On This Day

Sunday, September 19, 1926

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	88	58	.603	--
Indians	85	62	.578	3.5
Athletics	77	65	.542	9.0
Senators	76	67	.531	10.5
White Sox	76	70	.521	12.0
Tigers	76	72	.514	13.0
Browns	60	86	.411	28.0
Red Sox	45	103	.304	44.0

Games

Yankees 8, Indians 3

Tigers 8, Senators 7

White Sox 6, Red Sox 3

Browns 5, Athletics 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	87	62	.584	--
Reds	85	62	.578	1.0
Pirates	81	66	.551	5.0
Cubs	78	69	.531	8.0
Giants	70	73	.490	14.0
Robins	68	80	.459	18.5
Braves	59	84	.413	25.0
Phillies	54	86	.386	28.5

Games

Pirates 7, Robins 4

Giants 6, Cardinals 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Walter Mueller	5
2	Lou Gehrig	4
2	Harry Rice	4
4	Kiki Cuyler	3
4	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	1
1	Babe Herman	1
1	Travis Jackson	1
1	Babe Ruth	1
1	Al Simmons	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	4
2	Travis Jackson	3
2	Al Simmons	3
2	Jack Warner	3
5	9 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Bottomley	1
1	Bill Hunnefield	1
1	Johnny Mostil	1
1	Ty Tyson	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Tommy Thomas	1.00
2	Walter Johnson	0.40
3	Jesse Haines	0.33
3	Ray Kremer	0.33
5	Hugh McQuillan	0.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dixie Davis	1
1	Ray Kremer	1
1	Hugh McQuillan	1
1	Dutch Ruether	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tommy Thomas	6
2	Walter Johnson	4
2	Hugh McQuillan	4
4	Ray Kremer	3
4	Dutch Levsen	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Shawkey	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Heinie Manush	.372
2	Babe Ruth	.369
3	Harry Heilmann	.363
4	George Burns	.362
5	Goose Goslin	.359

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	43
2	Hack Wilson	21
3	Al Simmons	19
4	Jim Bottomley	18
5	4 tied	17

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	143
2	Jim Bottomley	115
3	George Burns	111
4	Tony Lazzeri	109
5	Hack Wilson	108

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	33
1	Johnny Mostil	33
3	Taylor Douthit	24
3	Bill Hunnefield	24
3	Sam Rice	24

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.46
2	Ray Kremer	2.66
3	Charlie Root	2.70
4	George Uhle	2.84
5	Pete Alexander	2.84

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Uhle	25
2	Herb Pennock	22
3	Ray Kremer	20
3	Flint Rhem	20
5	4 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	197
2	George Uhle	152
3	Tommy Thomas	127
4	Charlie Root	126
5	Dazzy Vance	125

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	21
2	Hooks Dauss	9
3	Chick Davies	6
3	Lefty Grove	6
5	4 tied	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry McCurdy	.514
2	Freddy Leach	.436
3	Travis Jackson	.421
4	Eddie Brown	.412
5	Cy Williams	.405

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	6
2	George Grantham	4
3	Babe Herman	3
3	Paul Waner	3
5	10 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Bottomley	16
2	George Burns	15
2	Chick Hafey	15
2	Rogers Hornsby	15
5	2 tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Mostil	7
2	Taylor Douthit	5
3	Kiki Cuyler	4
3	Bucky Harris	4
3	3 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Cooney	0.00
2	Jesse Barnes	0.50
3	Foster Edwards	0.52
4	Tony Welzer	0.60
5	Garland Buckeye	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sam Gibson	4
1	Ray Kremer	4
3	Hugh McQuillan	3
3	Flint Rhem	3
3	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tommy Thomas	22
2	George Uhle	20
2	Dazzy Vance	20
4	Eppa Rixey	14
5	3 tied	13

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hooks Dauss	2
1	Firpo Marberry	2
3	Virgil Barnes	1
3	Hi Bell	1
3	13 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Freddy Leach	.422
2	Harry Heilmann	.411
3	Cuckoo Christensen	.389
4	Heinie Manush	.384
5	Al Simmons	.381

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	6
2	Les Bell	4
2	George Grantham	4
2	High Pockets Kelly	4
2	Babe Ruth	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rogers Hornsby	26
2	High Pockets Kelly	25
3	Les Bell	24
4	Charlie Grimm	22
4	Babe Ruth	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Mostil	13
2	Sparky Adams	9
3	Kiki Cuyler	7
3	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	Guy Bush	1.68
5	Pete Donohue	1.68

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ray Kremer	7
2	George Uhle	6
3	Sam Gibson	5
3	Dolf Luque	5
3	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Uhle	37
2	Tommy Thomas	34
3	Walter Johnson	30
4	Dazzy Vance	28
5	Lefty Grove	26

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Sarge Connally	2
1	Hooks Dauss	2
1	Firpo Marberry	2
1	Johnny Morrison	2
1	3 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.385
2	Heinie Manush	.368
3	Babe Ruth	.367
4	George Burns	.363
5	Goose Goslin	.354

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	48
2	Hack Wilson	21
3	Al Simmons	19
4	Jim Bottomley	18
4	2 others tied	18

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	161
2	Jim Bottomley	122
3	Harry Heilmann	121
4	Bibb Falk	115
5	Al Simmons	113

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	37
1	Johnny Mostil	37
3	Sparky Adams	25
4	Taylor Douthit	24
4	3 others tied	24

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.55
2	Charlie Root	2.70
3	Ray Kremer	2.75
4	Ted Lyons	2.77
5	Pete Alexander	2.82

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Uhle	25
2	Ray Kremer	23
3	Herb Pennock	22
4	Ted Lyons	21
5	3 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	202
2	George Uhle	152
3	Tommy Thomas	127
4	Charlie Root	126
5	Dazzy Vance	125

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	21
2	Hooks Dauss	9
3	Chick Davies	6
3	Lefty Grove	6
3	Sad Sam Jones	6