On This Day

Sunday, August 8, 1926

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	70	38	.648	--
Indians	62	49	.559	9.5
Athletics	57	52	.523	13.5
Tigers	57	54	.514	14.5
White Sox	56	54	.509	15.0
Senators	53	53	.500	16.0
Browns	46	62	.426	24.0
Red Sox	34	73	.318	35.5

Games

Athletics 6, White Sox 5

Indians 7, Senators 4

Tigers 8, Yankees 3

Red Sox 4, Browns 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	59	44	.573	--
Cardinals	59	48	.551	2.0
Reds	59	49	.546	2.5
Cubs	56	50	.528	4.5
Giants	55	51	.519	5.5
Robins	52	56	.481	9.5
Braves	43	62	.410	17.0
Phillies	39	62	.386	19.0

Games

Giants 6, Reds 0

Cardinals 3, Robins 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Hod Ford	3
1	Bubbles Hargrave	3
1	Rogers Hornsby	3
1	Frank O'Rourke	3
5	26 tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Goose Goslin	1
1	Ben Paschal	1
1	Ty Tyson	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Goose Goslin	3
1	Tris Speaker	3
3	Buck Crouse	2
3	Chick Galloway	2
3	4 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	1
1	Alex Gaston	1
1	Fred Haney	1
1	Frank O'Rourke	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Earl Whitehill	1.33
2	Hal Wiltse	0.67
3	Hugh McQuillan	0.30
4	Bill Sherdel	0.25
5	3 tied	0.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sam Gray	1
1	Hugh McQuillan	1
1	Bill Sherdel	1
1	George Uhle	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Earl Whitehill	12
2	Hal Wiltse	4
3	Sarge Connally	3
3	Sam Gray	3
3	Hugh McQuillan	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Heinie Manush	.373
2	Babe Ruth	.368
3	Goose Goslin	.367
4	George Burns	.367
5	Harry Heilmann	.359

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	89
3	Bibb Falk	88
4	Tony Lazzeri	87
5	George Burns	84

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	24
2	Frankie Frisch	20
2	Ross Youngs	20
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
1	George Uhle	18
3	Urban Shocker	16
4	Pete Donohue	15
5	4 tied	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	155
2	George Uhle	115
3	Dazzy Vance	90
4	Charlie Root	89
5	Earl Whitehill	85

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	.452
2	Travis Jackson	.440
3	Cy Williams	.419
4	Bob Fothergill	.405
5	Charlie Jamieson	.405

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Goose Goslin	19
2	Harry Heilmann	17
2	Ken Williams	17
4	George Burns	14
4	3 others tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Doc Gautreau	5
2	Kiki Cuyler	4
2	Frankie Frisch	4
2	Fred Haney	4
2	Homer Summa	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Mays	0.00
1	Bob Smith	0.00
3	Guy Bush	0.49
4	George Mogridge	0.69
5	Ted Wingfield	0.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Guy Bush	3
1	Carl Mays	3
1	Urban Shocker	3
1	Bob Smith	3
1	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Uhle	17
2	Dolf Luque	15
2	Earl Whitehill	15
4	Doug McWeeny	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	12 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Goose Goslin	.426
2	Heinie Manush	.415
3	Travis Jackson	.411
4	Les Bell	.405
5	Freddy Leach	.395

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	9
2	Ken Williams	7
3	Jim Bottomley	5
3	Jack Fournier	5
3	3 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Billy Southworth	34
2	Les Bell	29
3	Bibb Falk	28
4	Jim Bottomley	27
4	George Burns	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	10
2	Max Carey	8
2	Fred Haney	8
4	Homer Summa	6
5	9 tied	5

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	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dolf Luque	30
1	Doug McWeeny	30
1	George Uhle	30
4	Earl Whitehill	27
5	Lefty Grove	25

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	.380
2	Rogers Hornsby	.365
3	George Burns	.359
4	Al Simmons	.356
5	Kiki Cuyler	.352

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	49
2	Rogers Hornsby	21
2	Al Simmons	21
4	Bob Meusel	20
5	Goose Goslin	19

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	151
2	Harry Heilmann	132
3	Jim Bottomley	131
4	Goose Goslin	118
5	Al Simmons	115

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	41
2	Max Carey	30
3	Frankie Frisch	27
4	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	Jesse Petty	2.98
5	Herb Pennock	2.99

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Uhle	24
2	Herb Pennock	23
3	Ted Blankenship	21
3	Urban Shocker	21
5	Pete Donohue	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	181
2	Dazzy Vance	152
3	George Uhle	140
4	Howard Ehmke	119
5	Earl Whitehill	118

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