On This Day

Wednesday, April 14, 1926

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 1 0 1.000 --
Senators 2 0 1.000 -0.5
Indians 1 0 1.000 0.0
Red Sox 1 1 .500 0.5
Yankees 1 1 .500 0.5
Tigers 0 1 .000 1.0
Browns 0 1 .000 1.0
Athletics 0 2 .000 1.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 2 0 1.000 --
Giants 1 1 .500 1.0
Reds 1 1 .500 1.0
Pirates 1 1 .500 1.0
Cardinals 1 1 .500 1.0
Cubs 1 1 .500 1.0
Robins 1 1 .500 1.0
Braves 0 2 .000 2.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ira Flagstead 4
1 Phil Todt 4
3 Rube Bressler 3
3 Wayland Dean 3
3 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Pat Collins 1
1 Travis Jackson 1
1 Cy Williams 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kiki Cuyler 4
2 Wayland Dean 3
2 Irish Meusel 3
2 Heinie Sand 3
5 12 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Les Bell 1
1 Joe Judge 1
1 Bill Lamar 1
1 William Marriott 1
1 Bob Meusel 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jesse Haines 0.50
2 Jesse Barnes 0.43
2 Slim Harriss 0.43
4 Red Ruffing 0.33
5 Stan Coveleski 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Coveleski 1
1 Wayland Dean 1
1 Ray Kremer 1
1 Jimmy Ring 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jesse Barnes 3
1 Slim Harriss 3
1 Charlie Root 3
1 Red Ruffing 3
5 6 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Wingfield 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Zack Wheat .857
2 Ira Flagstead .727
3 Frank Wilson .600
4 Pat Collins .571
4 Joe Judge .571

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carson Bigbee 1
1 Jim Bottomley 1
1 Pat Collins 1
1 Howard Freigau 1
1 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Bottomley 4
1 Pat Collins 4
1 Kiki Cuyler 4
1 Lou Gehrig 4
1 2 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Thevenow 2
2 Les Bell 1
2 Kiki Cuyler 1
2 Lou Gehrig 1
2 7 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 0.00
1 Stan Coveleski 0.00
1 Jesse Petty 0.00
1 Jack Quinn 0.00
1 4 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal Carlson 1
1 Stan Coveleski 1
1 Wayland Dean 1
1 Walter Johnson 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 9
2 Virgil Barnes 7
3 Vic Aldridge 5
3 Wilbur Cooper 5
3 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sad Sam Jones 1
1 Ted Wingfield 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .404
2 Harry Heilmann .391
3 Tris Speaker .386
4 Al Simmons .383
5 Jim Bottomley .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 39
2 Bob Meusel 33
3 Babe Ruth 25
3 Ken Williams 25
5 2 tied 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rogers Hornsby 144
2 Harry Heilmann 137
2 Bob Meusel 137
4 Jim Bottomley 134
5 Jack Fournier 132

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 46
2 Kiki Cuyler 43
2 Johnny Mostil 43
4 Sam Rice 28
5 2 tied 27

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dolf Luque 2.66
2 Stan Coveleski 2.77
3 Ted Blankenship 2.87
4 Walter Johnson 2.88
5 Eppa Rixey 2.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ted Lyons 22
1 Dazzy Vance 22
3 Stan Coveleski 21
3 Pete Donohue 21
3 3 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 221
2 Dolf Luque 140
3 Walter Johnson 117
4 Lefty Grove 115
5 Slim Harriss 98

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 16
2 Jess Doyle 8
3 Sarge Connally 7
3 Rube Walberg 7
5 2 tied 6