On This Day

Thursday, May 13, 1926

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 17 9 .654 --
Senators 19 11 .633 --
White Sox 17 12 .586 1.5
Indians 15 11 .577 2.0
Athletics 15 13 .536 3.0
Tigers 12 14 .462 5.0
Red Sox 8 18 .308 9.0
Browns 7 22 .241 11.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Robins 17 8 .680 --
Reds 17 9 .654 0.5
Cubs 14 10 .583 2.5
Giants 13 13 .500 4.5
Pirates 12 14 .462 5.5
Phillies 11 15 .423 6.5
Cardinals 12 17 .414 7.0
Braves 8 18 .308 9.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Eddie Collins 3
1 Earle Combs 3
1 Ira Flagstead 3
1 Fred Haney 3
1 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 2
2 Earle Combs 1
2 Joe Hauser 1
2 Charlie Jamieson 1
2 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 6
2 Ossie Bluege 3
2 Eddie Collins 3
2 Ira Flagstead 3
2 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 1
1 Ira Flagstead 1
1 Frankie Frisch 1
1 Alex Gaston 1
1 George Harper 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Virgil Barnes 0.50
2 Vic Aldridge 0.33
2 Hal Carlson 0.33
2 Jack Quinn 0.33
5 2 tied 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Virgil Barnes 1
1 Bullet Joe Bush 1
1 Hal Carlson 1
1 Sad Sam Jones 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vic Aldridge 4
1 Virgil Barnes 4
3 Clyde Barfoot 2
3 Hal Carlson 2
3 8 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clyde Barfoot 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Dugan .414
2 Rube Bressler .394
3 Babe Ruth .389
4 Bob Meusel .385
5 Goose Goslin .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 10
2 Jim Bottomley 6
3 Jack Fournier 5
4 Ty Cobb 4
4 6 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 39
2 Goose Goslin 28
3 Jim Bottomley 27
4 Hack Wilson 26
5 Joe Dugan 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 8
1 Bob Meusel 8
3 Frankie Frisch 7
4 Heinie Mueller 5
4 Sam Rice 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jesse Petty 0.65
2 Jack Quinn 1.00
3 Bunny Hearn 1.61
4 Virgil Barnes 1.61
5 Johnny Morrison 1.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 6
2 Ted Blankenship 5
2 Ted Lyons 5
2 Herb Pennock 5
2 4 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 Hack Wilson .455
2 Bucky Harris .450
3 Al Simmons .442
4 Joe Dugan .429
5 Stuffy McInnis .425

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 7
2 Jim Bottomley 4
2 Ty Cobb 4
4 Les Bell 3
4 7 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doug McWeeny 0.00
2 Hal Wiltse 0.42
3 Bob McGraw 1.00
4 Jesse Petty 1.04
5 Jack Quinn 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Donohue 3
1 Burleigh Grimes 3
1 Lefty Grove 3
1 Walter Johnson 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 22
2 Charlie Root 19
3 George Uhle 16
4 Earl Whitehill 15
5 2 tied 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 5
2 Waite Hoyt 2
3 Clyde Barfoot 1
3 Guy Bush 1
3 8 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .392
2 Al Simmons .386
3 Harry Heilmann .372
4 Tris Speaker .358
5 Bill Lamar .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 35
1 Babe Ruth 35
3 Bob Meusel 32
4 Jim Bottomley 25
5 2 tied 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rogers Hornsby 144
2 Jim Bottomley 138
3 Bob Meusel 137
4 Harry Heilmann 136
5 Goose Goslin 125

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 47
2 Max Carey 44
3 Johnny Mostil 33
4 Sam Rice 30
5 2 tied 27

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Stan Coveleski 2.65
2 Dolf Luque 2.79
3 Ted Blankenship 2.90
4 Eppa Rixey 2.96
5 Pete Donohue 3.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ted Lyons 24
2 Pete Donohue 22
2 Walter Johnson 22
4 Ted Blankenship 21
4 Dutch Ruether 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 204
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