The Archive · 1938

Hal Trosky Heads Yangtszepoo Lawn Bow Club

Batting List — Best Pitching Record Now Held by Vernon Kennedy Baseball Statistics

New York, June 4.

Hal Trosky, brawny first baseman of the Cleveland Indians, headed the batting parade with an average of 388 through Friday, June 3, it was announced here toda; Vernon Kennedy of the Detroit Tigers topped all the twirlers, scoring eight victories and suffering no losses through Thursday, June 2.

Although Trosky headed the percentages, his teammate, Earl Averill, stole the majority of the batting honours, Trailing Trosky in the batting averages with a return of 372, Averill, however, was both second in the number of runs batted in, 46, and runs, 37.

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