On This Day

Saturday, August 7, 1926

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	70	37	.654	--
Indians	61	49	.555	10.5
Athletics	56	52	.519	14.5
White Sox	56	53	.514	15.0
Tigers	56	54	.509	15.5
Senators	53	52	.505	16.0
Browns	46	61	.430	24.0
Red Sox	33	73	.311	36.5

Games

Athletics 3, White Sox 2

White Sox 1, Athletics 0

Indians 8, Senators 5

Senators 9, Indians 2

Tigers 6, Yankees 4

Browns 5, Red Sox 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	59	44	.573	--
Reds	59	48	.551	2.0
Cardinals	58	48	.547	2.5
Cubs	56	50	.528	4.5
Giants	54	51	.514	6.0
Robins	52	55	.486	9.0
Braves	43	62	.410	17.0
Phillies	39	62	.386	19.0

Games

Cardinals 6, Robins 3

Cardinals 3, Robins 0

Braves 2, Pirates 0

Braves 2, Pirates 0

Reds 11, Giants 0

Giants 3, Reds 1

Cubs 6, Phillies 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Hughie Critz	5
1	Charlie Jamieson	5
1	Al Simmons	5
1	Billy Southworth	5
5	2 tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bubbles Hargrave	2
2	Win Ballou	1
2	Chuck Dressen	1
2	Mark Koenig	1
2	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Chuck Dressen	4
1	Billy Southworth	4
1	Tris Speaker	4
4	Goose Goslin	3
4	4 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Doc Gautreau	4
2	Taylor Douthit	2
2	Bill Regan	2
4	George Burns	1
4	7 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	James Edwards	0.75
2	Dolf Luque	0.71
3	Bill Hallahan	0.50
4	Johnny Werts	0.44
5	Dazzy Vance	0.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Win Ballou	1
1	Hi Bell	1
1	Guy Bush	1
1	9 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	7
2	Win Ballou	5
2	Bill Hallahan	5
2	Dolf Luque	5
5	2 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Heinie Manush	.373
2	George Burns	.368
3	Goose Goslin	.366
4	Babe Ruth	.366
5	Harry Heilmann	.362

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	35
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	111
2	Jim Bottomley	88
2	Bibb Falk	88
4	Tony Lazzeri	87
5	George Burns	83

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	24
2	Ross Youngs	20
3	Frankie Frisch	19
4	Sam Rice	18
5	3 tied	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.27
2	Jesse Petty	2.67
3	Don Songer	2.76
4	Doug McWeeny	2.81
5	Charlie Root	2.82

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Herb Pennock	18
2	George Uhle	17
3	Urban Shocker	16
4	Pete Donohue	15
5	4 tied	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	155
2	George Uhle	113
3	Dazzy Vance	90
4	Charlie Root	89
5	Walter Johnson	83

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	19
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	.448
2	Travis Jackson	.442
3	Bob Fothergill	.429
4	Cy Williams	.419
5	Freddy Leach	.406

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	6
1	Ken Williams	6
3	Goose Goslin	4
3	Travis Jackson	4
5	4 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Williams	18
2	Harry Heilmann	17
3	Goose Goslin	16
4	Baby Doll Jacobson	15
4	Billy Southworth	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Doc Gautreau	5
1	Fred Haney	5
3	Kiki Cuyler	4
4	Max Carey	3
4	7 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Mays	0.00
1	Bob Smith	0.00
3	Guy Bush	0.44
4	George Mogridge	0.69
5	George Uhle	0.90

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Guy Bush	3
1	Carl Mays	3
1	Lee Meadows	3
1	Jack Scott	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dolf Luque	19
2	Doug McWeeny	17
3	George Uhle	15
4	Lefty Grove	13
4	Jimmy Ring	13

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	3
2	Lefty Grove	2
2	Waite Hoyt	2
2	George Milstead	2
5	14 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Travis Jackson	.423
2	Goose Goslin	.423
3	Les Bell	.420
4	Heinie Manush	.410
5	Freddy Leach	.407

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	9
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	34
2	Les Bell	29
2	Bibb Falk	29
4	Jim Bottomley	26
4	George Burns	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	10
2	Max Carey	9
3	Fred Haney	7
4	Lu Blue	6
4	Johnny Mostil	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rip Collins	1.13
2	Percy Jones	1.23
3	George Uhle	1.64
4	Dutch Levsen	1.70
5	Carl Mays	1.74

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rip Collins	5
1	Ray Kremer	5
1	Dutch Levsen	5
1	Carl Mays	5
1	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Uhle	32
2	Dolf Luque	30
2	Doug McWeeny	30
4	Lefty Grove	25
5	Charlie Root	24

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	6
2	Jack Scott	3
3	Hooks Dauss	2
3	Lefty Grove	2
3	4 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.381
2	Rogers Hornsby	.362
3	Al Simmons	.358
4	George Burns	.355
5	Kiki Cuyler	.355

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	49
2	Al Simmons	22
3	Rogers Hornsby	21
4	Bob Meusel	20
5	3 tied	18

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	151
2	Harry Heilmann	133
3	Jim Bottomley	130
4	Al Simmons	118
5	Goose Goslin	115

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	41
2	Max Carey	31
3	Frankie Frisch	26
3	Johnny Mostil	26
5	Ross Youngs	25

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.60
2	Doug McWeeny	2.81
3	Charlie Root	2.82
4	Herb Pennock	2.91
5	Jesse Petty	2.98

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	181
2	Dazzy Vance	152
3	George Uhle	140
4	Howard Ehmke	119
5	Walter Johnson	113

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	24
2	Hooks Dauss	7
3	Waite Hoyt	6
3	Sad Sam Jones	6
3	2 others tied	6