On This Day

Monday, May 24, 1926

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 27 9 .750 --
Indians 20 16 .556 7.0
Senators 21 17 .553 7.0
Athletics 20 17 .541 7.5
White Sox 21 18 .538 7.5
Tigers 18 18 .500 9.0
Red Sox 11 24 .314 15.5
Browns 9 28 .243 18.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 24 12 .667 --
Cubs 21 12 .636 1.5
Robins 18 14 .563 4.0
Pirates 18 16 .529 5.0
Cardinals 19 19 .500 6.0
Giants 15 20 .429 8.5
Phillies 13 21 .382 10.0
Braves 10 24 .294 13.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Taylor Douthit 3
1 Wally Gerber 3
1 Earl Smith 3
4 Lu Blue 2
4 20 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Barrett 1
1 Les Bell 1
1 Roy Carlyle 1
1 Bibb Falk 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Barrett 3
1 Baby Doll Jacobson 3
1 Johnny Mostil 3
1 Heinie Mueller 3
5 8 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Hunnefield 1
1 Babe Ruth 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Urban Shocker 0.50
2 Eppa Rixey 0.40
3 Sheriff Blake 0.38
4 Hal Wiltse 0.33
5 Tommy Thomas 0.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sheriff Blake 1
1 Milt Gaston 1
1 Jesse Haines 1
1 Urban Shocker 1
1 Tommy Thomas 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sheriff Blake 5
2 Carl Mays 3
2 Urban Shocker 3
2 Tommy Thomas 3
2 Hal Wiltse 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hi Bell 1
1 Sloppy Thurston 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Dugan .414
2 Bob Meusel .399
3 Ty Cobb .383
4 Babe Ruth .381
5 Al Simmons .376

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 51
2 Hack Wilson 41
3 Goose Goslin 36
4 Jim Bottomley 34
5 Tony Lazzeri 33

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 7 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
2 Sloppy Thurston 3
5 4 tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pie Traynor .511
2 Max Bishop .447
3 Earl McNeely .442
4 Johnny Mokan .441
5 Kiki Cuyler .431

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 19
2 Tony Lazzeri 17
3 Billy Southworth 16
4 Hack Wilson 15
5 Earl Sheely 13

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Wells 1.76
2 Myles Thomas 2.00
3 Augie Johns 2.12
4 Johnny Morrison 2.25
4 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 4 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
3 Hi Bell 1
3 Hooks Dauss 1
3 12 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Meusel .423
2 Al Simmons .416
3 Kiki Cuyler .412
4 Curt Walker .394
5 Hack Wilson .392

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 13
2 Les Bell 6
3 Jim Bottomley 5
3 Al Simmons 5
3 Ken Williams 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 39
2 Goose Goslin 32
3 Ty Cobb 31
4 Tony Lazzeri 28
5 2 tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 8
1 Bob Meusel 8
3 Bill Hunnefield 7
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 Myles Thomas 2.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Herb Pennock 6
2 Pete Donohue 5
2 Waite Hoyt 5
2 Ted Lyons 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 42
2 Earl Whitehill 30
3 George Uhle 29
4 Charlie Root 22
5 Herb Pennock 21

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .386
2 Al Simmons .383
3 Harry Heilmann .381
4 Al Wingo .357
5 Eddie Collins .356

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 138
2 Harry Heilmann 133
3 Rogers Hornsby 132
3 Bob Meusel 132
5 Earl Sheely 126

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 Eppa Rixey 2.79
3 Dolf Luque 2.83
4 Herb Pennock 2.85
5 Ted Blankenship 2.92

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ted Lyons 24
2 Pete Donohue 23
3 Ted Blankenship 21
4 Stan Coveleski 20
4 4 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 193
2 Lefty Grove 131
3 Howard Ehmke 116
4 Dolf Luque 114
5 Walter Johnson 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