On This Day

Wednesday, September 15, 1926

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	87	54	.617	--
Indians	81	61	.570	6.5
Athletics	75	62	.547	10.0
Senators	73	65	.529	12.5
Tigers	74	69	.517	14.0
White Sox	72	70	.507	15.5
Browns	57	84	.404	30.0
Red Sox	45	99	.313	43.5

Games

White Sox 5, Red Sox 1

Yankees 6, Indians 4

Tigers 2, Senators 1

Senators 9, Tigers 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	84	60	.583	--
Cardinals	83	60	.580	0.5
Pirates	80	63	.559	3.5
Cubs	77	67	.535	7.0
Giants	67	72	.482	14.5
Robins	65	79	.451	19.0
Braves	57	83	.407	25.0
Phillies	53	82	.393	26.5

Games

Reds 7, Robins 2

Braves 1, Cubs 0

Braves 3, Cubs 1

Giants 6, Pirates 5

Cardinals 9, Phillies 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Dick Burrus	6
2	Earle Combs	4
2	Jimmy Cooney	4
2	Goose Goslin	4
2	Jack Smith	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Herman	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Taylor Douthit	3
1	High Pockets Kelly	3
1	Bob Meusel	3
1	Wally Pipp	3
1	Tommy Thevenow	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ossie Bluege	1
1	George Burns	1
1	Adam Comorosky	1
1	Jimmy Cooney	1
1	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Eppa Rixey	0.86
2	Tommy Thomas	0.83
3	George Uhle	0.47
4	Walter Johnson	0.36
4	Jack Scott	0.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rip Collins	1
1	Foster Edwards	1
1	Joe Genewich	1
1	Jesse Haines	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Uhle	7
2	Eppa Rixey	6
3	Tommy Thomas	5
4	Walter Johnson	4
4	Jack Scott	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hooks Dauss	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Heinie Manush	.379
2	Babe Ruth	.371
3	George Burns	.365
4	Harry Heilmann	.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	141
2	Tony Lazzeri	108
2	Hack Wilson	108
4	George Burns	107
5	Bibb Falk	104

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	31
1	Johnny Mostil	31
3	Bill Hunnefield	23
3	Sam Rice	23
5	2 tied	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.48
2	Ray Kremer	2.61
3	Charlie Root	2.64
4	Jesse Petty	2.85
5	Guy Bush	2.89

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Uhle	24
2	Herb Pennock	22
3	Ray Kremer	19
3	Carl Mays	19
3	2 others tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	190
2	George Uhle	147
3	Charlie Root	123
4	Tommy Thomas	121
5	Walter Johnson	118

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	19
2	Hooks Dauss	9
3	Chick Davies	6
3	Lefty Grove	6
5	3 tied	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Benny Bengough	.484
2	Freddy Leach	.436
3	Dick Burrus	.426
4	Luke Sewell	.419
5	Heinie Manush	.417

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	5
2	George Grantham	4
3	Paul Waner	3
4	Bubbles Hargrave	2
4	9 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	High Pockets Kelly	16
2	George Grantham	14
3	Rogers Hornsby	13
3	Babe Ruth	13
3	Cy Williams	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Earl McNeely	5
1	Johnny Mostil	5
3	Earle Combs	4
3	Fred Haney	4
3	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Cooney	0.00
2	Sam Gibson	0.39
3	Foster Edwards	0.52
4	Pete Donohue	0.67
5	Lee Meadows	0.82

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sam Gibson	3
1	Ray Kremer	3
1	Carl Mays	3
1	George Murray	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tommy Thomas	19
2	George Uhle	18
3	Lil Stoner	17
4	Sarge Connally	14
4	Eppa Rixey	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Sarge Connally	2
1	Hooks Dauss	2
3	Bullet Joe Bush	1
3	Stan Coveleski	1
3	11 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Freddy Leach	.426
2	Cuckoo Christensen	.403
3	Bing Miller	.400
4	Heinie Manush	.388
5	Harry Heilmann	.385

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	5
1	Hack Wilson	5
3	Les Bell	4
3	George Grantham	4
3	High Pockets Kelly	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Grimm	27
2	High Pockets Kelly	24
3	Rogers Hornsby	23
3	Freddy Leach	23
3	Hack Wilson	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Mostil	13
2	Sparky Adams	8
3	Kiki Cuyler	7
3	Cliff Heathcote	7
5	Earl McNeely	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ted Lyons	0.77
2	Charlie Root	1.17
3	Jakie May	1.38
4	Guy Bush	1.41
5	Howard Ehmke	1.48

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ray Kremer	7
2	Pete Alexander	5
2	Guy Bush	5
2	Howard Ehmke	5
2	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tommy Thomas	32
1	George Uhle	32
3	Jakie May	28
3	Charlie Root	28
5	Walter Johnson	26

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Sarge Connally	2
1	Hooks Dauss	2
1	Johnny Morrison	2
1	Tommy Thomas	2
5	17 tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.386
2	Heinie Manush	.375
3	Babe Ruth	.366
4	George Burns	.360
5	Al Simmons	.355

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	48
2	Hack Wilson	21
3	Goose Goslin	20
4	Al Simmons	18
5	5 tied	17

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	162
2	Harry Heilmann	123
3	Goose Goslin	115
4	Bibb Falk	114
5	Al Simmons	113

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	37
2	Johnny Mostil	35
3	Sparky Adams	24
3	Frankie Frisch	24
5	2 tied	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Charlie Root	2.64
2	Ray Kremer	2.68
3	Lefty Grove	2.69
4	Pete Alexander	2.75
5	Ted Lyons	2.85

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Uhle	24
2	Ray Kremer	23
2	Herb Pennock	23
4	Urban Shocker	21
5	3 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	198
2	George Uhle	147
3	Walter Johnson	125
4	Charlie Root	123
4	Dazzy Vance	123

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	20
2	Hooks Dauss	9
3	Chick Davies	6
3	Lefty Grove	6
3	Sad Sam Jones	6