On This Day

Sunday, May 16, 1926

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 19 9 .679 --
Senators 20 12 .625 1.0
Athletics 17 13 .567 3.0
White Sox 17 14 .548 3.5
Indians 15 13 .536 4.0
Tigers 14 15 .483 5.5
Red Sox 8 20 .286 11.0
Browns 8 22 .267 12.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 20 9 .690 --
Robins 17 9 .654 1.5
Cubs 16 10 .615 2.5
Pirates 13 14 .481 6.0
Cardinals 14 17 .452 7.0
Giants 13 16 .448 7.0
Phillies 11 17 .393 8.5
Braves 8 20 .286 11.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Les Bell 3
1 Jimmy Cooney 3
1 Ira Flagstead 3
1 Rogers Hornsby 3
1 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Les Bell 1
1 Ray Blades 1
1 Bob O'Farrell 1
1 Wally Pipp 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hack Wilson 4
2 Jimmy Cooney 3
2 George Harper 3
2 Flint Rhem 3
5 5 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Heinie Mueller 2
2 Lu Blue 1
2 Frankie Frisch 1
2 Jackie Tavener 1
2 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Flint Rhem 0.71
2 Jack Scott 0.43
3 Johnny Werts 0.29
4 Red Ruffing 0.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Guy Bush 1
1 Augie Johns 1
1 Dolf Luque 1
1 Flint Rhem 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Flint Rhem 5
2 Johnny Cooney 3
2 Augie Johns 3
2 Jack Scott 3
5 2 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Percy Jones 1
1 Jakie May 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Dugan .414
2 Babe Ruth .406
3 Goose Goslin .393
4 Hack Wilson .393
5 Rube Bressler .387

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 12
2 Jim Bottomley 6
3 Jack Fournier 5
3 Ken Williams 5
5 9 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 44
2 Hack Wilson 33
3 Goose Goslin 32
4 Jim Bottomley 29
5 2 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 9
2 Frankie Frisch 8
2 Bob Meusel 8
4 Heinie Mueller 7
5 Sam Rice 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jesse Petty 0.65
2 Jack Quinn 1.00
3 Johnny Morrison 1.46
4 Bunny Hearn 1.61
5 Virgil Barnes 1.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 6
1 Herb Pennock 6
1 Flint Rhem 6
4 Ted Blankenship 5
4 7 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 46
2 George Uhle 35
3 Charlie Root 33
4 Earl Whitehill 31
5 Walter Johnson 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 6
2 Hooks Dauss 2
2 Waite Hoyt 2
2 Jack Knight 2
2 2 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Andy High .444
2 Kiki Cuyler .439
3 George Harper .432
4 Bucky Harris .431
5 Babe Ruth .425

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 8
2 Billy Southworth 4
3 Les Bell 3
3 Ty Cobb 3
3 Irish Meusel 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 21
2 Ty Cobb 19
3 Goose Goslin 18
4 Billy Southworth 17
5 Hughie Critz 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 4
2 Sparky Adams 3
2 George Burns 3
2 Frankie Frisch 3
2 2 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doug McWeeny 0.00
2 Hal Wiltse 0.43
3 Virgil Barnes 0.93
4 Jesse Petty 1.06
5 Lefty Grove 1.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Donohue 4
1 Lefty Grove 4
3 Walter Johnson 3
3 Herb Pennock 3
3 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 27
2 Earl Whitehill 17
3 George Uhle 15
4 Herb Pennock 14
5 3 tied 11

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 5
2 Clyde Barfoot 1
2 Jesse Haines 1
2 Bunny Hearn 1
2 6 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .396
2 Al Simmons .388
3 Harry Heilmann .383
4 Bill Lamar .355
5 Kiki Cuyler .354

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 37
2 Rogers Hornsby 33
3 Bob Meusel 31
4 Jim Bottomley 25
5 2 tied 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rogers Hornsby 141
2 Jim Bottomley 138
2 Bob Meusel 138
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 Frankie Frisch 28
4 Sam Rice 28

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Stan Coveleski 2.65
2 Dolf Luque 2.73
3 Ted Blankenship 2.80
4 Pete Donohue 3.01
5 Eppa Rixey 3.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Donohue 23
1 Ted Lyons 23
3 Walter Johnson 22
4 Ted Blankenship 21
5 3 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 204
2 Lefty Grove 137
3 Walter Johnson 118
3 Dolf Luque 118
5 Howard Ehmke 110

Saves

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