On This Day

Wednesday, May 26, 1926

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 30 9 .769 --
Indians 21 17 .553 8.5
Athletics 22 18 .550 8.5
Senators 22 19 .537 9.0
Tigers 20 18 .526 9.5
White Sox 21 19 .525 9.5
Red Sox 11 27 .289 18.5
Browns 9 29 .237 20.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 24 14 .632 --
Cubs 21 13 .618 1.0
Pirates 19 16 .543 3.5
Cardinals 21 19 .525 4.0
Robins 18 17 .514 4.5
Giants 18 20 .474 6.0
Phillies 14 21 .400 8.5
Braves 10 25 .286 12.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jimmie Wilson 5
2 Dave Bancroft 3
2 Earle Combs 3
2 Al Simmons 3
2 Bill Terry 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Paul Florence 1
1 George Harper 1
1 Heinie Mueller 1
1 Bob O'Farrell 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Heinie Mueller 3
1 Jimmy Welsh 3
3 Dave Bancroft 2
3 Jack Bentley 2
3 11 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chick Galloway 2
1 Tony Lazzeri 2
3 Ray Blades 1
3 Taylor Douthit 1
3 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob McGraw 0.36
2 Bullet Joe Bush 0.18
3 Earl Whitehill 0.17
4 Jack Quinn 0.15
4 Red Ruffing 0.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Garland Braxton 1
1 Eddie Dyer 1
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1
1 Ernie Maun 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dutch Levsen 4
1 Bob McGraw 4
3 Bullet Joe Bush 2
3 Jakie May 2
3 4 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hooks Dauss 1
1 Jimmy Ring 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Dugan .414
2 Bob Meusel .395
3 Rube Bressler .385
4 Babe Ruth .380
5 Ty Cobb .374

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 16
2 Jim Bottomley 7
3 Les Bell 6
3 Joe Hauser 6
3 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 53
2 Hack Wilson 41
3 Goose Goslin 40
4 Tony Lazzeri 37
5 Jim Bottomley 34

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jesse Petty 1.25
2 Virgil Barnes 1.61
3 Jack Quinn 1.65
4 Johnny Morrison 1.90
5 Charlie Root 2.19

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Herb Pennock 9
2 Waite Hoyt 7
2 Vic Keen 7
2 Ted Lyons 7
2 2 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 54
2 George Uhle 49
3 Earl Whitehill 38
4 Charlie Root 36
5 Ted Blankenship 32

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 7
2 Hooks Dauss 4
3 Chick Davies 3
3 Sloppy Thurston 3
5 4 tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pie Traynor .511
2 Harry Heilmann .455
3 Johnny Mokan .444
4 Max Bishop .442
5 Freddie Lindstrom .424

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 8
2 Les Bell 4
3 Ray Blades 3
3 Mickey Cochrane 3
3 6 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Lazzeri 20
1 Babe Ruth 20
3 Hack Wilson 15
4 Earl Sheely 14
5 6 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Hunnefield 5
1 Tony Lazzeri 5
1 Sam Rice 5
4 Eddie Collins 3
4 6 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Wells 1.26
2 Herb Pennock 1.98
3 Charlie Root 2.00
4 Augie Johns 2.12
5 Johnny Morrison 2.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Herb Pennock 4
2 Hal Carlson 3
2 Pete Donohue 3
2 Waite Hoyt 3
2 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ted Blankenship 18
1 George Uhle 18
3 Jack Scott 15
4 Earl Whitehill 14
5 Lefty Grove 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clyde Barfoot 2
1 Hooks Dauss 2
1 Chick Davies 2
4 Hi Bell 1
4 11 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kiki Cuyler .416
2 Pie Traynor .415
3 Bob Meusel .413
4 Curt Walker .402
5 Al Simmons .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 13
2 Les Bell 6
3 Ray Blades 5
3 Jim Bottomley 5
3 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 35
2 Ty Cobb 33
3 Goose Goslin 32
4 Tony Lazzeri 30
5 Hack Wilson 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 8
2 Bill Hunnefield 7
2 Sam Rice 7
4 Tony Lazzeri 6
4 Bob Meusel 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Virgil Barnes 1.42
2 Jesse Petty 1.88
3 Jack Quinn 1.89
4 Johnny Morrison 1.91
5 Charlie Root 2.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Herb Pennock 7
2 Pete Donohue 5
2 Vic Keen 5
2 Ted Lyons 5
2 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 46
2 George Uhle 39
3 Earl Whitehill 29
4 Ted Blankenship 24
4 Charlie Root 24

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .386
2 Harry Heilmann .386
3 Al Simmons .380
4 Kiki Cuyler .358
5 Eddie Collins .355

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 41
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 Rogers Hornsby 136
3 Harry Heilmann 135
4 Bob Meusel 134
5 2 tied 127

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 46
2 Max Carey 42
3 Sam Rice 33
4 Johnny Mostil 32
5 Frankie Frisch 28

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eppa Rixey 2.79
2 Stan Coveleski 2.81
3 Herb Pennock 2.89
4 Dolf Luque 2.93
5 Pete Donohue 3.02

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 193
2 Lefty Grove 135
3 Howard Ehmke 118
4 Dolf Luque 113
5 Walter Johnson 107

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 21
2 Jess Doyle 8
3 Waite Hoyt 7
4 Elam Vangilder 6
4 Rube Walberg 6