On This Day

Thursday, September 2, 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 68 62 .523 12.5
White Sox 64 66 .492 16.5
Browns 52 78 .400 28.5
Red Sox 42 90 .318 39.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 78 54 .591 --
Reds 74 54 .578 2.0
Pirates 71 53 .573 3.0
Cubs 69 60 .535 7.5
Giants 60 64 .484 14.0
Robins 60 70 .462 17.0
Phillies 48 75 .390 25.5
Braves 48 78 .381 27.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bob O'Farrell 4
1 Billy Southworth 4
3 Johnny Bassler 3
3 Charlie Gehringer 3
3 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bassler 3
1 Lu Blue 3
1 Rogers Hornsby 3
4 Les Bell 2
4 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Heinie Manush 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Sheriff Blake 0.75
2 Charlie Root 0.56
3 Flint Rhem 0.22
4 Ed Wells 0.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 1
1 Flint Rhem 1
1 George Smith 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sheriff Blake 6
2 Charlie Root 5
3 Flint Rhem 2
4 Guy Bush 1
4 2 others tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Manush .378
2 Babe Ruth .372
3 Harry Heilmann .366
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 2.73
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 2 others tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 184
2 George Uhle 129
3 Charlie Root 120
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 .479
2 Sparky Adams .446
3 Joe Sewell .439
4 Ray Morehart .431
5 Bing Miller .426

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Les Bell 3
2 Jack Bentley 2
2 Gabby Hartnett 2
2 Rogers Hornsby 2
2 4 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Les Bell 16
2 Rogers Hornsby 14
3 Bill Barrett 13
4 Kiki Cuyler 12
4 Charlie Grimm 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sparky Adams 8
2 Cliff Heathcote 6
2 Johnny Mostil 6
4 Bill Barrett 4
4 Hack Wilson 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ted Lyons 0.33
2 Guy Bush 0.40
3 Howard Ehmke 0.50
3 Urban Shocker 0.50
5 2 tied 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dolf Luque 4
2 Pete Alexander 3
2 Hooks Dauss 3
2 Ray Kremer 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jakie May 24
2 Charlie Root 18
3 Sheriff Blake 16
3 Percy Jones 16
3 Tommy Thomas 16

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 Babe Ruth .407
2 Heinie Manush .400
3 Jack Smith .398
4 Al Simmons .382
5 Bob Fothergill .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 7
2 Goose Goslin 6
3 Ken Williams 5
4 Les Bell 4
4 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Goose Goslin 31
2 Les Bell 27
3 Al Simmons 25
4 Babe Ruth 24
4 Billy Southworth 24

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 0.89
4 George Mogridge 1.26
5 Percy Jones 1.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Guy Bush 6
1 Ray Kremer 6
1 George Uhle 6
4 Pete Alexander 5
4 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jakie May 36
2 Charlie Root 32
3 Lefty Grove 31
4 Tommy Thomas 29
4 Earl Whitehill 29

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pete Alexander 2
1 Firpo Marberry 2
1 George Milstead 2
1 Johnny Morrison 2
1 Bob Shawkey 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .388
2 Babe Ruth .367
3 George Burns .361
4 Sam Rice .354
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 Al Simmons 18

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 162
2 Harry Heilmann 125
3 Goose Goslin 123
4 Jim Bottomley 119
5 Al Simmons 116

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 38
2 Johnny Mostil 32
3 Max Carey 27
4 Sparky Adams 25
5 2 tied 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Virgil Barnes 2.66
2 Pete Alexander 2.66
3 Charlie Root 2.73
4 Lefty Grove 2.77
5 Hal Carlson 2.93

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 Charlie Root 120
5 2 tied 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