On This Day

Monday, September 20, 1926

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	88	60	.595	--
Indians	85	63	.574	3.0
Athletics	78	66	.542	8.0
Senators	78	67	.538	8.5
White Sox	78	70	.527	10.0
Tigers	77	73	.513	12.0
Browns	60	88	.405	28.0
Red Sox	46	103	.309	42.5

Games

White Sox 7, Yankees 3

White Sox 4, Yankees 3

Red Sox 3, Indians 2

Athletics 8, Tigers 0

Senators 7, Browns 4

Senators 8, Browns 2

Tigers 5, Athletics 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	87	62	.584	--
Reds	85	64	.570	2.0
Pirates	82	66	.554	4.5
Cubs	80	69	.537	7.0
Giants	70	75	.483	15.0
Robins	68	80	.459	18.5
Braves	61	84	.421	24.0
Phillies	54	87	.383	29.0

Games

Braves 4, Reds 3

Braves 3, Reds 0

Cubs 4, Giants 2

Cubs 2, Giants 1

Pirates 4, Phillies 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bucky Harris	5
2	Chuck Dressen	4
2	Jimmy Dykes	4
2	Chick Galloway	4
2	3 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Harris	2
2	Andy High	1
2	Joe Judge	1
2	Tony Kaufmann	1
2	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Barrett	4
2	Bucky Harris	3
2	Joe Harris	3
2	Joe Judge	3
5	4 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sparky Adams	2
1	Johnny Mostil	2
3	Bill Barrett	1
3	Kiki Cuyler	1
3	8 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bullet Joe Bush	3.50
2	Eddie Rommel	0.67
3	Red Faber	0.55
4	Virgil Barnes	0.50
4	Eppa Rixey	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ted Blankenship	1
1	Guy Bush	1
1	Bullet Joe Bush	1
1	Stan Coveleski	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bullet Joe Bush	7
2	Red Faber	6
3	Sam Gray	5
4	Win Ballou	3
4	4 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Sarge Connally	1
1	Joe Genewich	1
1	Augie Johns	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Heinie Manush	.373
2	Babe Ruth	.369
3	Harry Heilmann	.363
4	George Burns	.359
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	110
5	Hack Wilson	108

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Mostil	35
2	Kiki Cuyler	34
3	Sparky Adams	25
3	Bill Hunnefield	25
5	2 tied	24

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.46
2	Ray Kremer	2.66
3	Charlie Root	2.70
4	Guy Bush	2.78
5	George Uhle	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	.500
2	Freddy Leach	.436
3	Travis Jackson	.413
4	Jim Bottomley	.393
5	Harry Rice	.392

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	6
2	George Grantham	4
3	Babe Herman	3
3	Tris Speaker	3
3	Paul Waner	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Bottomley	16
2	Chick Hafey	15
3	George Burns	14
3	Rogers Hornsby	14
3	Paul Waner	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Mostil	9
2	Kiki Cuyler	5
2	Taylor Douthit	5
4	Bibb Falk	4
4	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	Myles Thomas	0.63

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ray Kremer	4
2	Red Faber	3
2	Sam Gibson	3
2	Hugh McQuillan	3
2	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Uhle	20
1	Dazzy Vance	20
3	Tommy Thomas	19
4	Eppa Rixey	17
5	Sam Gray	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Sarge Connally	2
1	Hooks Dauss	2
1	Firpo Marberry	2
4	Virgil Barnes	1
4	14 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Freddy Leach	.422
2	Cuckoo Christensen	.389
3	Harry Heilmann	.388
4	Heinie Manush	.382
5	Al Simmons	.379

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
3	Joe Judge	24
5	Charlie Grimm	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Mostil	15
2	Sparky Adams	11
3	Kiki Cuyler	8
4	Earl McNeely	7
5	3 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Garland Buckeye	0.82
2	Ted Lyons	1.17
3	Howard Ehmke	1.21
4	Guy Bush	1.57
5	Pete Donohue	1.68

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ray Kremer	7
2	George Uhle	6
3	Guy Bush	5
3	Stan Coveleski	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	2 tied	25

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.383
2	Heinie Manush	.369
3	Babe Ruth	.365
4	George Burns	.362
5	Al Simmons	.354

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	158
2	Jim Bottomley	120
2	Harry Heilmann	120
4	Bibb Falk	114
5	Al Simmons	112

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	37
1	Johnny Mostil	37
3	Sparky Adams	26
4	Bill Hunnefield	25
5	3 tied	24

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.57
2	Charlie Root	2.70
3	Ray Kremer	2.75
4	Pete Alexander	2.82
5	George Uhle	2.84

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Uhle	25
2	Ray Kremer	23
3	Herb Pennock	22
4	Pete Donohue	20
4	3 others tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	200
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