On This Day

Sunday, May 9, 1926

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Senators 16 10 .615 --
Yankees 14 9 .609 0.5
Indians 14 9 .609 0.5
White Sox 15 10 .600 0.5
Athletics 12 12 .500 3.0
Tigers 11 12 .478 3.5
Red Sox 7 16 .304 7.5
Browns 7 18 .280 8.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Robins 15 7 .682 --
Cubs 13 8 .619 1.5
Reds 14 9 .609 1.5
Giants 11 11 .500 4.0
Phillies 10 13 .435 5.5
Pirates 10 13 .435 5.5
Cardinals 10 15 .400 6.5
Braves 8 15 .348 7.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ty Cobb 4
1 Johnny Neun 4
1 Ty Tyson 4
4 Freddie Lindstrom 3
4 Ross Youngs 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ty Cobb 2
2 Jim Bottomley 1
2 Cliff Heathcote 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 4
2 Cliff Heathcote 3
3 Pat Collins 2
3 Hooks Dauss 2
3 8 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sparky Adams 1
1 Frankie Frisch 1
1 Bill Hunnefield 1
1 Tony Lazzeri 1
1 Earl McNeely 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob McGraw 0.71
2 Bill Hallahan 0.67
3 Augie Johns 0.29
4 Wayland Dean 0.20
5 Red Lucas 0.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Guy Bush 1
1 Hooks Dauss 1
1 Wayland Dean 1
1 Alex Ferguson 1
1 Bob McGraw 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Hallahan 6
2 Bob McGraw 5
3 Walter Beall 2
3 Wayland Dean 2
3 Augie Johns 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Goose Goslin .414
2 Joe Dugan .414
3 Babe Ruth .398
4 Johnny Mostil .390
5 Bob Meusel .385

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 32
2 Goose Goslin 26
2 Hack Wilson 26
4 Jim Bottomley 23
4 Joe Dugan 23

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jesse Petty 0.57
2 Jack Quinn 0.68
3 Johnny Morrison 1.74
4 Virgil Barnes 1.74
5 Red Lucas 1.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ted Blankenship 5
1 Walter Johnson 5
1 Jesse Petty 5
4 Waite Hoyt 4
4 8 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 5
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 Al Simmons .478
2 Goose Goslin .474
3 Johnny Mostil .458
4 Ty Cobb .444
5 Hack Wilson .439

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ty Cobb 4
1 Jack Fournier 4
1 Babe Ruth 4
1 Ken Williams 4
5 5 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Goose Goslin 21
2 Ty Cobb 20
3 Babe Ruth 16
4 Joe Dugan 15
4 Bill Lamar 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 5
2 Bob Meusel 4
2 Hack Wilson 4
4 Sparky Adams 3
4 5 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Quinn 0.67
2 Burleigh Grimes 1.00
2 Jesse Petty 1.00
4 Jack Wisner 1.29
5 Johnny Morrison 1.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ted Blankenship 3
1 Walter Johnson 3
1 Bob McGraw 3
1 Lee Meadows 3
1 Jack Quinn 3

Strikeouts

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

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .390
2 Al Simmons .389
3 Harry Heilmann .374
4 Bill Lamar .361
5 Tris Speaker .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 36
2 Bob Meusel 35
3 Babe Ruth 32
4 Ken Williams 26
5 Jim Bottomley 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rogers Hornsby 147
2 Bob Meusel 143
3 Harry Heilmann 138
4 Jim Bottomley 136
5 Goose Goslin 128

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 46
2 Max Carey 44
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 2.87
4 Herb Pennock 3.04
5 Larry Benton 3.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ted Lyons 24
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 20
2 Jess Doyle 8
3 Waite Hoyt 7
3 Rube Walberg 7
5 2 tied 6