On This Day

Friday, September 17, 1926

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 87 57 .604 --
Indians 84 61 .579 3.5
Athletics 76 64 .543 9.0
Senators 76 65 .539 9.5
White Sox 74 70 .514 13.0
Tigers 74 72 .507 14.0
Browns 59 85 .410 28.0
Red Sox 45 101 .308 43.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 86 60 .589 --
Reds 85 61 .582 1.0
Pirates 80 65 .552 5.5
Cubs 77 68 .531 8.5
Giants 68 73 .482 15.5
Robins 67 79 .459 19.0
Braves 58 83 .411 25.5
Phillies 53 85 .384 29.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Les Bell 3
1 Benny Bengough 3
1 Herschel Bennett 3
1 Jim Bottomley 3
1 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Bottomley 1
1 Kiki Cuyler 1
1 Frankie Frisch 1
1 Tommy Thevenow 1
1 Frank Welch 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Bottomley 3
1 Frankie Frisch 3
1 Billy Southworth 3
4 Les Bell 2
4 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Burns 2
1 Jack Warner 2
3 Lu Blue 1
3 Cuckoo Christensen 1
3 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dazzy Vance 1.11
2 Carmen Hill 0.50
3 Bill Sherdel 0.44
4 Dolf Luque 0.43
5 General Crowder 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chet Falk 1
1 Ted Lyons 1
1 Firpo Marberry 1
1 Jimmy Ring 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 10
2 General Crowder 4
2 Carmen Hill 4
2 Bill Sherdel 4
5 2 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Manush .375
2 Babe Ruth .368
3 George Burns .364
4 Harry Heilmann .361
5 Goose Goslin .358

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 141
2 Jim Bottomley 111
3 George Burns 109
4 Tony Lazzeri 108
4 Hack Wilson 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 33
2 Johnny Mostil 31
3 Sparky Adams 23
3 Taylor Douthit 23
3 2 others tied 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.44
2 Ray Kremer 2.61
3 Charlie Root 2.70
4 Jesse Petty 2.85
5 Guy Bush 2.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Uhle 24
2 Herb Pennock 22
3 Pete Donohue 19
3 Ray Kremer 19
3 4 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 196
2 George Uhle 147
3 Charlie Root 126
4 Dazzy Vance 125
5 Tommy Thomas 121

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 21
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 Harry McCurdy .515
2 Benny Bengough .441
3 Freddy Leach .419
4 Luke Sewell .419
5 Dick Burrus .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Williams 5
2 George Grantham 4
3 Paul Waner 3
4 Bubbles Hargrave 2
4 8 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 High Pockets Kelly 16
2 George Grantham 14
3 George Burns 13
3 Chick Hafey 13
3 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Mostil 5
2 Earle Combs 4
2 Kiki Cuyler 4
2 Taylor Douthit 4
2 4 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Cooney 0.00
2 Sam Gibson 0.39
3 Pete Donohue 0.50
3 Jesse Barnes 0.50
5 Foster Edwards 0.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Donohue 3
1 Sam Gibson 3
1 Ray Kremer 3
1 Carl Mays 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 20
2 George Uhle 18
3 Tommy Thomas 16
4 Eppa Rixey 14
5 Walter Johnson 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hooks Dauss 2
1 Firpo Marberry 2
3 Hi Bell 1
3 Bullet Joe Bush 1
3 11 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Freddy Leach .400
2 Harry Heilmann .394
3 Earle Combs .388
4 Cuckoo Christensen .384
5 Heinie Manush .382

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rogers Hornsby 27
2 Les Bell 24
2 High Pockets Kelly 24
4 Charlie Grimm 23
5 George Grantham 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Mostil 11
2 Sparky Adams 9
2 Kiki Cuyler 9
4 Cliff Heathcote 7
5 2 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Garland Buckeye 0.82
2 Ted Lyons 1.17
3 Howard Ehmke 1.21
4 Pete Donohue 1.29
5 Jakie May 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Kremer 7
2 Dolf Luque 5
2 Art Reinhart 5
2 George Uhle 5
5 20 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tommy Thomas 32
1 George Uhle 32
3 Charlie Root 31
4 Jakie May 28
4 Dazzy Vance 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sarge Connally 2
1 Hooks Dauss 2
1 Firpo Marberry 2
1 Johnny Morrison 2
1 Tommy Thomas 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .385
2 Heinie Manush .371
3 Babe Ruth .365
4 George Burns .362
5 Al Simmons .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 48
2 Hack Wilson 21
3 Goose Goslin 19
4 Al Simmons 18
5 5 tied 17

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 162
2 Harry Heilmann 123
3 Jim Bottomley 118
4 Goose Goslin 115
5 Bibb Falk 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 37
2 Johnny Mostil 35
3 Sparky Adams 25
4 Frankie Frisch 24
5 3 tied 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.59
2 Ray Kremer 2.68
3 Charlie Root 2.70
4 Ted Lyons 2.77
5 Stan Coveleski 2.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Uhle 24
2 Ray Kremer 23
3 Herb Pennock 22
4 Ted Lyons 21
5 3 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 203
2 George Uhle 147
3 Dazzy Vance 133
4 Charlie Root 126
5 Walter Johnson 125

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 22
2 Hooks Dauss 9
3 Chick Davies 6
3 Lefty Grove 6
3 Sad Sam Jones 6