IN THE NEWS: League statistics show the White Sox Luke Appling
leading the AL hitters with .328, the lowest since
Cobb hit .324 to lead in 1908. Conversely, of course,
the pitchers' marks were topped by Spud Chandler's
1.64 ERA, the best since 1919. Spud also has the best
percentage at .833, on a 20-4 won-lost mark. The White
Sox aging OF Wally Moses stole 56 bases after stealing
only 3 two years before. The veteran Mel Ott hits
only .234 for his Giants, but he still has 18 homers -- all
in the Polo Grounds.
IN THE NEWS: Commissioner Landis rules that Phils owner William
D. Cox is permanently ineligible to hold office
or be employed in baseball for having bet on his own
team. The Carpenter family of Delaware will buy the
Philadelphia club and Bob Carpenter, age 28, will
become president. The Phils, in an effort to change
their image, will conduct a contest for a new name.
The winning entry, the Blue Jays, submitted by a Mrs.
John Crooks, will be the unofficial team name
for 1944-45 until abandoned in 1946.
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