On This Day

Sunday, August 1, 1926

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 67 34 .663 --
Indians 59 44 .573 9.0
Athletics 52 48 .520 14.5
Tigers 52 50 .510 15.5
Senators 49 48 .505 16.0
White Sox 51 51 .500 16.5
Browns 42 59 .416 25.0
Red Sox 31 69 .310 35.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 55 40 .579 --
Reds 56 45 .554 2.0
Cardinals 53 47 .530 4.5
Robins 52 49 .515 6.0
Cubs 50 49 .505 7.0
Giants 49 49 .500 7.5
Braves 40 57 .412 16.0
Phillies 38 57 .400 17.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mark Koenig 4
1 Sam Rice 4
1 Earl Sheely 4
4 Joe Dugan 3
4 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Bottomley 1
1 Travis Jackson 1
1 Joe Judge 1
1 High Pockets Kelly 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Judge 3
1 High Pockets Kelly 3
3 George Burns 2
3 Joe Dugan 2
3 7 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tris Speaker 1
1 Freddy Spurgeon 1
1 Homer Summa 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Charlie Root 0.80
2 Dutch Levsen 0.50
3 Doug McWeeny 0.44
4 Red Ruffing 0.29
5 Hugh McQuillan 0.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Win Ballou 1
1 Dutch Levsen 1
1 Hugh McQuillan 1
1 Doug McWeeny 1
1 Herb Pennock 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Firpo Marberry 4
1 Doug McWeeny 4
1 Charlie Root 4
4 Sarge Connally 3
4 Hugh McQuillan 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Elam Vangilder 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .371
2 Babe Ruth .367
3 George Burns .364
4 Goose Goslin .360
5 Bibb Falk .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 33
2 Jim Bottomley 15
3 Al Simmons 14
3 Hack Wilson 14
5 Tony Lazzeri 13

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 107
2 Jim Bottomley 83
3 Bibb Falk 82
4 Tony Lazzeri 81
5 Hack Wilson 79

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 22
2 Ross Youngs 20
3 Frankie Frisch 18
4 Bill Hunnefield 17
4 Sam Rice 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.24
2 Jesse Petty 2.55
3 Doug McWeeny 2.59
4 Virgil Barnes 2.66
5 Don Songer 2.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Herb Pennock 18
2 George Uhle 16
3 Pete Donohue 15
3 Urban Shocker 15
5 4 tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 151
2 George Uhle 108
3 Charlie Root 88
4 Dazzy Vance 83
5 Walter Johnson 80

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 17
2 Hooks Dauss 7
3 Chick Davies 5
3 Sad Sam Jones 5
3 Ray Kremer 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Freddy Leach .500
2 Dave Bancroft .465
3 Eddie Brown .452
4 Sam Rice .450
5 Eddie Collins .444

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 6
2 Les Bell 3
2 Jim Bottomley 3
2 Travis Jackson 3
2 3 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 20
2 Baby Doll Jacobson 18
3 Lou Gehrig 16
3 Ken Williams 16
5 Harry Heilmann 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 6
2 Kiki Cuyler 4
2 Fred Haney 4
2 Johnny Mostil 4
2 Harry Rice 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Levsen 0.33
2 George Uhle 0.45
3 Joe Shaute 0.87
4 Bob McGraw 0.89
5 Bob Smith 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Urban Shocker 4
2 Walter Johnson 3
2 Dutch Levsen 3
2 Lee Meadows 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Charlie Root 18
2 Doug McWeeny 16
3 Lefty Grove 15
3 Dolf Luque 15
3 George Uhle 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Babe Adams 1
1 Bullet Joe Bush 1
1 Hooks Dauss 1
1 Chick Davies 1
1 15 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Les Bell .440
2 Goose Goslin .407
3 George Grantham .404
4 Heinie Manush .402
5 Eddie Brown .398

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 7
2 Jim Bottomley 5
2 Jack Fournier 5
2 Billy Southworth 5
5 6 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bibb Falk 29
2 Billy Southworth 28
3 Baby Doll Jacobson 26
4 Les Bell 25
4 George Grantham 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 8
1 Kiki Cuyler 8
3 Lu Blue 6
3 Joe Sewell 6
3 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Levsen 1.00
1 Percy Jones 1.00
3 Rip Collins 1.29
4 Charlie Root 2.04
5 Dazzy Vance 2.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dutch Levsen 6
2 Walter Johnson 5
2 Ray Kremer 5
2 Lee Meadows 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 35
2 Doug McWeeny 33
3 George Uhle 32
4 Dolf Luque 28
5 Dazzy Vance 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 5
2 Babe Adams 2
2 Hooks Dauss 2
2 Lefty Grove 2
2 6 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .383
2 Rogers Hornsby .362
3 Al Simmons .360
4 Edd Roush .347
5 Goose Goslin .346

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 47
2 Rogers Hornsby 22
2 Al Simmons 22
4 Bob Meusel 21
5 Jim Bottomley 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 147
2 Jim Bottomley 130
3 Harry Heilmann 129
4 Al Simmons 115
5 Rogers Hornsby 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 41
2 Max Carey 34
3 Frankie Frisch 26
4 Johnny Mostil 25
4 Ross Youngs 25

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.59
2 Charlie Root 2.80
3 Herb Pennock 2.80
4 Jesse Petty 2.89
5 Dutch Levsen 2.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Herb Pennock 24
2 Ted Blankenship 22
2 George Uhle 22
4 Pete Donohue 21
4 Urban Shocker 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 177
2 Dazzy Vance 151
3 George Uhle 135
4 Howard Ehmke 118
5 Walter Johnson 117

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 23
2 Hooks Dauss 7
3 Sad Sam Jones 6
3 Ray Kremer 6
5 4 tied 5