On This Day

Thursday, August 5, 1926

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	69	36	.657	--
Indians	60	47	.561	10.0
Athletics	54	51	.514	15.0
White Sox	54	52	.509	15.5
Tigers	55	53	.509	15.5
Senators	51	51	.500	16.5
Browns	45	60	.429	24.0
Red Sox	33	71	.317	35.5

Games

White Sox 7, Red Sox 2

Yankees 8, Indians 2

Tigers 6, Senators 4

Browns 7, Athletics 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	58	42	.580	--
Reds	58	46	.558	2.0
Cardinals	55	48	.534	4.5
Cubs	54	50	.519	6.0
Giants	52	50	.510	7.0
Robins	52	52	.500	8.0
Braves	41	61	.402	18.0
Phillies	39	60	.394	18.5

Games

Cardinals 11, Robins 9

Pirates 4, Braves 3

Giants 7, Reds 4

Cubs 6, Phillies 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Hughie Critz	4
1	Freddie Lindstrom	4
1	Ty Tyson	4
4	Les Bell	3
4	10 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Garland Buckeye	1
1	Gabby Hartnett	1
1	Walter Johnson	1
1	Marty McManus	1
1	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Billy Southworth	4
2	Jim Bottomley	3
2	Walter Johnson	3
2	High Pockets Kelly	3
5	17 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sparky Adams	1
1	Max Carey	1
1	Eddie Collins	1
1	Charlie Gehringer	1
1	9 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Tommy Thomas	0.50
2	Sad Sam Jones	0.44
3	Ray Kremer	0.33
4	Jesse Petty	0.29
5	Rube Walberg	0.27

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hi Bell	1
1	Rip Collins	1
1	Chet Falk	1
1	Sad Sam Jones	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tommy Thomas	5
2	Sad Sam Jones	4
2	Jesse Petty	4
4	Walter Johnson	3
4	3 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	George Milstead	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Burns	.370
2	Babe Ruth	.366
3	Harry Heilmann	.363
4	Heinie Manush	.362
5	Goose Goslin	.361

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	34
2	Jim Bottomley	15
2	Al Simmons	15
2	Ken Williams	15
2	Hack Wilson	15

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	110
2	Jim Bottomley	87
3	Tony Lazzeri	85
4	Bibb Falk	84
5	Hack Wilson	81

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.24
2	Doug McWeeny	2.59
3	Virgil Barnes	2.67
4	Jesse Petty	2.67
5	Dutch Levsen	2.72

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Herb Pennock	18
2	George Uhle	17
3	Pete Donohue	15
3	Urban Shocker	15
5	3 tied	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	153
2	George Uhle	113
3	Charlie Root	89
4	Walter Johnson	83
4	Dazzy Vance	83

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	18
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	George Burns	.455
2	Cy Williams	.436
3	Goose Goslin	.432
4	Les Bell	.423
5	Freddy Leach	.414

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ken Williams	6
2	Babe Ruth	5
3	Goose Goslin	4
4	Les Bell	3
4	7 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Williams	18
2	Babe Ruth	17
3	Lou Gehrig	16
3	Billy Southworth	16
5	Harry Heilmann	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Fred Haney	5
2	Max Carey	3
2	Mickey Cochrane	3
2	Eddie Collins	3
2	6 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Smith	0.00
2	Dutch Levsen	0.50
3	Guy Bush	0.53
4	George Uhle	0.93
5	Howard Ehmke	1.06

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sad Sam Jones	3
1	Lee Meadows	3
1	Jack Scott	3
1	Urban Shocker	3
1	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Uhle	20
2	Lefty Grove	17
3	Doug McWeeny	15
4	Dolf Luque	14
5	2 tied	12

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lefty Grove	2
1	Firpo Marberry	2
3	Babe Adams	1
3	Pete Alexander	1
3	15 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Les Bell	.448
2	Cy Williams	.432
3	George Grantham	.416
4	Travis Jackson	.411
5	Goose Goslin	.410

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	8
2	Ken Williams	7
3	Jim Bottomley	5
3	Jack Fournier	5
3	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Billy Southworth	31
2	Bibb Falk	28
3	Les Bell	27
3	Jim Bottomley	27
5	George Grantham	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	9
2	Kiki Cuyler	8
3	Lu Blue	6
3	Fred Haney	6
3	Johnny Mostil	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Levsen	0.80
2	Rip Collins	1.10
3	Percy Jones	1.32
4	Dazzy Vance	1.42
5	George Uhle	1.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lee Meadows	6
2	Rip Collins	5
2	Ray Kremer	5
2	Dutch Levsen	5
2	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Uhle	32
2	Doug McWeeny	28
3	Dolf Luque	26
4	Charlie Root	24
5	Lefty Grove	23

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	5
2	Jack Scott	3
3	Hooks Dauss	2
3	Lefty Grove	2
3	3 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.381
2	Rogers Hornsby	.363
3	Kiki Cuyler	.357
4	Al Simmons	.355
5	George Burns	.354

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	48
2	Al Simmons	22
3	Rogers Hornsby	21
4	Bob Meusel	20
5	Jim Bottomley	19

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	150
2	Harry Heilmann	132
3	Jim Bottomley	130
4	Al Simmons	117
5	Goose Goslin	113

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	40
2	Max Carey	32
3	Frankie Frisch	26
3	Johnny Mostil	26
5	Ross Youngs	25

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.59
2	Herb Pennock	2.79
3	Charlie Root	2.82
4	Dutch Levsen	2.93
5	Ted Blankenship	2.96

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Herb Pennock	23
1	George Uhle	23
3	Ted Blankenship	22
4	Pete Donohue	21
5	3 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	179
2	Dazzy Vance	151
3	George Uhle	140
4	Howard Ehmke	118
4	Walter Johnson	118

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	24
2	Hooks Dauss	7
3	Sad Sam Jones	6
3	Ray Kremer	6
3	Jack Scott	6