On This Day

Wednesday, May 12, 1926

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 16 9 .640 --
Senators 18 11 .621 0.0
Indians 15 10 .600 1.0
White Sox 16 12 .571 1.5
Athletics 15 12 .556 2.0
Tigers 11 14 .440 5.0
Red Sox 8 17 .320 8.0
Browns 7 21 .250 10.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Robins 17 8 .680 --
Reds 16 9 .640 1.0
Cubs 14 10 .583 2.5
Giants 12 13 .480 5.0
Pirates 12 13 .480 5.0
Cardinals 12 16 .429 6.5
Phillies 10 15 .400 7.0
Braves 8 17 .320 9.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bucky Harris 4
2 Les Bell 3
2 Kiki Cuyler 3
2 Joe Dugan 3
2 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Les Bell 1
1 George Harper 1
1 Bill Lamar 1
1 Bob Meusel 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Stuffy McInnis 4
2 Pete Donohue 3
2 Bubbles Hargrave 3
2 Glenn Wright 3
5 9 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Charlie Gehringer 1
1 Bucky Harris 1
1 Bob Meusel 1
1 Johnny Mostil 1
1 Muddy Ruel 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Charlie Root 0.86
2 Jimmy Ring 0.50
3 Ted Blankenship 0.42
4 Walter Johnson 0.36
5 2 tied 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Donohue 1
1 Walter Johnson 1
1 Doug McWeeny 1
1 Lee Meadows 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Charlie Root 6
2 Ted Blankenship 5
3 Walter Johnson 4
3 Jimmy Ring 4
5 5 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Dugan .423
2 Goose Goslin .400
3 Rube Bressler .394
4 Al Simmons .386
5 Bob Meusel .384

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 8
2 Jim Bottomley 6
3 Jack Fournier 5
4 Ty Cobb 4
4 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 33
2 Goose Goslin 28
3 Jim Bottomley 26
3 Hack Wilson 26
5 Joe Dugan 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Meusel 8
2 Kiki Cuyler 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 Walter Johnson 6
2 Ted Blankenship 5
2 Herb Pennock 5
2 Jesse Petty 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 41
2 Charlie Root 33
3 George Uhle 31
4 Walter Johnson 26
5 Bob Shawkey 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 6
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 Al Simmons .471
2 Bucky Harris .467
3 Hack Wilson .444
4 Joe Dugan .440
5 Kiki Cuyler .426

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 18
1 Goose Goslin 18
3 Joe Dugan 16
4 Bill Lamar 15
4 Glenn Wright 15

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Quinn 0.67
2 Bob McGraw 1.00
3 Jesse Petty 1.04
4 Doug McWeeny 1.32
5 Burleigh Grimes 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Donohue 3
1 Burleigh Grimes 3
1 Lefty Grove 3
1 Walter Johnson 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 33
2 George Uhle 21
3 Charlie Root 19
4 Earl Whitehill 15
5 2 tied 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 5
2 Waite Hoyt 2
3 Guy Bush 1
3 Sarge Connally 1
3 9 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .392
2 Al Simmons .391
3 Harry Heilmann .375
4 Bill Lamar .359
5 Tris Speaker .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 35
2 Bob Meusel 33
2 Babe Ruth 33
4 Jim Bottomley 25
4 Ken Williams 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rogers Hornsby 144
2 Jim Bottomley 138
2 Bob Meusel 138
4 Harry Heilmann 137
5 Goose Goslin 126

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 46
2 Max Carey 44
3 Johnny Mostil 33
4 Sam Rice 30
5 Goose Goslin 27

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Stan Coveleski 2.65
2 Dolf Luque 2.79
3 Eppa Rixey 2.85
4 Ted Blankenship 2.90
5 Pete Donohue 3.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ted Lyons 23
2 Pete Donohue 22
2 Walter Johnson 22
4 Ted Blankenship 21
4 2 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 212
2 Lefty Grove 140
3 Dolf Luque 122
4 Walter Johnson 118
5 Howard Ehmke 112

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 21
2 Jess Doyle 8
2 Waite Hoyt 8
4 Rube Walberg 7
5 2 tied 6