roy Face. In the third position is Chicago's Bruce Sutter with 26. The current AAA record holder is Rick Aguilera of Washington with 32. Nen has already tied his NL mark of 30 and is now going for Aguilera's record number.

04-19-2007, 09:26 PM	#627
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 36,158	ALLTIME ALLSTAR ASSOCIATION Monday, August 18, 1905 AMERICAN LEAGUE COBB HAS BEST BA IN AL...RUTH TOPS IN HOMERS Going into the last three weeks of the regular season, Ty Cobb of Detroit enjoys an eight-point edge over Rod Carew of the Senators in the race for the batting title in the American League. Cobb is batting .328, Carew .320 and George Sisler of the Browns is third at .317. Babe Ruth of the Yankees is the home run leader with 32, one ahead of the Browns Josh Gibson and two in front of Boston's Ted Williams. In the RBI category, there is a three-way tie between Hank Greenberg of Detroit, Joe Gordon of New York and Ted Williams of Boston. All have 94 this season. John Henry Lloyd of the A's is fourth with 90 and Babe Ruth has 89. In the run scoring department Cobb is the leader with 93, Nomar Garciaparra of the Red Sox second with 92 and Ruth is third at 90. Rod Carew has the most base hits with 170, followed by Cobb's 163 in the runnerup spot. Third are Tris Speaker of Cleveland and George Sisler of St. Louis, each with 160. Three Boston players are tops in doubles. Joe Cronin is first with 43, Garciaparra next with 41 and Williams has 39. Ty Cobb of the Tigers has an AL record-setting 25 triples with George Sisler in the second spot with 12. Number three is Bobby Doerr of Boston with 11. The Alltime Allstar Association mark is 27 set last year by Chicago Cub Cool Papa Bell. It is a close race in stolen bases with Cobb of Detroit and Ricky Henderson of the A's standing at 56. Boston's Oscar Charleston is a distant third at 37. As far as walks, Ruth is in the lead with 88. Williams of the Red Sox is second at 87 and Jimmie Foxx of Philadelphia is next with 72. *WALSH, NEWHOUSER, TRUCKS AND WADDELL BEST AL PITCHERS* In the pitching department Chicago's Ed Walsh is the best with 17 victories, followed by the A's Rube Waddell and the Tigers Virgil Trucks with 16 each. The best ERA belongs to Detroit's Hal Newhouser at 2.36. Walsh is second with 2.48 and Waddell comes in third with a 2.58 ERA. Newhouser also lead with 6 shutouts, followed by Walsh with 4 and a four-way tie for the third spot: Whitey Ford of the Yankees, Roger Clemens of the Red Sox, Bill Donovan of the Tigers and Jim Palmer of the Browns, all with 3 shutouts. Waddell of the Athletics has the edge in strikeouts with 200 this season. Next is Newhouser with 189 and Cleveland's Bob Feller at 188. Heading the relief corps is Hoyt Wilhelm of St. Louis with 26 saves. In second place is the injured Rick Aguilera of Washington with 24 and in the third spot is Doug Jones of the Indians with 21. NATIONAL LEAGUE *BROOKLYN WHEAT TOPS NL HITTERS IN BA...BUCS OH BEST IN HOMERS* The top batting average in the National League belongs to Brooklyn's Zach Wheat at .331. He has a solid lead over last year's titlist, Edd Roush of Cincinnati, who is hitting .316 this season. In the third position is Pie Traynor of the Pirates at .313. Pittsburgh's slugging first sacker, Sadaharu Oh, was on his way to challenging Babe Ruth AAA home run mark of 50, but has tailed off in the last few weeks and sits with 39 this season. Ted Kluszewski of Cincinnati comes in second with 32 and the Phillies Chuck Klein has numbered 31 so far. Oh looked like he would break his NL RBI mark of 133 and even the AAA record of 137 held by Boston Ted Williams, but has dropped off in this area, too. He leads with 120, followed by Kluszewski with 103 and Chicago's Turkey Stearnes at 101. Honus Wagner of the Pirates has scored the most runs. He has 98, compared to teammate Oh's 96 and the Cubs Cool Papa Bell with 89. It's a close battle in the hits department with Zach Wheat in the top position with 169. Pie Traynor has 165, followed by Edd Roush at 162. The doubles leader is the Cards Stan Musial with 39. Second is fellow Redbird Johnny Mize at 36. It's a three-way tie for third between the Cubs Bill Dahlen, Glenn Wright of the Pirates and Tommy Holmes of the Braves. All have hit 35 twobaggers this year. In triples the number one spot goes to Cool Papa Bell of Chicago with 13, closely followed by Hank Aaron of Boston with 12. Also in the race are Bill Dahlen of the Cubs, Sadaharu Oh of the Pirates and Jim Edmonds of the Cardinals, each with 11. The top National League basestealer is Chicub Bell with 77. Number two is Honus Wagner of Pittsburgh at 60 and number three is Barry Bonds of the Giants with 29 this season. The best in the NL in free passes is Bonds with 75, Oh 66 and NY's Mel Ott 60. *NY'S MARICHAL DOMINATES NL PITCHERS* The pitchers with the most wins are Juan Marichal of the Giants with a total of 18, Deacon Phillippe of the Pirates 17 and Ferguson Jenkins of the Cubs with 16. The top ERA belongs to Marichal with a brilliant 2.05. The AAA record is 2.16 set by Sandy Koufax last year. The Braves lefty Warren Spahn comes in second with a 2.57 ERA, while Koufax of the Dodgers is third with a 2.70 this year. The strikeout leader is Koufax at 193. In the second position is Steve Carlton of the Phillies with 179. In the third spot Greg Maddux of Chicago and Carl Hubbell of New York are tied with 162. Marichal also has the most shutouts this season -- a new NL and AAA record. He has blanked opponents 7 times. Koufax and Phillippe are second with 5 each. Coming in with 4 shutouts are Spahn, Dolph Luque of Cincinnati and Harry Brecheen of St. Louis. The best in the bullpen this season is the Giants relief specialist, Robb Nen with 30 saves. Coming in a close second with 29 is Pittsburgh's Roy Face. In the third position is Chicago's Bruce Sutter with 26. The current AAA record holder is Rick Aguilera of Washington with 32. Nen has already tied his NL mark of 30 and is now going for Aguilera's record number. Last edited by Eugene Church; 04-21-2007 at 03:03 PM.