On This Day

Monday, August 30, 1926

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	79	48	.622	--
Indians	73	55	.570	6.5
Athletics	70	57	.551	9.0
Tigers	66	60	.524	12.5
Senators	65	60	.520	13.0
White Sox	62	65	.488	17.0
Browns	52	76	.406	27.5
Red Sox	42	88	.323	38.5

Games

White Sox 5, Tigers 2

Senators 12, Yankees 6

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	71	50	.587	--
Reds	74	53	.583	0.0
Cardinals	73	54	.575	1.0
Cubs	68	58	.540	5.5
Giants	60	64	.484	12.5
Robins	60	70	.462	15.5
Braves	48	76	.387	24.5
Phillies	46	75	.380	25.0

Games

Giants 8, Robins 2

Reds 3, Cubs 2

Pirates 3, Cardinals 0

Cardinals 5, Pirates 3

Phillies 5, Braves 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Freddy Leach	4
1	Earl Smith	4
3	Les Bell	3
3	Bibb Falk	3
3	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Heinie Mueller	2
2	Les Bell	1
2	Jack Bentley	1
2	Joe Judge	1
2	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Judge	4
1	Heinie Mueller	4
3	Earl Smith	3
4	Les Bell	2
4	8 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	1
1	Taylor Douthit	1
1	Bibb Falk	1
1	High Pockets Kelly	1
1	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ray Kremer	1.33
2	Hugh McQuillan	0.80
3	Bullet Joe Bush	0.56
4	Walter Johnson	0.53
5	Jesse Haines	0.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Carlson	1
1	Pete Donohue	1
1	Jesse Haines	1
1	Walter Johnson	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	8
2	Bullet Joe Bush	5
3	Jesse Haines	4
3	Ray Kremer	4
3	Hugh McQuillan	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Ruth	.375
2	Heinie Manush	.370
3	George Burns	.365
4	Harry Heilmann	.361
5	Goose Goslin	.359

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	40
2	Hack Wilson	19
3	Tony Lazzeri	17
3	Al Simmons	17
3	Ken Williams	17

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	128
2	Tony Lazzeri	102
3	Jim Bottomley	99
4	Goose Goslin	98
4	Hack Wilson	98

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	29
2	Johnny Mostil	24
3	Sparky Adams	22
3	Bill Hunnefield	22
3	Sam Rice	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.30
2	Virgil Barnes	2.53
3	Ray Kremer	2.69
4	Charlie Root	2.75
5	Jesse Petty	2.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Uhle	22
2	Herb Pennock	21
3	Urban Shocker	18
4	Ted Lyons	17
4	Lee Meadows	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	184
2	George Uhle	129
3	Charlie Root	115
4	Walter Johnson	105
4	Dazzy Vance	105

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	Sparky Adams	.464
2	Walt French	.463
3	Hack Wilson	.418
4	Bing Miller	.415
5	Freddy Leach	.408

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hack Wilson	3
2	Les Bell	2
2	Jack Bentley	2
2	Gabby Hartnett	2
2	4 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Grimm	16
2	Les Bell	13
2	Billy Southworth	13
2	Hack Wilson	13
5	4 tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sparky Adams	8
2	Cliff Heathcote	6
2	Johnny Mostil	6
4	Kiki Cuyler	5
5	Hack Wilson	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ted Lyons	0.24
2	Guy Bush	0.29
3	Herb Pennock	0.50
4	George Mogridge	0.66
5	2 tied	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ray Kremer	4
1	Dolf Luque	4
3	Pete Alexander	3
3	Guy Bush	3
3	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Charlie Root	20
2	Jakie May	18
3	Lefty Grove	16
4	Jesse Haines	15
5	George Uhle	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Morrison	2
2	Pete Alexander	1
2	Lefty Grove	1
2	Tommy Thomas	1
2	2 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jack Smith	.433
2	Heinie Manush	.387
3	Babe Ruth	.386
4	Hack Wilson	.381
5	Al Simmons	.368

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	8
2	Goose Goslin	7
3	Ken Williams	6
4	Hack Wilson	5
5	5 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Goose Goslin	32
2	Al Simmons	26
3	Billy Southworth	24
4	Les Bell	23
5	3 tied	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sparky Adams	12
2	Cliff Heathcote	8
2	Johnny Mostil	8
4	Kiki Cuyler	7
4	Doc Gautreau	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Guy Bush	0.17
2	Ted Lyons	0.89
3	George Mogridge	0.96
4	Howard Ehmke	1.24
5	Jack Russell	1.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Guy Bush	6
1	Howard Ehmke	6
1	Ray Kremer	6
1	George Uhle	6
5	Dolf Luque	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	35
2	Charlie Root	31
3	Walter Johnson	29
4	Tommy Thomas	28
5	Jakie May	27

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lefty Grove	3
2	Pete Alexander	2
2	Firpo Marberry	2
2	George Milstead	2
2	Johnny Morrison	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.383
2	Babe Ruth	.369
3	George Burns	.360
4	Sam Rice	.358
5	Goose Goslin	.352

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	50
2	Goose Goslin	21
3	Al Simmons	19
3	Hack Wilson	19
5	3 tied	18

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	159
2	Harry Heilmann	125
3	Jim Bottomley	124
4	Goose Goslin	123
5	Al Simmons	117

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	39
2	Johnny Mostil	30
3	Max Carey	27
4	Sam Rice	26
5	Sparky Adams	25

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Virgil Barnes	2.58
2	Lefty Grove	2.66
3	Charlie Root	2.75
4	Pete Alexander	2.76
5	Jesse Petty	2.91

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Herb Pennock	25
2	George Uhle	24
3	Ray Kremer	21
3	Urban Shocker	21
5	Ted Lyons	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	200
2	George Uhle	137
2	Dazzy Vance	137
4	Walter Johnson	123
5	Earl Whitehill	116

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	20
2	Hooks Dauss	7
3	Lefty Grove	6
3	Waite Hoyt	6
3	Sad Sam Jones	6