On This Day

Sunday, May 30, 1926

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	31	12	.721	--
Athletics	26	19	.578	6.0
Senators	24	20	.545	7.5
Tigers	22	20	.524	8.5
White Sox	23	21	.523	8.5
Indians	21	21	.500	9.5
Browns	13	29	.310	17.5
Red Sox	11	29	.275	18.5

Games

White Sox 6, Tigers 3

Yankees 9, Athletics 3

Browns 3, Indians 1

Senators 4, Red Sox 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	28	15	.651	--
Cubs	22	16	.579	3.5
Pirates	22	17	.564	4.0
Robins	21	19	.525	5.5
Cardinals	22	23	.489	7.0
Giants	19	22	.463	8.0
Phillies	16	23	.410	10.0
Braves	12	27	.308	14.0

Games

Cardinals 5, Cubs 2

Pirates 4, Reds 3

Robins 8, Braves 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bibb Falk	4
1	Harry Heilmann	4
3	Rogers Hornsby	3
3	Mark Koenig	3
3	2 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Kiki Cuyler	1
1	Howard Freigau	1
1	Joe Hauser	1
1	Harry Heilmann	1
1	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bibb Falk	3
1	Bob Meusel	3
3	Dick Cox	2
3	Gus Felix	2
3	5 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Meusel	2
2	Lu Blue	1
2	Cuckoo Christensen	1
2	Eddie Collins	1
2	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Tom Zachary	0.43
2	Dolf Luque	0.30
3	Herb Pennock	0.27
4	Jesse Barnes	0.22
5	2 tied	0.21

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jesse Barnes	1
1	Red Faber	1
1	Alex Ferguson	1
1	Lee Meadows	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Wilbur Cooper	3
1	Red Faber	3
1	Dolf Luque	3
1	Herb Pennock	3
1	Tom Zachary	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Freddie Lindstrom	.378
2	Babe Ruth	.374
3	Rube Bressler	.373
4	Bob Meusel	.371
5	George Burns	.367

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	16
2	Les Bell	7
2	Jim Bottomley	7
2	Joe Hauser	7
2	Al Simmons	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	53
2	Hack Wilson	44
3	Goose Goslin	41
4	Jim Bottomley	37
4	2 others tied	37

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	12
2	Bob Meusel	11
3	Sam Rice	10
4	Frankie Frisch	8
4	2 others tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jesse Petty	1.37
2	Virgil Barnes	1.61
3	Johnny Morrison	2.31
4	Bunny Hearn	2.34
5	Lefty Grove	2.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Herb Pennock	10
2	Ted Lyons	8
2	Flint Rhem	8
4	Hal Carlson	7
4	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	.500
2	Pie Traynor	.480
3	Earl Sheely	.420
4	Eddie Collins	.415
5	Freddy Spurgeon	.413

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Les Bell	4
1	Babe Ruth	4
1	Al Simmons	4
4	Ray Blades	3
4	4 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tony Lazzeri	16
2	Harry Heilmann	15
2	Paul Waner	15
2	Hack Wilson	15
5	Earl Sheely	14

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Wells	0.48
2	Curly Ogden	1.10
3	Waite Hoyt	1.29
4	Joe Genewich	2.00
5	Jakie May	2.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Herb Pennock	4
2	Hal Carlson	3
2	Slim Harriss	3
2	Waite Hoyt	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Uhle	20
2	Jack Scott	19
3	Lefty Grove	17
4	Ted Blankenship	13
4	2 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	.426
2	Kiki Cuyler	.413
3	Harry Heilmann	.412
4	Freddie Lindstrom	.386
5	Glenn Wright	.382

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	32
2	Ty Cobb	30
3	Goose Goslin	27
4	Tony Lazzeri	26
5	Earl Sheely	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	9
2	Bob Meusel	8
3	Bill Hunnefield	7
3	Johnny Mostil	7
5	2 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Doug McWeeny	1.62
2	Tony Kaufmann	2.00
3	Lefty Grove	2.01
4	Jesse Petty	2.20
5	Lee Meadows	2.32

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	44
2	George Uhle	40
3	Earl Whitehill	24
4	Ted Blankenship	22
4	2 others tied	22

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	7
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	.393
2	Harry Heilmann	.384
3	Al Simmons	.372
4	Kiki Cuyler	.363
5	Eddie Collins	.353

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	141
2	Harry Heilmann	135
2	Rogers Hornsby	135
4	Bob Meusel	131
5	Earl Sheely	129

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	47
2	Max Carey	38
3	Johnny Mostil	35
4	Sam Rice	33
5	Frankie Frisch	28

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Stan Coveleski	2.78
2	Herb Pennock	2.85
3	Eppa Rixey	2.86
4	Pete Donohue	2.88
5	Dolf Luque	2.95

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ted Lyons	25
2	Pete Donohue	24
3	Herb Pennock	22
4	Ted Blankenship	21
5	3 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	183
2	Lefty Grove	139
3	Howard Ehmke	113
3	Dolf Luque	113
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