On This Day

Tuesday, August 10, 1926

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	71	39	.645	--
Indians	63	50	.558	9.5
Athletics	59	52	.532	12.5
Tigers	58	55	.513	14.5
Senators	54	54	.500	16.0
White Sox	56	56	.500	16.0
Browns	47	63	.427	24.0
Red Sox	35	74	.321	35.5

Games

Athletics 4, White Sox 3

Senators 4, Indians 1

Tigers 5, Yankees 3

Browns 6, Red Sox 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	61	44	.581	--
Cardinals	60	49	.550	3.0
Reds	60	51	.541	4.0
Giants	57	51	.528	5.5
Cubs	56	52	.519	6.5
Robins	52	58	.473	11.5
Braves	44	63	.411	18.0
Phillies	41	63	.394	19.5

Games

Pirates 10, Robins 2

Cardinals 3, Braves 1

Giants 2, Cubs 0

Phillies 10, Reds 8

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Babe Herman	4
1	Russ Wrightstone	4
3	Max Carey	3
3	Joe Harris	3
3	6 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frankie Frisch	1
1	Babe Herman	1
1	Baby Doll Jacobson	1
1	Heinie Manush	1
1	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Curt Walker	3
1	Ken Williams	3
1	Russ Wrightstone	3
4	Max Carey	2
4	8 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Hunnefield	2
2	Bill Barrett	1
2	Jimmy Dykes	1
2	Willie Kamm	1
2	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Lefty Grove	0.50
2	Tommy Thomas	0.44
3	Charlie Root	0.38
4	Ed Wells	0.33
5	Virgil Barnes	0.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Virgil Barnes	1
1	Hooks Dauss	1
1	Jack Knight	1
1	Lee Meadows	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	4
1	Tommy Thomas	4
3	Pete Donohue	3
3	Charlie Root	3
3	Ed Wells	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Heinie Manush	.375
2	Babe Ruth	.370
3	Goose Goslin	.367
4	George Burns	.365
5	Harry Heilmann	.361

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	36
2	Al Simmons	16
2	Ken Williams	16
4	Jim Bottomley	15
4	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	Bill Hunnefield	19
5	Sam Rice	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.30
2	Virgil Barnes	2.73
3	Don Songer	2.76
4	Charlie Root	2.81
5	Jesse Petty	2.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Herb Pennock	18
1	George Uhle	18
3	Urban Shocker	16
4	Pete Donohue	15
4	Lee Meadows	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	159
2	George Uhle	115
3	Charlie Root	92
4	Dazzy Vance	90
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	.473
2	Goose Goslin	.443
3	Jack Smith	.429
4	Cy Williams	.404
5	2 tied	.391

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Goose Goslin	21
2	Ken Williams	18
3	Baby Doll Jacobson	15
4	George Burns	14
4	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	6 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Mays	0.00
1	Bob Smith	0.00
3	Guy Bush	0.52
4	Ted Wingfield	0.75
5	George Uhle	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sad Sam Jones	3
1	Carl Mays	3
1	Lee Meadows	3
1	Urban Shocker	3
1	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dolf Luque	16
1	Tommy Thomas	16
3	Lefty Grove	15
3	Walter Johnson	15
3	Earl Whitehill	15

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	.423
2	Heinie Manush	.422
3	Cy Williams	.402
4	Freddy Leach	.400
5	Travis Jackson	.394

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	9
2	Ken Williams	8
3	Goose Goslin	6
4	Jim Bottomley	5
4	3 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Billy Southworth	30
1	Ken Williams	30
3	George Burns	28
4	Jim Bottomley	26
4	2 others tied	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	10
2	Max Carey	8
3	Fred Haney	7
4	Doc Gautreau	6
4	2 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Mays	1.21
2	Percy Jones	1.30
3	Red Faber	1.59
4	George Uhle	1.64
5	Dutch Levsen	1.89

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ray Kremer	5
1	Dutch Levsen	5
1	Carl Mays	5
1	Lee Meadows	5
1	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dolf Luque	31
2	George Uhle	30
3	Doug McWeeny	28
4	Lefty Grove	25
5	Earl Whitehill	24

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	5
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	.379
2	Rogers Hornsby	.358
3	George Burns	.356
4	Al Simmons	.354
5	Babe Ruth	.353

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	50
2	Al Simmons	22
3	Goose Goslin	20
4	Rogers Hornsby	19
4	Bob Meusel	19

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	152
2	Jim Bottomley	129
2	Harry Heilmann	129
4	Goose Goslin	119
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	2.62
2	Charlie Root	2.81
3	Doug McWeeny	2.87
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	3 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	185
2	Dazzy Vance	152
3	George Uhle	140
4	Earl Whitehill	116
5	Walter Johnson	115

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