Baseball44 On This Day: Monday, August 9, 1926

On This Day

Monday, August 9, 1926

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	71	38	.651	--
Indians	63	49	.563	9.5
Athletics	58	52	.527	13.5
Tigers	57	55	.509	15.5
White Sox	56	55	.505	16.0
Senators	53	54	.495	17.0
Browns	46	63	.422	25.0
Red Sox	35	73	.324	35.5

Games

Athletics 2, White Sox 1

Indians 7, Senators 5

Yankees 9, Tigers 8

Red Sox 7, Browns 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	60	44	.577	--
Cardinals	59	49	.546	3.0
Reds	60	50	.545	3.0
Giants	56	51	.523	5.5
Cubs	56	51	.523	5.5
Robins	52	57	.477	10.5
Braves	44	62	.415	17.0
Phillies	40	63	.388	19.5

Games

Pirates 9, Robins 3

Braves 5, Cardinals 0

Giants 4, Cubs 3

Phillies 7, Reds 4

Reds 10, Phillies 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Hughie Critz	5
1	Wally Pipp	5
1	Edd Roush	5
4	Travis Jackson	4
4	Heinie Sand	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Goose Goslin	1
1	Babe Herman	1
1	Travis Jackson	1
1	Tony Lazzeri	1
1	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Edd Roush	5
2	Hal Carlson	3
2	Tony Lazzeri	3
2	Heinie Manush	3
2	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sparky Adams	1
1	Doc Gautreau	1
1	Baby Doll Jacobson	1
1	Freddy Leach	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ted Lyons	0.55
2	Walter Johnson	0.50
2	Rube Walberg	0.50
4	Kent Greenfield	0.38
5	Ray Kremer	0.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Benton	1
1	Hal Carlson	1
1	Kent Greenfield	1
1	Slim Harriss	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ted Lyons	6
2	Walter Johnson	5
3	Slim Harriss	4
3	Sad Sam Jones	4
3	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jake Miller	1
1	Bob Shawkey	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Heinie Manush	.373
2	Babe Ruth	.371
3	Goose Goslin	.368
4	George Burns	.368
5	Harry Heilmann	.356

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	36
2	Al Simmons	16
3	Jim Bottomley	15
3	Tony Lazzeri	15
3	2 others tied	15

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	113
2	Tony Lazzeri	90
3	Jim Bottomley	89
4	Bibb Falk	88
5	George Burns	86

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	24
2	Ross Youngs	21
3	Frankie Frisch	20
4	Sam Rice	18
5	3 tied	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.27
2	Don Songer	2.76
3	Doug McWeeny	2.81
4	Charlie Root	2.82
5	Rube Walberg	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	Walter Johnson	88

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	Travis Jackson	.490
2	Goose Goslin	.455
3	Jack Smith	.422
4	Charlie Jamieson	.409
5	Cy Williams	.404

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Goose Goslin	21
2	Ken Williams	15
3	George Burns	14
3	Sammy Hale	14
3	4 others tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Doc Gautreau	6
2	Frankie Frisch	4
2	Fred Haney	4
2	Homer Summa	4
5	8 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Mays	0.00
1	Bob Smith	0.00
3	Guy Bush	0.52
4	George Mogridge	0.69
5	Ted Wingfield	0.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sad Sam Jones	3
1	Carl Mays	3
1	Urban Shocker	3
1	Bob Smith	3
1	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	15
1	Dolf Luque	15
1	Earl Whitehill	15
4	George Uhle	14
5	2 tied	13

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	3
2	Lefty Grove	2
2	Waite Hoyt	2
2	George Milstead	2
5	13 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Goose Goslin	.433
2	Heinie Manush	.416
3	Travis Jackson	.404
4	Eddie Collins	.398
5	Cy Williams	.395

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	9
2	Ken Williams	7
3	Goose Goslin	6
4	Jim Bottomley	5
4	4 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Billy Southworth	34
2	George Burns	29
3	Les Bell	28
3	Bibb Falk	28
5	5 tied	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	10
2	Max Carey	8
2	Fred Haney	8
4	Doc Gautreau	6
4	Homer Summa	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Percy Jones	1.23
2	George Uhle	1.64
3	Dutch Levsen	1.70
4	Carl Mays	1.74
5	Howard Ehmke	2.09

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ray Kremer	6
2	Dutch Levsen	5
2	Carl Mays	5
2	Urban Shocker	5
2	George Uhle	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	Hooks Dauss	2
2	Lefty Grove	2
2	Waite Hoyt	2
2	4 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.376
2	Rogers Hornsby	.360
3	George Burns	.359
4	Al Simmons	.357
5	Babe Ruth	.353

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	50
2	Al Simmons	22
3	Rogers Hornsby	21
4	Goose Goslin	20
4	Bob Meusel	20

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	153
2	Jim Bottomley	129
2	Harry Heilmann	129
4	Goose Goslin	120
5	Al Simmons	114

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	40
2	Max Carey	29
3	Frankie Frisch	26
3	Johnny Mostil	26
3	Ross Youngs	26

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.60
2	Doug McWeeny	2.81
3	Charlie Root	2.82
4	Herb Pennock	2.99
5	Ted Blankenship	3.06

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	181
2	Dazzy Vance	152
3	George Uhle	140
4	Walter Johnson	118
5	Earl Whitehill	116

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