On This Day

Saturday, May 8, 1926

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 14 8 .636 --
White Sox 15 9 .625 0.0
Indians 14 9 .609 0.5
Senators 15 10 .600 0.5
Athletics 12 12 .500 3.0
Tigers 10 12 .455 4.0
Red Sox 7 16 .304 7.5
Browns 7 18 .280 8.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Robins 14 7 .667 --
Reds 14 8 .636 0.5
Cubs 12 8 .600 1.5
Giants 11 10 .524 3.0
Pirates 10 13 .435 5.0
Cardinals 10 14 .417 5.5
Phillies 9 13 .409 5.5
Braves 8 15 .348 7.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Eddie Brown 4
1 Earl Sheely 4
3 Earle Combs 3
3 Kiki Cuyler 3
3 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Dugan 1
1 Joe Hauser 1
1 Cliff Heathcote 1
1 Babe Herman 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Brown 4
1 Bill Hunnefield 4
1 Bill Lamar 4
4 Ty Cobb 3
4 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Bancroft 1
1 George Burns 1
1 Bill Hunnefield 1
1 Travis Jackson 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Eppa Rixey 0.60
2 Pete Alexander 0.40
3 Jack Quinn 0.38
4 Earl Whitehill 0.31
5 Sad Sam Jones 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 1
1 Ted Blankenship 1
1 Skinny Graham 1
1 Dutch Levsen 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 4
1 Earl Whitehill 4
3 Jack Quinn 3
3 Art Reinhart 3
3 3 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Goose Goslin .427
2 Joe Dugan .415
3 Babe Ruth .413
4 Bob Meusel .395
5 Johnny Mostil .384

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 7
2 Jack Fournier 5
3 Jim Bottomley 4
3 Goose Goslin 4
3 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 32
2 Goose Goslin 26
2 Hack Wilson 26
4 Jim Bottomley 22
5 Joe Dugan 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 7
2 Bob Meusel 6
3 Frankie Frisch 5
3 Heinie Mueller 5
3 Sam Rice 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jesse Petty 0.57
2 Jack Quinn 0.68
3 Red Lucas 1.41
4 Johnny Morrison 1.74
5 Virgil Barnes 1.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ted Blankenship 5
1 Walter Johnson 5
1 Jesse Petty 5
4 Waite Hoyt 4
4 7 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 30
2 Charlie Root 27
3 Bob Shawkey 25
3 George Uhle 25
5 Earl Whitehill 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 4
2 Hooks Dauss 2
2 Jack Knight 2
2 Sloppy Thurston 2
5 18 tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Goose Goslin .483
2 Al Simmons .469
3 Joe Dugan .457
4 Bob Meusel .442
5 Johnny Mostil .431

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 5
2 Jack Fournier 4
2 Goose Goslin 4
2 Ken Williams 4
5 3 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Goose Goslin 22
2 Babe Ruth 20
3 Ty Cobb 16
3 Bill Lamar 16
5 4 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 5
1 Bob Meusel 5
3 George Burns 4
3 Hack Wilson 4
5 4 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Quinn 0.75
2 Jesse Petty 1.00
2 Burleigh Grimes 1.00
4 Virgil Barnes 1.13
5 Jack Wisner 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Quinn 4
2 Ted Blankenship 3
2 Walter Johnson 3
2 Dutch Levsen 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 22
2 Earl Whitehill 18
3 Bob Shawkey 16
4 Charlie Root 15
4 George Uhle 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 3
2 Hooks Dauss 2
2 Jack Knight 2
4 Guy Bush 1
4 11 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .390
2 Al Simmons .388
3 Harry Heilmann .372
4 Bill Lamar .361
5 Tris Speaker .355

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 36
2 Bob Meusel 35
3 Babe Ruth 32
4 Ken Williams 26
5 Jim Bottomley 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rogers Hornsby 147
2 Bob Meusel 145
3 Harry Heilmann 140
4 Jim Bottomley 136
5 Goose Goslin 129

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 46
1 Kiki Cuyler 46
3 Johnny Mostil 32
4 Sam Rice 30
5 Goose Goslin 27

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Stan Coveleski 2.60
2 Dolf Luque 2.84
3 Eppa Rixey 2.88
4 Ted Lyons 2.96
5 Herb Pennock 3.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ted Lyons 25
2 Walter Johnson 22
3 Ted Blankenship 21
3 Stan Coveleski 21
3 2 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 212
2 Lefty Grove 130
3 Dolf Luque 123
4 Walter Johnson 118
5 Howard Ehmke 111

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 19
2 Jess Doyle 8
3 Waite Hoyt 7
3 Rube Walberg 7
5 2 tied 6