On This Day

Tuesday, August 3, 1926

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	68	35	.660	--
Indians	59	46	.562	10.0
Athletics	54	49	.524	14.0
Senators	50	49	.505	16.0
Tigers	53	52	.505	16.0
White Sox	52	52	.500	16.5
Browns	43	60	.417	25.0
Red Sox	33	69	.324	34.5

Games

Yankees 7, White Sox 6

Red Sox 8, Indians 7

Red Sox 2, Indians 0

Tigers 4, Athletics 3

Browns 7, Senators 6

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	56	41	.577	--
Reds	58	45	.563	1.0
Cardinals	53	48	.525	5.0
Cubs	52	50	.510	6.5
Robins	52	50	.510	6.5
Giants	51	50	.505	7.0
Braves	40	59	.404	17.0
Phillies	39	58	.402	17.0

Games

Reds 1, Braves 0

Reds 3, Braves 2

Giants 5, Cubs 4

Cubs 5, Giants 3

Pirates 14, Phillies 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	George Burns	5
1	Earle Combs	5
1	Phil Todt	5
4	Cliff Heathcote	4
4	8 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Goose Goslin	2
2	Bullet Joe Bush	1
2	Jimmy Cooney	1
2	George Grantham	1
2	11 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Goose Goslin	4
1	Jack Tobin	4
3	Jimmy Cooney	3
3	George Grantham	3
3	5 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Moore	2
2	Sparky Adams	1
2	Eddie Collins	1
2	Fred Haney	1
2	7 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bullet Joe Bush	0.50
1	Joe Shaute	0.50
3	Lil Stoner	0.43
4	Freddie Fitzsimmons	0.38
5	Johnny Werts	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Guy Bush	1
1	Bullet Joe Bush	1
1	Hooks Dauss	1
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Joe Shaute	6
2	Bullet Joe Bush	3
2	Freddie Fitzsimmons	3
2	Eddie Rommel	3
2	Lil Stoner	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Win Ballou	1
1	Tony Kaufmann	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Burns	.369
2	Goose Goslin	.367
3	Heinie Manush	.367
4	Babe Ruth	.365
5	Harry Heilmann	.364

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	108
2	Tony Lazzeri	85
3	Jim Bottomley	83
3	Bibb Falk	83
5	Hack Wilson	80

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	Dutch Levsen	2.72

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	153
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	Lefty Grove	5
3	3 others tied	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Goose Goslin	.485
2	Freddy Leach	.479
3	George Burns	.463
4	Heinie Manush	.431
5	Dave Bancroft	.426

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	6
2	Goose Goslin	4
2	Ken Williams	4
4	Les Bell	3
4	5 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	21
2	Ken Williams	19
3	Baby Doll Jacobson	17
4	Harry Heilmann	15
4	Harry Rice	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	6
2	Fred Haney	5
3	Kiki Cuyler	4
3	Johnny Mostil	4
3	Harry Rice	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Levsen	0.33
2	George Uhle	0.45
3	Hal Carlson	0.50
4	Guy Bush	0.53
5	Bob Smith	1.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Faber	3
1	Walter Johnson	3
1	Dutch Levsen	3
1	Herb Pennock	3
1	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	17
2	Dolf Luque	16
3	Doug McWeeny	15
3	George Uhle	15
5	2 tied	12

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lefty Grove	2
2	Babe Adams	1
2	Win Ballou	1
2	Bullet Joe Bush	1
2	17 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Les Bell	.439
1	George Grantham	.439
3	Goose Goslin	.430
4	Freddy Leach	.418
5	Heinie Manush	.405

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	7
2	Jim Bottomley	5
2	Jack Fournier	5
2	Al Simmons	5
2	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Grantham	28
1	Billy Southworth	28
3	Bibb Falk	27
4	Les Bell	25
4	Baby Doll Jacobson	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	8
1	Kiki Cuyler	8
3	Lu Blue	6
3	Fred Haney	6
5	9 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Levsen	1.00
2	Rip Collins	1.31
3	Percy Jones	1.32
4	Dazzy Vance	1.42
5	George Uhle	1.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dutch Levsen	6
2	Red Faber	5
2	Walter Johnson	5
2	Carl Mays	5
2	Lee Meadows	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	37
2	Doug McWeeny	33
3	George Uhle	27
4	Dolf Luque	26
4	Jakie May	26

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	4
2	Lefty Grove	3
2	Jack Scott	3
4	Babe Adams	2
4	4 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.381
2	Rogers Hornsby	.362
3	Al Simmons	.359
4	Kiki Cuyler	.351
5	Goose Goslin	.351

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	47
2	Al Simmons	23
3	Rogers Hornsby	21
4	Jim Bottomley	20
4	Bob Meusel	20

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	148
2	Jim Bottomley	130
2	Harry Heilmann	130
4	Al Simmons	119
5	Goose Goslin	114

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	Herb Pennock	2.79
3	Charlie Root	2.88
4	Jesse Petty	2.89
5	Dutch Levsen	2.93

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Herb Pennock	23
2	Ted Blankenship	22
2	George Uhle	22
4	Pete Donohue	21
4	Urban Shocker	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	179
2	Dazzy Vance	151
3	George Uhle	135
4	Howard Ehmke	119
5	Walter Johnson	115

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	23
2	Hooks Dauss	7
3	Sad Sam Jones	6
3	Ray Kremer	6
3	Jack Scott	6