On This Day

Sunday, September 12, 1926

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 86 52 .623 --
Indians 80 60 .571 7.0
Athletics 74 61 .548 10.5
Senators 72 63 .533 12.5
Tigers 71 68 .511 15.5
White Sox 70 69 .504 16.5
Browns 57 84 .404 30.5
Red Sox 45 98 .315 43.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 82 59 .582 --
Reds 81 60 .574 1.0
Pirates 79 61 .564 2.5
Cubs 76 64 .543 5.5
Giants 65 71 .478 14.5
Robins 65 76 .461 17.0
Braves 54 83 .394 26.0
Phillies 52 80 .394 25.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Edd Roush 5
1 Paul Waner 5
3 George Burns 4
3 Cuckoo Christensen 4
3 6 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Paul Waner 2
2 George Grantham 1
2 Bubbles Hargrave 1
2 High Pockets Kelly 1
2 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Tobin 5
2 George Burns 4
2 Tris Speaker 4
2 Paul Waner 4
5 10 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chick Fewster 1
1 Fred Haney 1
1 Rube Lutzke 1
1 Wally Pipp 1
1 Ken Williams 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Lee Meadows 1.20
2 Pete Donohue 0.67
3 Dolf Luque 0.55
4 Milt Gaston 0.50
5 Vic Aldridge 0.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vic Aldridge 1
1 Pete Donohue 1
1 Milt Gaston 1
1 Dutch Levsen 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dolf Luque 6
1 Lee Meadows 6
3 Doug McWeeny 5
4 Vic Aldridge 4
4 Dazzy Vance 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bullet Joe Bush 1
1 Pete Donohue 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Manush .376
2 Babe Ruth .375
3 Harry Heilmann .368
4 George Burns .362
5 Goose Goslin .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 42
2 Hack Wilson 21
3 Al Simmons 18
4 Les Bell 17
4 2 others tied 17

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 140
2 Hack Wilson 108
3 Tony Lazzeri 106
4 George Burns 105
5 Bibb Falk 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 30
2 Johnny Mostil 28
3 Bill Hunnefield 23
3 Sam Rice 23
5 Sparky Adams 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.48
2 Charlie Root 2.64
3 Ray Kremer 2.72
4 George Uhle 2.80
5 Jesse Petty 2.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Uhle 24
2 Herb Pennock 22
3 Lee Meadows 19
3 Urban Shocker 19
5 5 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 190
2 George Uhle 140
3 Charlie Root 123
4 Tommy Thomas 116
5 Dazzy Vance 115

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 Freddy Leach .510
2 Benny Bengough .486
3 Fred Brickell .444
4 Heinie Manush .429
5 Ray Morehart .424

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Williams 5
2 Les Bell 3
2 Freddy Leach 3
4 Bill Barrett 2
4 10 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 17
2 Joe Judge 15
3 Rogers Hornsby 14
4 Bill Barrett 13
4 4 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bibb Falk 5
2 Bill Barrett 4
2 Earle Combs 4
2 Fred Haney 4
2 4 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Cooney 0.00
2 Bill Sherdel 0.96
3 Pete Donohue 1.01
4 Dutch Ulrich 1.13
5 Stan Coveleski 1.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Donohue 3
1 Ray Kremer 3
1 Hugh McQuillan 3
1 Charlie Root 3
1 George Uhle 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tommy Thomas 18
2 Walter Johnson 17
2 Lil Stoner 17
4 George Uhle 16
5 Ray Kremer 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sarge Connally 2
2 Bullet Joe Bush 1
2 Stan Coveleski 1
2 Pete Donohue 1
2 9 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Freddy Leach .431
2 Cuckoo Christensen .420
3 Harry Heilmann .402
4 Al Simmons .392
5 Babe Ruth .390

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Les Bell 25
1 Charlie Grimm 25
1 Freddy Leach 25
4 Rogers Hornsby 24
4 Hack Wilson 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Mostil 10
2 Sparky Adams 9
3 Cliff Heathcote 7
3 Earl McNeely 7
5 Kiki Cuyler 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ted Lyons 0.77
2 Jakie May 1.38
3 Red Ruffing 1.44
4 Pete Donohue 1.49
5 Guy Bush 1.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Kremer 6
1 George Uhle 6
3 Pete Alexander 5
3 Guy Bush 5
3 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 31
1 Charlie Root 31
3 Tommy Thomas 30
4 Jakie May 28
5 2 tied 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sarge Connally 2
1 Pete Donohue 2
1 Johnny Morrison 2
4 Pete Alexander 1
4 17 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .394
2 Heinie Manush .369
3 Babe Ruth .365
4 George Burns .361
5 Al Simmons .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 49
2 Hack Wilson 21
3 Goose Goslin 20
4 Al Simmons 19
5 Les Bell 18

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 163
2 Harry Heilmann 125
3 Al Simmons 117
4 Goose Goslin 115
5 Bibb Falk 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 37
2 Johnny Mostil 33
3 Max Carey 25
4 Sparky Adams 24
5 3 tied 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Charlie Root 2.64
2 Pete Alexander 2.79
3 Lefty Grove 2.83
4 Ray Kremer 2.84
5 Stan Coveleski 2.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Uhle 25
2 Herb Pennock 24
3 Ray Kremer 22
4 Urban Shocker 21
5 3 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 199
2 George Uhle 142
3 Dazzy Vance 132
4 Charlie Root 123
5 Walter Johnson 121

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 20
2 Hooks Dauss 7
3 Lefty Grove 6
3 Sad Sam Jones 6
5 4 tied 5