On This Day

Wednesday, September 8, 1926

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 84 52 .618 --
Indians 77 59 .566 7.0
Senators 72 60 .545 10.0
Athletics 73 61 .545 10.0
Tigers 70 67 .511 14.5
White Sox 68 67 .504 15.5
Browns 55 80 .407 28.5
Red Sox 43 96 .309 42.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 81 57 .587 --
Reds 77 59 .566 3.0
Pirates 75 58 .564 3.5
Cubs 74 62 .544 6.0
Giants 63 68 .481 14.5
Robins 63 73 .463 17.0
Phillies 51 78 .395 25.5
Braves 52 81 .391 26.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Fred Brickell 6
2 Eddie Taylor 5
2 Pie Traynor 5
2 Paul Waner 5
5 2 tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Brown 1
1 Babe Herman 1
1 Freddy Leach 1
1 Ben Paschal 1
1 Cy Williams 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pie Traynor 5
2 Joe Cronin 4
2 Cy Williams 4
4 Charlie Jamieson 3
5 13 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Lindstrom 3
2 Fred Brickell 1
2 Heinie Mueller 1
2 Jack Smith 1
2 Jimmy Welsh 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Hal Wiltse 0.88
2 Sad Sam Jones 0.50
3 Johnny Werts 0.43
4 Bob McGraw 0.25
5 Jimmy Ring 0.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1
1 Carmen Hill 1
1 Lee Meadows 1
1 Ray Pierce 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Wiltse 7
2 Sad Sam Jones 6
3 Bob McGraw 3
3 Johnny Werts 3
3 Earl Whitehill 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Manush .376
2 Babe Ruth .371
3 Harry Heilmann .368
4 Goose Goslin .362
5 George Burns .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 41
2 Hack Wilson 20
3 Al Simmons 18
4 Les Bell 17
4 2 others tied 17

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 135
2 Tony Lazzeri 105
3 Hack Wilson 104
4 Bibb Falk 102
4 Goose Goslin 102

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 29
2 Johnny Mostil 26
3 Sam Rice 23
4 Sparky Adams 22
4 Bill Hunnefield 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.47
2 Charlie Root 2.64
3 Guy Bush 2.72
4 Ray Kremer 2.76
5 Jesse Petty 2.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Uhle 23
2 Herb Pennock 22
3 Urban Shocker 19
4 Lee Meadows 18
4 Flint Rhem 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 188
2 George Uhle 137
3 Charlie Root 122
4 Walter Johnson 112
5 Dazzy Vance 111

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 Charlie Jamieson .467
2 Earle Combs .436
3 Cuckoo Christensen .435
4 Ray Morehart .431
5 Heinie Manush .431

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Les Bell 3
1 Freddy Leach 3
1 Cy Williams 3
4 Bill Barrett 2
4 8 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Barrett 15
2 Rogers Hornsby 14
2 Freddy Leach 14
4 Les Bell 13
4 6 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Earl McNeely 5
1 Jack Tobin 5
3 Bill Barrett 4
3 Freddie Lindstrom 4
3 Johnny Mostil 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jakie May 0.45
2 Ted Lyons 0.50
3 Garland Buckeye 0.56
4 Stan Coveleski 0.61
5 Ernie Wingard 0.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 3
1 Guy Bush 3
1 Stan Coveleski 3
1 Howard Ehmke 3
1 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Uhle 21
2 Walter Johnson 20
3 Jakie May 18
4 Percy Jones 15
5 Lil Stoner 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sarge Connally 2
1 Johnny Morrison 2
3 Stan Coveleski 1
3 Walt Huntzinger 1
3 5 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Simmons .400
2 Harry Heilmann .398
3 Charlie Jamieson .396
4 Bing Miller .388
5 Freddy Leach .387

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 6
2 Les Bell 5
2 Hack Wilson 5
4 Freddy Leach 4
4 Cy Williams 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Freddy Leach 27
2 Les Bell 25
3 Charlie Grimm 24
3 Babe Ruth 24
5 Hack Wilson 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sparky Adams 10
2 Johnny Mostil 9
3 Cliff Heathcote 8
4 Earl McNeely 7
5 6 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Guy Bush 0.49
2 Ted Lyons 0.52
3 Jakie May 1.30
4 Pete Alexander 1.43
5 Howard Ehmke 1.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Guy Bush 6
1 Howard Ehmke 6
1 Ray Kremer 6
4 Pete Alexander 5
4 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jakie May 36
2 Lefty Grove 33
2 Charlie Root 33
4 Walter Johnson 29
5 Tommy Thomas 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sarge Connally 2
1 Johnny Morrison 2
1 Bob Shawkey 2
4 Pete Alexander 1
4 14 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .388
2 Heinie Manush .370
3 Babe Ruth .367
4 Goose Goslin .359
5 George Burns .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 51
2 Goose Goslin 21
3 Hack Wilson 20
4 Al Simmons 19
5 2 tied 18

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 166
2 Harry Heilmann 126
3 Al Simmons 119
4 Goose Goslin 117
5 Jim Bottomley 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 37
2 Johnny Mostil 31
3 Max Carey 26
4 Sparky Adams 25
4 Sam Rice 25

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Charlie Root 2.64
2 Pete Alexander 2.68
3 Virgil Barnes 2.81
4 Lefty Grove 2.81
5 Hal Carlson 2.84

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 202
2 George Uhle 145
3 Dazzy Vance 134
4 Walter Johnson 124
5 Charlie Root 122

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