On This Day

Tuesday, May 18, 1926

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 21 9 .700 --
Senators 20 14 .588 3.0
Indians 17 13 .567 4.0
Athletics 18 14 .563 4.0
White Sox 17 16 .515 5.5
Tigers 15 16 .484 6.5
Red Sox 9 20 .310 11.5
Browns 8 23 .258 13.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 20 10 .667 --
Cubs 17 10 .630 1.5
Robins 17 10 .630 1.5
Pirates 14 14 .500 5.0
Cardinals 15 17 .469 6.0
Giants 14 16 .467 6.0
Phillies 11 18 .379 8.5
Braves 8 21 .276 11.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Earle Combs 3
1 Babe Herman 3
1 Mark Koenig 3
1 Homer Summa 3
5 15 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roy Carlyle 1
1 Spence Harris 1
1 Baby Doll Jacobson 1
1 Tony Lazzeri 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Lazzeri 4
2 Ira Flagstead 2
2 Mike Herrera 2
2 Sherry Smith 2
2 Whitey Witt 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Babe Herman 1
1 Tony Lazzeri 1
1 Rabbit Maranville 1
1 Bing Miller 1
1 Zack Wheat 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Earl Whitehill 0.62
2 Howard Ehmke 0.56
3 Sloppy Thurston 0.45
4 Lee Meadows 0.25
5 Sad Sam Jones 0.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Howard Ehmke 1
1 Herb Pennock 1
1 Sherry Smith 1
1 Earl Whitehill 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Howard Ehmke 5
1 Sloppy Thurston 5
1 Earl Whitehill 5
4 Sad Sam Jones 2
4 2 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clyde Barfoot 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Dugan .414
2 Hack Wilson .402
3 Babe Ruth .389
4 Bob Meusel .385
5 Goose Goslin .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 12
2 Jim Bottomley 7
3 Jack Fournier 5
3 Bob Meusel 5
3 Ken Williams 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 45
2 Hack Wilson 34
3 Goose Goslin 33
4 Jim Bottomley 31
5 Bob Meusel 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 10
2 Frankie Frisch 8
2 Bob Meusel 8
4 Heinie Mueller 7
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jesse Petty 0.65
2 Jack Quinn 1.00
3 Johnny Morrison 1.43
4 Bunny Hearn 1.55
5 Virgil Barnes 1.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Herb Pennock 7
2 Walter Johnson 6
2 Flint Rhem 6
4 Ted Blankenship 5
4 10 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 46
2 Earl Whitehill 36
3 George Uhle 35
4 Charlie Root 33
5 Walter Johnson 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 6
2 Clyde Barfoot 2
2 Hooks Dauss 2
2 Chick Davies 2
2 4 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kiki Cuyler .444
2 Bob Meusel .442
3 Les Bell .422
3 Eddie Brown .422
5 Earl McNeely .413

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 8
2 Billy Southworth 4
3 Les Bell 3
3 Jim Bottomley 3
3 2 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 21
2 Ty Cobb 17
2 Goose Goslin 17
4 Billy Southworth 16
5 Tony Lazzeri 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 5
2 Bill Hunnefield 4
3 Sparky Adams 3
3 George Burns 3
3 3 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hal Wiltse 0.50
2 Lefty Grove 0.67
3 Virgil Barnes 0.98
4 Hal Carlson 1.06
4 Jesse Petty 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Herb Pennock 4
2 Pete Donohue 3
2 Lefty Grove 3
2 Jack Quinn 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 21
2 Earl Whitehill 16
3 George Uhle 15
4 Herb Pennock 14
5 Doug McWeeny 12

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 4
2 Clyde Barfoot 2
3 Chick Davies 1
3 Jesse Haines 1
3 5 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hack Wilson .442
2 Joe Dugan .405
3 Babe Ruth .400
4 Al Simmons .398
5 Bob Meusel .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 12
2 Jim Bottomley 6
3 Bob Meusel 5
3 Ken Williams 5
5 8 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 40
2 Goose Goslin 31
3 Hack Wilson 30
4 Ty Cobb 26
5 Bob Meusel 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 9
2 Bob Meusel 7
3 Frankie Frisch 6
4 George Burns 4
4 6 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jesse Petty 0.78
2 Jack Quinn 1.08
3 Johnny Morrison 1.48
4 Virgil Barnes 1.49
5 Bunny Hearn 1.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Herb Pennock 6
2 Lefty Grove 5
2 Walter Johnson 5
2 Jack Quinn 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 46
2 George Uhle 32
3 Earl Whitehill 31
4 Charlie Root 30
5 Herb Pennock 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 5
2 Clyde Barfoot 2
2 Hooks Dauss 2
2 Chick Davies 2
2 3 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .391
2 Al Simmons .385
3 Harry Heilmann .381
4 Eddie Collins .355
5 Kiki Cuyler .353

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 37
2 Rogers Hornsby 32
3 Bob Meusel 30
4 Jim Bottomley 26
5 2 tied 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Bottomley 140
2 Rogers Hornsby 138
3 Bob Meusel 135
4 Harry Heilmann 134
5 Goose Goslin 124

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 48
2 Max Carey 43
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 2.91
4 Pete Donohue 3.01
5 Eppa Rixey 3.06

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 200
2 Lefty Grove 137
3 Dolf Luque 118
4 Howard Ehmke 115
5 Walter Johnson 112

Saves

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