On This Day

Monday, August 16, 1926

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 74 44 .627 --
Indians 65 52 .556 8.5
Athletics 62 54 .534 11.0
Tigers 60 56 .517 13.0
Senators 59 56 .513 13.5
White Sox 57 58 .496 15.5
Browns 50 66 .431 23.0
Red Sox 38 79 .325 35.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 61 45 .575 --
Cardinals 63 50 .558 1.5
Reds 63 51 .553 2.0
Giants 57 53 .518 6.0
Cubs 58 54 .518 6.0
Robins 55 60 .478 10.5
Braves 46 66 .411 18.0
Phillies 42 66 .389 20.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Marty McManus 4
1 Bing Miller 4
3 Wally Gerber 3
3 Pinky Hargrave 3
3 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hack Wilson 2
2 Cliff Heathcote 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Alex Gaston 3
1 Fred Haney 3
1 Hack Wilson 3
4 Jim Bottomley 2
4 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank O'Rourke 2
2 Bing Miller 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Slim Harriss 0.43
2 Ted Lyons 0.40
3 Jesse Haines 0.36
4 Hal Wiltse 0.23
5 Elam Vangilder 0.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jesse Haines 1
1 Slim Harriss 1
1 Elam Vangilder 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jesse Haines 4
2 Slim Harriss 3
2 Hal Wiltse 3
4 Ted Lyons 2
5 3 tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Ruth .381
2 Heinie Manush .372
3 Goose Goslin .371
4 George Burns .370
5 Harry Heilmann .352

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 39
2 Hack Wilson 18
3 Ken Williams 17
4 Jim Bottomley 16
4 2 others tied 16

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 121
2 Jim Bottomley 93
3 Tony Lazzeri 92
4 Goose Goslin 91
5 2 tied 90

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 Doug McWeeny 2.84
5 Jesse Petty 2.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Herb Pennock 19
1 George Uhle 19
3 Urban Shocker 16
4 Pete Donohue 15
4 4 others tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 168
2 George Uhle 115
3 Dazzy Vance 97
4 Charlie Root 95
5 Walter Johnson 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 .529
2 Babe Ruth .464
3 Goose Goslin .425
4 Russ Wrightstone .424
5 Travis Jackson .419

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Goose Goslin 6
1 Babe Ruth 6
1 Ken Williams 6
4 Hack Wilson 4
5 5 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Goose Goslin 23
2 Sam Rice 17
2 Al Simmons 17
4 Ken Williams 16
5 Tris Speaker 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Doc Gautreau 7
2 Sparky Adams 4
2 Chick Fewster 4
2 Frank O'Rourke 4
2 Bill Regan 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Guy Bush 0.00
1 Bob Smith 0.00
3 Howard Ehmke 0.67
4 Carl Mays 1.00
5 Pete Alexander 1.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Guy Bush 3
1 Howard Ehmke 3
1 Sad Sam Jones 3
1 Firpo Marberry 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 17
2 Earl Whitehill 16
3 Dazzy Vance 14
4 Sad Sam Jones 13
4 Tommy Thomas 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 2
1 George Milstead 2
3 Vic Aldridge 1
3 Pete Alexander 1
3 11 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Manush .423
2 Babe Ruth .417
3 Goose Goslin .414
4 Travis Jackson .413
5 Eddie Collins .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 12
2 Ken Williams 9
3 Goose Goslin 8
4 Lou Gehrig 5
4 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 34
2 Goose Goslin 33
3 Ken Williams 32
4 Lou Gehrig 28
5 Billy Southworth 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 8
2 Max Carey 7
2 Doc Gautreau 7
2 Fred Haney 7
5 4 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Guy Bush 0.31
2 Bob Smith 0.58
3 Eddie Rommel 1.52
4 Carl Mays 1.56
5 Johnny Werts 1.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Slim Harriss 5
1 Sad Sam Jones 5
1 Carl Mays 5
1 Lee Meadows 5
1 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 34
2 Charlie Root 25
3 Tommy Thomas 24
4 Earl Whitehill 23
5 4 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 4
2 Lefty Grove 2
2 Waite Hoyt 2
2 George Milstead 2
2 3 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .374
2 Babe Ruth .366
3 George Burns .363
4 Al Simmons .358
5 Goose Goslin .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 53
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 160
2 Jim Bottomley 128
3 Harry Heilmann 126
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 Doug McWeeny 2.84
3 Charlie Root 3.04
4 Hal Carlson 3.04
5 Dutch Levsen 3.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Uhle 24
2 Herb Pennock 23
3 Urban Shocker 21
4 Ted Blankenship 20
4 2 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 194
2 Dazzy Vance 152
3 George Uhle 138
4 Walter Johnson 118
5 Earl Whitehill 117

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