On This Day

Saturday, May 29, 1926

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	30	12	.714	--
Athletics	26	18	.591	5.0
Tigers	22	19	.537	7.5
Senators	23	20	.535	7.5
Indians	21	20	.512	8.5
White Sox	22	21	.512	8.5
Browns	12	29	.293	17.5
Red Sox	11	28	.282	17.5

Games

Tigers 2, White Sox 1

Athletics 7, Yankees 6

Browns 5, Indians 4

Senators 4, Red Sox 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	28	14	.667	--
Cubs	22	15	.595	3.5
Pirates	21	17	.553	5.0
Robins	20	19	.513	6.5
Cardinals	21	23	.477	8.0
Giants	19	22	.463	8.5
Phillies	16	23	.410	10.5
Braves	12	26	.316	14.0

Games

Giants 3, Braves 2

Braves 3, Giants 2

Reds 3, Cardinals 1

Phillies 3, Robins 2

Pirates 9, Cubs 7

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Freddie Lindstrom	5
2	Max Carey	3
2	Howard Freigau	3
2	Walt French	3
2	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Kiki Cuyler	1
1	Jimmy Dykes	1
1	Milt Gaston	1
1	Pinky Hargrave	1
1	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Kiki Cuyler	3
1	Hack Wilson	3
3	Jimmy Dykes	2
3	Chick Galloway	2
3	6 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Doc Farrell	2
2	Johnny Cooney	1
2	Willie Kamm	1
2	William Marriott	1
2	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jakie May	0.50
1	Tommy Thomas	0.50
3	Jack Scott	0.44
4	George Uhle	0.43
5	Myles Thomas	0.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Babe Adams	1
1	Hal Carlson	1
1	Stan Coveleski	1
1	Milt Gaston	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Uhle	6
2	Myles Thomas	5
2	Tommy Thomas	5
4	Jakie May	4
4	Jack Scott	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bunny Hearn	1
1	Firpo Marberry	1
1	Red Oldham	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Ruth	.379
2	Freddie Lindstrom	.378
3	Rube Bressler	.373
4	Ty Cobb	.370
5	Pie Traynor	.370

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	16
2	Les Bell	7
2	Jim Bottomley	7
2	Al Simmons	7
5	3 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	53
2	Hack Wilson	44
3	Goose Goslin	41
4	Tony Lazzeri	37
5	Jim Bottomley	36

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	12
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	2.31
5	Bunny Hearn	2.34

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Herb Pennock	9
2	Ted Lyons	8
3	Hal Carlson	7
3	Pete Donohue	7
3	4 others tied	7

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	63
2	George Uhle	55
3	Charlie Root	38
3	Earl Whitehill	38
5	2 tied	32

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	8
2	Hooks Dauss	4
3	Chick Davies	3
3	Sloppy Thurston	3
5	7 tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.491
2	Pie Traynor	.479
3	Freddie Lindstrom	.446
4	Freddy Spurgeon	.438
5	Max Bishop	.417

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	5
2	Les Bell	4
2	Mickey Cochrane	4
2	Al Simmons	4
5	3 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hack Wilson	18
2	Tony Lazzeri	17
3	Edd Roush	15
4	Harry Heilmann	14
4	2 others tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Hunnefield	5
1	Tony Lazzeri	5
1	Sam Rice	5
4	Eddie Collins	4
4	Johnny Mostil	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Wells	0.50
2	Waite Hoyt	1.29
3	Herb Pennock	1.98
4	Jakie May	2.25
5	Lefty Grove	2.30

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Uhle	24
2	Lefty Grove	22
3	Jack Scott	19
4	Ted Blankenship	13
4	3 others tied	13

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hooks Dauss	2
1	Chick Davies	2
1	Firpo Marberry	2
1	Joe Pate	2
5	14 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pie Traynor	.421
2	Kiki Cuyler	.412
3	Harry Heilmann	.389
4	Hack Wilson	.388
5	Freddie Lindstrom	.386

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	13
2	Les Bell	7
3	Al Simmons	6
4	Ray Blades	5
4	4 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	32
2	Goose Goslin	31
3	Ty Cobb	30
4	Tony Lazzeri	27
4	Hack Wilson	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	9
2	Bill Hunnefield	7
3	Tony Lazzeri	6
3	Bob Meusel	6
3	2 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Virgil Barnes	1.42
2	Doug McWeeny	1.62
3	Jack Quinn	1.89
4	Jesse Petty	1.98
5	Tony Kaufmann	2.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Herb Pennock	7
2	Pete Donohue	6
2	Ted Lyons	6
4	Hal Carlson	5
4	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	44
2	George Uhle	40
3	Earl Whitehill	29
4	Charlie Root	24
5	Herb Pennock	23

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	7
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	.390
2	Harry Heilmann	.383
3	Al Simmons	.374
4	Kiki Cuyler	.360
5	Eddie Collins	.354

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	41
2	Rogers Hornsby	31
3	Bob Meusel	29
4	Jim Bottomley	26
5	Al Simmons	24

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Bottomley	140
2	Rogers Hornsby	135
3	Harry Heilmann	134
4	Bob Meusel	129
4	Earl Sheely	129

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	47
2	Max Carey	38
3	Johnny Mostil	34
4	Sam Rice	33
5	Frankie Frisch	28

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Stan Coveleski	2.78
2	Eppa Rixey	2.86
3	Pete Donohue	2.88
4	Herb Pennock	2.88
5	Dolf Luque	2.90

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	139
3	Howard Ehmke	113
4	Dolf Luque	110
5	Walter Johnson	106

Saves

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