On This Day

Monday, May 10, 1926

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 15 9 .625 --
Indians 15 9 .625 0.0
White Sox 16 10 .615 0.0
Senators 16 11 .593 0.5
Athletics 13 12 .520 2.5
Tigers 11 13 .458 4.0
Red Sox 7 17 .292 8.0
Browns 7 19 .269 9.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Robins 15 8 .652 --
Cubs 14 8 .636 0.5
Reds 14 9 .609 1.0
Giants 11 12 .478 4.0
Phillies 10 13 .435 5.0
Pirates 10 13 .435 5.0
Cardinals 11 15 .423 5.5
Braves 8 15 .348 7.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Max Bishop 3
1 Earle Combs 3
1 Wilbur Cooper 3
1 Dick Cox 3
1 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Les Bell 1
1 Ray Blades 1
1 Earle Combs 1
1 Lou Gehrig 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 4
1 Jack Warner 4
3 Earle Combs 3
4 Les Bell 2
4 8 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Harry Heilmann 2
2 Les Bell 1
2 Wilbur Cooper 1
2 Mike Gonzalez 1
2 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 George Uhle 0.67
2 Sloppy Thurston 0.50
3 Herb Pennock 0.36
4 Wilbur Cooper 0.30
5 Stan Coveleski 0.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Cooper 1
1 Fred Heimach 1
1 Vic Keen 1
1 Herb Pennock 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Uhle 6
2 Herb Pennock 4
2 Sloppy Thurston 4
4 Wilbur Cooper 3
5 2 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Waite Hoyt 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Dugan .413
2 Goose Goslin .402
3 Babe Ruth .395
4 Al Simmons .387
5 Bob Meusel .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 8
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 33
2 Goose Goslin 26
2 Hack Wilson 26
4 Joe Dugan 24
5 Jim Bottomley 23

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jesse Petty 0.65
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 Herb Pennock 5
1 Jesse Petty 5
1 George Uhle 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Uhle 31
2 Lefty Grove 30
3 Charlie Root 27
4 Bob Shawkey 25
5 Earl Whitehill 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 5
2 Hooks Dauss 2
2 Waite Hoyt 2
2 Jack Knight 2
2 Sloppy Thurston 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Dugan .469
2 Al Simmons .468
3 Curt Walker .440
4 Ty Cobb .438
5 Goose Goslin .429

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 22
2 Goose Goslin 18
3 Joe Dugan 16
4 Bill Lamar 15
4 Babe Ruth 15

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Quinn 0.67
2 Burleigh Grimes 1.00
3 Jesse Petty 1.04
4 Jesse Barnes 1.50
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 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 22
2 George Uhle 21
3 Bob Shawkey 16
4 Charlie Root 15
4 Earl Whitehill 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 4
2 Hooks Dauss 2
2 Waite Hoyt 2
4 Guy Bush 1
4 9 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .391
2 Al Simmons .389
3 Harry Heilmann .375
4 Bill Lamar .360
5 Tris Speaker .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 35
1 Bob Meusel 35
3 Babe Ruth 33
4 Ken Williams 26
5 Jim Bottomley 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rogers Hornsby 145
2 Bob Meusel 144
3 Harry Heilmann 137
4 Jim Bottomley 135
5 Goose Goslin 127

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 2.65
2 Dolf Luque 2.84
3 Eppa Rixey 2.87
4 Larry Benton 3.06
5 Pete Donohue 3.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ted Lyons 24
2 Walter Johnson 22
3 Ted Blankenship 21
3 Pete Donohue 21
3 Eppa Rixey 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 212
2 Lefty Grove 129
3 Dolf Luque 123
4 Walter Johnson 118
5 Howard Ehmke 112

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 20
2 Jess Doyle 8
2 Waite Hoyt 8
4 Rube Walberg 7
5 2 tied 6