On This Day

Friday, April 30, 1926

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 12 3 .800 --
Indians 10 5 .667 2.0
White Sox 11 6 .647 2.0
Senators 9 8 .529 4.0
Tigers 6 9 .400 6.0
Athletics 6 10 .375 6.5
Red Sox 5 11 .313 7.5
Browns 5 12 .294 8.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Robins 9 5 .643 --
Giants 9 6 .600 0.5
Reds 8 6 .571 1.0
Cubs 8 7 .533 1.5
Cardinals 8 8 .500 2.0
Phillies 7 9 .438 3.0
Pirates 7 10 .412 3.5
Braves 5 10 .333 4.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ray Blades 4
2 Dick Burrus 3
2 Jimmy Cooney 3
2 Kiki Cuyler 3
2 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Glenn Wright 2
2 Ray Blades 1
2 Dick Cox 1
2 Joe Judge 1
2 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Lamar 4
1 Glenn Wright 4
3 Ray Blades 3
3 Gabby Hartnett 3
5 15 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 2
2 Howard Freigau 1
2 Goose Goslin 1
2 Cliff Heathcote 1
2 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Burleigh Grimes 0.58
2 Sam Gray 0.43
3 Allan Sothoron 0.38
4 Hugh McQuillan 0.33
5 Lee Meadows 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Skinny Graham 1
1 Sam Gray 1
1 Burleigh Grimes 1
1 Augie Johns 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Burleigh Grimes 7
2 Ernie Maun 6
3 Sam Gray 3
3 Allan Sothoron 3
5 9 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sarge Connally 1
1 Hooks Dauss 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Goose Goslin .463
2 Joe Dugan .431
3 Jimmy Dykes .409
4 George Burns .400
4 Lou Gehrig .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jack Fournier 4
1 Babe Ruth 4
3 Jim Bottomley 3
3 Pat Collins 3
3 2 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 23
2 Hack Wilson 22
3 Jim Bottomley 18
4 High Pockets Kelly 17
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 5
1 Frankie Frisch 5
1 Heinie Mueller 5
4 Bob Meusel 4
4 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Quinn 0.41
2 Jesse Petty 0.47
3 Red Lucas 0.98
4 Vic Keen 1.29
4 Johnny Morrison 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jesse Petty 4
2 Vic Aldridge 3
2 Ted Blankenship 3
2 Waite Hoyt 3
2 11 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Charlie Root 22
2 Lefty Grove 19
3 Walter Johnson 18
3 Bob Shawkey 18
5 Jesse Petty 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hooks Dauss 2
1 Sloppy Thurston 2
3 Sarge Connally 1
3 Chick Davies 1
3 13 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .400
2 Al Simmons .393
3 Harry Heilmann .385
4 Tris Speaker .373
5 Bill Lamar .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 39
2 Bob Meusel 34
3 Babe Ruth 29
4 Ken Williams 26
5 3 tied 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rogers Hornsby 152
2 Harry Heilmann 145
3 Bob Meusel 144
4 Jim Bottomley 134
5 Jack Fournier 130

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 46
2 Kiki Cuyler 44
3 Johnny Mostil 34
4 Sam Rice 30
5 Frankie Frisch 26

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Stan Coveleski 2.72
2 Dolf Luque 2.87
3 Eppa Rixey 2.90
4 Ted Lyons 2.99
5 Herb Pennock 3.05

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ted Lyons 24
2 Walter Johnson 21
3 Ted Blankenship 20
3 Stan Coveleski 20
3 2 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 214
2 Lefty Grove 125
3 Dolf Luque 124
4 Walter Johnson 119
5 Howard Ehmke 106

Saves

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