On This Day

Thursday, May 27, 1926

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	30	9	.769	--
Athletics	23	18	.561	8.0
Indians	21	18	.538	9.0
White Sox	22	19	.537	9.0
Senators	22	20	.524	9.5
Tigers	20	19	.513	10.0
Red Sox	11	27	.289	18.5
Browns	10	29	.256	20.0

Games

White Sox 5, Tigers 4

Browns 8, Indians 5

Athletics 3, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	26	14	.650	--
Cubs	22	13	.629	1.5
Pirates	19	17	.528	5.0
Robins	19	18	.514	5.5
Cardinals	21	21	.500	6.0
Giants	18	20	.474	7.0
Phillies	15	22	.405	9.5
Braves	10	25	.286	13.5

Games

Reds 4, Cardinals 3

Reds 2, Cardinals 1

Phillies 3, Robins 1

Robins 5, Phillies 1

Cubs 5, Pirates 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Edd Roush	4
2	Les Bell	3
2	Ray Blades	3
2	Eddie Collins	3
2	9 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Les Bell	1
1	George Burns	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tony Kaufmann	3
2	George Burns	2
2	Bibb Falk	2
2	Jack Fournier	2
2	6 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	1
1	Kiki Cuyler	1
1	Bernie Friberg	1
1	Charlie Gehringer	1
1	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Doug McWeeny	0.78
2	Carl Mays	0.50
3	Pete Donohue	0.44
4	Walter Johnson	0.40
5	Clarence Mitchell	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Donohue	1
1	Tony Kaufmann	1
1	Ted Lyons	1
1	Carl Mays	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Doug McWeeny	7
2	Carl Mays	5
3	Pete Donohue	4
3	Walter Johnson	4
5	2 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bob Meusel	.395
2	Babe Ruth	.380
3	Rube Bressler	.373
4	Pie Traynor	.370
5	George Burns	.369

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	16
2	Les Bell	7
2	Jim Bottomley	7
4	Joe Hauser	6
4	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	35

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	11
2	Sam Rice	10
3	Bob Meusel	9
4	Frankie Frisch	8
4	Heinie Mueller	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jesse Petty	1.37
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	Ted Lyons	8
3	Pete Donohue	7
3	Waite Hoyt	7
3	3 others tied	7

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	54
2	George Uhle	49
3	Earl Whitehill	38
4	Charlie Root	36
5	2 tied	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	.500
2	Harry Heilmann	.477
3	Max Bishop	.455
3	Freddie Lindstrom	.455
5	Eddie Collins	.429

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tony Lazzeri	20
1	Babe Ruth	20
3	Hack Wilson	15
4	Edd Roush	14
4	Earl Sheely	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Hunnefield	5
1	Tony Lazzeri	5
1	Sam Rice	5
4	Eddie Collins	4
4	Kiki Cuyler	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Joe Pate	0.00
2	Ed Wells	0.95
3	Sherry Smith	1.50
4	Herb Pennock	1.98
5	Charlie Root	2.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ted Lyons	4
1	Herb Pennock	4
3	Hal Carlson	3
3	Pete Donohue	3
3	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Uhle	18
2	Carl Mays	15
2	Jack Scott	15
4	Earl Whitehill	14
5	2 tied	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	Pie Traynor	.415
2	Bob Meusel	.413
3	Kiki Cuyler	.410
4	Curt Walker	.385
5	George Harper	.382

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	13
2	Les Bell	7
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	34
3	Goose Goslin	31
4	Tony Lazzeri	30
5	Earl Sheely	27

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Virgil Barnes	1.42
2	Jack Quinn	1.89
3	Johnny Morrison	1.91
4	Jesse Petty	1.98
5	Charlie Root	2.05

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Herb Pennock	7
2	Pete Donohue	6
2	Ted Lyons	6
4	Vic Keen	5
4	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	46
2	George Uhle	39
3	Earl Whitehill	29
4	Herb Pennock	23
5	3 tied	22

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	.387
2	Harry Heilmann	.383
3	Al Simmons	.379
4	Kiki Cuyler	.359
5	Eddie Collins	.356

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	41
2	Rogers Hornsby	31
3	Bob Meusel	30
4	Jim Bottomley	26
5	2 tied	23

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Bottomley	139
2	Rogers Hornsby	135
3	Harry Heilmann	134
4	Bob Meusel	132
5	Earl Sheely	128

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	47
2	Max Carey	39
3	Johnny Mostil	33
3	Sam Rice	33
5	Frankie Frisch	28

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eppa Rixey	2.79
2	Stan Coveleski	2.84
3	Pete Donohue	2.88
4	Herb Pennock	2.88
5	Dolf Luque	2.93

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ted Lyons	25
2	Pete Donohue	24
3	Ted Blankenship	21
3	Herb Pennock	21
5	3 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	183
2	Lefty Grove	133
3	Howard Ehmke	113
3	Dolf Luque	113
5	Walter Johnson	111

Saves

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