On This Day

Wednesday, September 1, 1926

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	80	49	.620	--
Indians	74	55	.574	6.0
Athletics	71	58	.550	9.0
Senators	67	60	.528	12.0
Tigers	67	62	.519	13.0
White Sox	64	66	.492	16.5
Browns	52	77	.403	28.0
Red Sox	42	90	.318	39.5

Games

Yankees 6, Athletics 4

Senators 14, Red Sox 12

White Sox 11, Tigers 7

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	76	54	.585	--
Reds	74	54	.578	1.0
Pirates	71	53	.573	2.0
Cubs	69	58	.543	5.5
Giants	60	64	.484	13.0
Robins	60	70	.462	16.0
Phillies	48	75	.390	24.5
Braves	48	78	.381	26.0

Games

Cardinals 5, Pirates 2

Phillies 3, Braves 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Earl McNeely	4
1	Buddy Myer	4
1	Sy Rosenthal	4
4	Benny Bengough	3
4	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rogers Hornsby	1
1	Heinie Manush	1
1	Earl Sheely	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Phil Todt	4
2	Bucky Harris	3
2	Heinie Manush	3
2	Buddy Myer	3
2	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Tony Lazzeri	2
1	Earl McNeely	2
3	Bill Barrett	1
3	Buddy Myer	1
3	Sy Rosenthal	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Joe Genewich	1.00
1	Dutch Ulrich	1.00
3	Lil Stoner	0.40
4	Slim Harriss	0.29
5	2 tied	0.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Murray	1
1	Art Reinhart	1
1	Dutch Ruether	1
1	Tommy Thomas	1
1	Dutch Ulrich	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lil Stoner	6
2	Dutch Ulrich	5
3	Joe Genewich	3
3	George Murray	3
3	Tommy Thomas	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Sarge Connally	1
1	Stan Coveleski	1
1	Bob Shawkey	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Heinie Manush	.375
2	Babe Ruth	.372
3	Harry Heilmann	.365
4	George Burns	.362
5	Goose Goslin	.360

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	131
2	Tony Lazzeri	102
3	Goose Goslin	101
4	Bibb Falk	100
5	Jim Bottomley	99

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	29
2	Johnny Mostil	26
3	Sparky Adams	22
3	Bill Hunnefield	22
3	Sam Rice	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.43
2	Virgil Barnes	2.53
3	Charlie Root	2.75
4	Jesse Petty	2.75
5	Ray Kremer	2.79

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	2 others tied	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	Harry Heilmann	.477
2	Sparky Adams	.472
3	Joe Sewell	.439
4	Ray Morehart	.431
5	Bing Miller	.422

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Les Bell	3
2	Jack Bentley	2
2	Gabby Hartnett	2
2	High Pockets Kelly	2
2	3 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Les Bell	14
2	Bill Barrett	13
3	Kiki Cuyler	12
3	Charlie Grimm	12
3	Pie Traynor	12

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ted Lyons	0.33
2	Guy Bush	0.42
3	Howard Ehmke	0.50
3	Urban Shocker	0.50
5	2 tied	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ray Kremer	4
1	Dolf Luque	4
1	Art Reinhart	4
4	Hooks Dauss	3
4	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jakie May	27
2	Charlie Root	20
3	Percy Jones	16
3	Tommy Thomas	16
5	Ray Kremer	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Morrison	2
2	Pete Alexander	1
2	Sarge Connally	1
2	Stan Coveleski	1
2	5 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Heinie Manush	.403
2	Jack Smith	.398
3	Babe Ruth	.393
4	Hack Wilson	.379
5	Al Simmons	.369

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Goose Goslin	33
2	Al Simmons	27
3	Les Bell	25
4	Babe Ruth	24
5	2 tied	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sparky Adams	12
2	Johnny Mostil	10
3	Cliff Heathcote	8
4	Kiki Cuyler	7
4	Doc Gautreau	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Guy Bush	0.17
2	Ted Lyons	0.89
3	Pete Alexander	1.08
4	Howard Ehmke	1.24
5	George Mogridge	1.26

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Guy Bush	6
1	Howard Ehmke	6
1	Ray Kremer	6
1	George Uhle	6
5	3 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jakie May	36
2	Lefty Grove	33
3	Tommy Thomas	29
3	Earl Whitehill	29
5	Charlie Root	27

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pete Alexander	2
1	Lefty Grove	2
1	Firpo Marberry	2
1	George Milstead	2
1	2 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.387
2	Babe Ruth	.367
3	George Burns	.361
4	Sam Rice	.356
5	Goose Goslin	.354

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	50
2	Goose Goslin	21
3	Hack Wilson	19
4	Jim Bottomley	18
4	2 others tied	18

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	162
2	Harry Heilmann	125
3	Goose Goslin	124
4	Jim Bottomley	119
5	Al Simmons	116

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	39
2	Johnny Mostil	32
3	Max Carey	27
4	Sam Rice	26
5	Sparky Adams	25

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Virgil Barnes	2.66
2	Charlie Root	2.75
3	Pete Alexander	2.76
4	Lefty Grove	2.77
5	Jesse Petty	2.94

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	118

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