On This Day

Sunday, May 23, 1926

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	26	9	.743	--
Indians	20	15	.571	6.0
Senators	21	17	.553	6.5
Athletics	20	17	.541	7.0
White Sox	20	18	.526	7.5
Tigers	18	17	.514	8.0
Red Sox	11	23	.324	14.5
Browns	8	28	.222	18.5

Games

White Sox 1, Indians 0

Tigers 2, Browns 1

Athletics 5, Senators 3

Yankees 8, Red Sox 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	24	11	.686	--
Cubs	20	12	.625	2.5
Robins	18	14	.563	4.5
Pirates	18	15	.545	5.0
Cardinals	18	19	.486	7.0
Giants	15	20	.429	9.0
Phillies	13	21	.382	10.5
Braves	10	24	.294	13.5

Games

Robins 2, Giants 1

Cubs 14, Braves 8

Pirates 7, Reds 2

Phillies 7, Cardinals 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Sparky Adams	4
1	Glenn Wright	4
3	Eddie Brown	3
3	Red Shannon	3
3	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Pat Collins	1
1	Jake Flowers	1
1	Freddy Leach	1
1	Al Simmons	1
1	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Pie Traynor	3
1	Hack Wilson	3
3	Jack Bentley	2
3	Mandy Brooks	2
3	11 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Rice	1
1	Pie Traynor	1
1	Jack Warner	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jesse Petty	0.50
2	Ken Holloway	0.33
3	Wilbur Cooper	0.27
3	Jimmy Ring	0.27
5	3 tied	0.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Carlson	1
1	Slim Harriss	1
1	Ken Holloway	1
1	Waite Hoyt	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Wilbur Cooper	3
1	Dixie Davis	3
1	Ken Holloway	3
1	Jakie May	3
1	2 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Osborn	1
1	Joe Pate	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Dugan	.414
2	Bob Meusel	.400
3	Ty Cobb	.398
4	Babe Ruth	.385
5	Rube Bressler	.376

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	15
2	Jim Bottomley	7
3	Bob Meusel	6
3	Al Simmons	6
5	7 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	51
2	Hack Wilson	40
3	Goose Goslin	36
4	Jim Bottomley	34
5	3 tied	31

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	10
2	Bob Meusel	9
3	Frankie Frisch	8
3	Heinie Mueller	8
3	Sam Rice	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jesse Petty	1.25
2	Virgil Barnes	1.61
3	Jack Quinn	1.76
4	Johnny Morrison	1.89
5	Charlie Root	2.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Herb Pennock	8
2	Waite Hoyt	7
2	Ted Lyons	7
2	Flint Rhem	7
5	6 tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	50
2	George Uhle	39
3	Earl Whitehill	36
4	Charlie Root	34
5	2 tied	28

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	6
2	Hooks Dauss	3
2	Chick Davies	3
4	Clyde Barfoot	2
4	4 others tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pie Traynor	.512
2	Max Bishop	.447
3	Johnny Mokan	.441
4	Glenn Wright	.440
5	Kiki Cuyler	.426

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	8
2	Les Bell	4
2	Al Simmons	4
2	Billy Southworth	4
5	5 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	19
2	Billy Southworth	17
3	Tony Lazzeri	16
4	Ty Cobb	14
4	Hack Wilson	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Hunnefield	5
2	Tony Lazzeri	4
3	Eddie Collins	3
3	Kiki Cuyler	3
3	6 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Wells	1.76
2	Johnny Morrison	2.25
2	Dutch Levsen	2.25
2	Tommy Thomas	2.25
2	Garland Buckeye	2.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Herb Pennock	4
2	Hal Carlson	3
2	Pete Donohue	3
2	Waite Hoyt	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	20
2	Ted Blankenship	14
2	George Uhle	14
4	Jack Scott	13
4	Sloppy Thurston	13

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clyde Barfoot	2
1	Chick Davies	2
1	Firpo Marberry	2
4	Hooks Dauss	1
4	10 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Dugan	.424
2	Bob Meusel	.417
3	Al Simmons	.406
4	Ty Cobb	.402
4	Kiki Cuyler	.402

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	14
2	Les Bell	5
2	Jim Bottomley	5
2	Joe Hauser	5
2	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	40
2	Goose Goslin	32
3	Ty Cobb	30
3	Hack Wilson	30
5	2 tied	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	8
1	Bob Meusel	8
3	Bill Hunnefield	6
4	Eddie Collins	5
4	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Virgil Barnes	1.08
2	Jesse Petty	1.73
3	Johnny Morrison	1.89
4	Jack Quinn	1.89
5	Charlie Root	2.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Herb Pennock	7
2	Hal Carlson	5
2	Pete Donohue	5
2	Waite Hoyt	5
2	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	42
2	George Uhle	32
3	Earl Whitehill	30
4	Charlie Root	26
5	Herb Pennock	25

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.386
2	Harry Heilmann	.385
3	Al Simmons	.383
4	Al Wingo	.361
5	Eddie Collins	.357

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	40
2	Rogers Hornsby	31
2	Bob Meusel	31
4	Jim Bottomley	26
5	2 tied	23

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Bottomley	139
2	Harry Heilmann	137
3	Rogers Hornsby	134
4	Bob Meusel	132
5	Earl Sheely	125

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	46
2	Max Carey	42
3	Johnny Mostil	32
4	Sam Rice	31
5	Frankie Frisch	28

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Stan Coveleski	2.74
2	Dolf Luque	2.83
3	Herb Pennock	2.84
3	Eppa Rixey	2.84
5	Ted Blankenship	2.92

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ted Lyons	24
2	Pete Donohue	23
3	Ted Blankenship	21
3	Eppa Rixey	21
5	4 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	193
2	Lefty Grove	133
3	Howard Ehmke	116
4	Dolf Luque	114
5	2 tied	107

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	20
2	Jess Doyle	8
3	Waite Hoyt	7
4	Elam Vangilder	6
4	Rube Walberg	6