On This Day

Saturday, August 14, 1926

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	73	43	.629	--
Indians	64	51	.557	8.5
Athletics	62	53	.539	10.5
Tigers	60	56	.517	13.0
Senators	58	56	.509	14.0
White Sox	57	58	.496	15.5
Browns	48	64	.429	23.0
Red Sox	36	77	.319	35.5

Games

Red Sox 3, Athletics 1

Athletics 3, Red Sox 2

Tigers 5, White Sox 2

Yankees 4, Senators 2

Senators 10, Yankees 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	61	45	.575	--
Cardinals	61	50	.550	2.5
Reds	62	51	.549	2.5
Cubs	58	52	.527	5.0
Giants	57	53	.518	6.0
Robins	53	60	.469	11.5
Braves	46	64	.418	17.0
Phillies	42	65	.393	19.5

Games

Braves 4, Robins 3

Braves 5, Robins 2

Phillies 4, Giants 3

Cubs 3, Cardinals 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Goose Goslin	4
1	Earl McNeely	4
1	Eddie Moore	4
1	Ben Paschal	4
1	3 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Goose Goslin	2
2	Lou Gehrig	1
2	Freddy Leach	1
2	Babe Ruth	1
2	Russ Wrightstone	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Eddie Moore	5
2	Lou Gehrig	3
2	Goose Goslin	3
2	Freddy Leach	3
2	Sam Rice	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Rice	2
2	Sparky Adams	1
2	Chick Fewster	1
2	Doc Gautreau	1
2	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Lefty Grove	1.00
2	Sheriff Blake	0.67
3	Jack Scott	0.60
4	Jesse Petty	0.58
5	2 tied	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Benton	1
1	Sheriff Blake	1
1	Hal Carlson	1
1	Joe Genewich	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	9
2	Jesse Petty	7
3	Sheriff Blake	6
4	Red Ruffing	5
5	Sad Sam Jones	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Mogridge	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Heinie Manush	.378
2	Babe Ruth	.375
3	Goose Goslin	.372
4	George Burns	.366
5	Harry Heilmann	.355

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	38
2	Goose Goslin	16
2	Al Simmons	16
2	Ken Williams	16
5	3 tied	15

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	119
2	Tony Lazzeri	91
3	Bibb Falk	90
3	Goose Goslin	90
5	Jim Bottomley	89

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	24
2	Ross Youngs	21
3	Frankie Frisch	20
3	Sam Rice	20
5	Bill Hunnefield	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.29
2	Virgil Barnes	2.73
3	Don Songer	2.76
4	Charlie Root	2.81
5	Doug McWeeny	2.84

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	168
2	George Uhle	115
3	Dazzy Vance	94
4	Walter Johnson	92
4	Charlie Root	92

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	Jack Smith	.553
2	Travis Jackson	.481
3	Bubbles Hargrave	.444
3	Heinie Manush	.444
5	Goose Goslin	.442

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Goose Goslin	7
2	Babe Ruth	6
3	Ken Williams	5
4	Travis Jackson	4
5	6 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Goose Goslin	24
2	Sam Rice	20
3	Al Simmons	18
4	Tris Speaker	15
4	Ken Williams	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Doc Gautreau	7
2	Sparky Adams	4
3	Chick Fewster	3
3	Fred Haney	3
3	4 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Guy Bush	0.00
1	Bob Smith	0.00
1	Jack Russell	0.00
4	Howard Ehmke	0.67
5	Carl Mays	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sad Sam Jones	4
2	Larry Benton	3
2	Guy Bush	3
2	Howard Ehmke	3
2	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	19
2	Walter Johnson	16
2	Earl Whitehill	16
4	Sad Sam Jones	15
4	2 others tied	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lefty Grove	2
1	Firpo Marberry	2
1	George Milstead	2
4	Vic Aldridge	1
4	11 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Goose Goslin	.427
2	Heinie Manush	.425
3	Eddie Collins	.412
4	Jack Smith	.409
5	Travis Jackson	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	11
2	Goose Goslin	8
2	Ken Williams	8
4	Lou Gehrig	5
4	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Goose Goslin	32
1	Babe Ruth	32
3	Ken Williams	30
4	Lou Gehrig	28
5	Billy Southworth	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	8
1	Kiki Cuyler	8
3	Doc Gautreau	7
3	Fred Haney	7
5	3 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Guy Bush	0.31
2	Percy Jones	1.30
3	Johnny Werts	1.55
4	Carl Mays	1.56
5	George Uhle	1.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sad Sam Jones	5
1	Ray Kremer	5
1	Carl Mays	5
1	Lee Meadows	5
1	Urban Shocker	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	34
2	Dolf Luque	27
3	Tommy Thomas	24
4	Earl Whitehill	23
5	5 tied	22

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	4
2	Lefty Grove	2
2	Waite Hoyt	2
2	George Milstead	2
2	4 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.377
2	George Burns	.362
3	Goose Goslin	.358
4	Babe Ruth	.358
5	Al Simmons	.357

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	52
2	Goose Goslin	22
3	Al Simmons	20
4	Lou Gehrig	19
4	Bob Meusel	19

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	158
2	Harry Heilmann	127
3	Jim Bottomley	125
4	Goose Goslin	123
5	Al Simmons	116

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	39
2	Max Carey	27
3	Frankie Frisch	25
3	Johnny Mostil	25
3	2 others tied	25

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.60
2	Charlie Root	2.81
3	Doug McWeeny	2.84
4	Virgil Barnes	3.04
5	Dutch Levsen	3.09

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Uhle	23
2	Herb Pennock	22
3	Urban Shocker	21
4	Ted Blankenship	20
4	3 others tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	194
2	Dazzy Vance	151
3	George Uhle	138
4	Earl Whitehill	119
5	Walter Johnson	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