On This Day

Wednesday, August 18, 1926

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	74	45	.622	--
Indians	65	54	.546	9.0
Athletics	64	54	.542	9.5
Tigers	60	56	.517	12.5
Senators	59	56	.513	13.0
White Sox	58	58	.500	14.5
Browns	50	69	.420	24.0
Red Sox	41	79	.342	33.5

Games

Red Sox 4, Browns 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	62	46	.574	--
Cardinals	65	50	.565	0.5
Reds	65	51	.560	1.0
Giants	58	54	.518	6.0
Cubs	59	55	.518	6.0
Robins	55	62	.470	11.5
Braves	47	67	.412	18.0
Phillies	42	68	.382	21.0

Games

Giants 2, Cubs 1

Reds 3, Phillies 0

Pirates 4, Braves 1

Braves 4, Pirates 3

Cardinals 6, Robins 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Eddie Brown	4
1	Kiki Cuyler	4
1	Johnny Rawlings	4
1	Jack Smith	4
1	Paul Waner	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Baby Doll Jacobson	1
1	Ray Kremer	1
1	Bob O'Farrell	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rube Bressler	2
1	Eddie Brown	2
1	Taylor Douthit	2
1	Ray Kremer	2
1	2 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	2
2	Jimmy Cooney	1
2	Taylor Douthit	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Charlie Root	0.78
2	Ray Kremer	0.45
3	Virgil Barnes	0.43
4	Dixie Davis	0.38
5	2 tied	0.27

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Virgil Barnes	1
1	Ray Kremer	1
1	Jakie May	1
1	Art Reinhart	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Charlie Root	7
2	Ray Kremer	5
3	Virgil Barnes	3
3	Dixie Davis	3
3	3 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Ruth	.382
2	George Burns	.373
3	Heinie Manush	.372
4	Goose Goslin	.371
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	94
3	Tony Lazzeri	93
4	George Burns	91
4	2 others tied	91

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	26
2	Bill Hunnefield	21
2	Ross Youngs	21
4	Frankie Frisch	20
4	2 others tied	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.26
2	Virgil Barnes	2.59
3	Don Songer	2.73
4	Jesse Petty	2.84
5	Charlie Root	2.90

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Herb Pennock	19
1	George Uhle	19
3	Carl Mays	16
3	Urban Shocker	16
5	4 tied	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	171
2	George Uhle	115
3	Charlie Root	102
4	Dazzy Vance	97
5	Walter Johnson	92

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	19
2	Hooks Dauss	7
3	Lefty Grove	6
4	Chick Davies	5
4	3 others tied	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jack Smith	.540
2	Babe Ruth	.500
3	Taylor Douthit	.415
4	Bubbles Hargrave	.415
5	Hughie Critz	.410

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	6
2	Goose Goslin	4
2	Ken Williams	4
4	Lou Gehrig	3
4	4 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Goose Goslin	17
2	Billy Southworth	16
3	Sam Rice	15
3	Tris Speaker	15
5	2 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Doc Gautreau	7
2	Kiki Cuyler	4
2	Chick Fewster	4
2	Bill Hunnefield	4
2	3 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Guy Bush	0.00
2	Sam Gibson	0.42
3	James Edwards	0.86
4	Pete Alexander	0.98
5	Win Ballou	1.06

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Guy Bush	3
1	Howard Ehmke	3
1	Sad Sam Jones	3
1	Ray Kremer	3
1	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	18
2	Earl Whitehill	16
3	Charlie Root	14
3	Dazzy Vance	14
5	2 tied	13

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	2
1	George Milstead	2
3	Vic Aldridge	1
3	Pete Alexander	1
3	8 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Ruth	.422
2	Jack Smith	.420
3	Goose Goslin	.417
4	Heinie Manush	.417
5	George Burns	.414

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	34
2	Ken Williams	31
3	Goose Goslin	30
4	Lou Gehrig	28
5	Billy Southworth	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	8
1	Johnny Mostil	8
3	Max Carey	7
3	Doc Gautreau	7
3	Fred Haney	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Guy Bush	0.23
2	Bob Smith	1.18
3	George Uhle	1.60
4	Carl Mays	1.62
5	Hal Carlson	1.66

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Mays	6
2	Guy Bush	5
2	Sad Sam Jones	5
2	Ray Kremer	5
2	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	35
2	Charlie Root	24
2	Tommy Thomas	24
4	Doug McWeeny	23
4	Earl Whitehill	23

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lefty Grove	3
1	Firpo Marberry	3
3	Waite Hoyt	2
3	George Milstead	2
3	Bob Shawkey	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.371
2	Babe Ruth	.366
3	George Burns	.366
4	Goose Goslin	.359
5	Al Simmons	.358

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	53
2	Goose Goslin	22
3	Al Simmons	20
4	Bob Meusel	19
5	3 tied	18

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	160
2	Jim Bottomley	129
3	Goose Goslin	123
3	Harry Heilmann	123
5	Al Simmons	116

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	41
2	Max Carey	27
3	Johnny Mostil	26
4	Sam Rice	25
5	3 tied	24

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.57
2	Charlie Root	2.90
3	Virgil Barnes	2.98
4	Ray Kremer	3.00
5	Doug McWeeny	3.04

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Herb Pennock	23
1	George Uhle	23
3	Ray Kremer	21
4	Ted Lyons	20
4	Urban Shocker	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	197
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	Lefty Grove	6
3	Waite Hoyt	6
3	3 others tied	6