Baseball44 On This Day: Tuesday, September 21, 1926

On This Day

Tuesday, September 21, 1926

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	89	60	.597	--
Indians	86	63	.577	3.0
Athletics	79	66	.545	8.0
Senators	79	67	.541	8.5
White Sox	78	71	.523	11.0
Tigers	77	74	.510	13.0
Browns	60	89	.403	29.0
Red Sox	46	104	.307	43.5

Games

Yankees 14, White Sox 0

Indians 6, Red Sox 1

Athletics 3, Tigers 2

Senators 11, Browns 6

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	87	63	.580	--
Reds	85	65	.567	2.0
Pirates	82	67	.550	4.5
Cubs	80	70	.533	7.0
Giants	71	75	.486	14.0
Robins	69	80	.463	17.5
Braves	62	84	.425	23.0
Phillies	55	87	.387	28.0

Games

Robins 4, Cardinals 3

Braves 4, Reds 0

Giants 5, Cubs 2

Phillies 7, Pirates 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Goose Goslin	4
1	Bucky Harris	4
3	Dick Cox	3
3	Joe Dugan	3
3	8 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Goose Goslin	1
1	Tony Lazzeri	1
1	Sy Rosenthal	1
1	Babe Ruth	1
1	Cy Williams	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tony Lazzeri	4
2	Johnny Butler	2
2	Max Carey	2
2	General Crowder	2
2	11 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sparky Adams	1
1	Herschel Bennett	1
1	Earle Combs	1
1	Joe Dugan	1
1	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Waite Hoyt	1.00
2	Freddie Fitzsimmons	0.50
2	Jesse Petty	0.50
4	Bill Sherdel	0.33
4	George Uhle	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	General Crowder	1
1	Howard Ehmke	1
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1
1	Joe Genewich	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	5
2	Waite Hoyt	3
2	Jesse Petty	3
2	Bill Sherdel	3
5	8 tied	2

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Ruth	.371
2	Heinie Manush	.370
3	Goose Goslin	.363
4	Harry Heilmann	.363
5	George Burns	.360

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	44
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	145
2	Jim Bottomley	115
3	Tony Lazzeri	114
4	George Burns	111
5	2 tied	108

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Mostil	35
2	Kiki Cuyler	34
3	Sparky Adams	26
4	Bill Hunnefield	25
5	2 tied	24

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.46
2	Ray Kremer	2.66
3	Charlie Root	2.76
4	Guy Bush	2.78
5	George Uhle	2.79

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Uhle	26
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	154
3	Charlie Root	127
3	Tommy Thomas	127
5	Dazzy Vance	125

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	22
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	.459
2	Travis Jackson	.429
3	Paul Waner	.416
4	Cy Williams	.415
5	Freddy Leach	.413

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Bottomley	15
1	Paul Waner	15
3	George Burns	14
3	Rogers Hornsby	14
3	High Pockets Kelly	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Mostil	9
2	Kiki Cuyler	5
2	Taylor Douthit	5
4	Sparky Adams	4
4	4 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Shawkey	0.00
1	Johnny Cooney	0.00
3	Jesse Barnes	0.50
4	Foster Edwards	0.52
5	Myles Thomas	0.66

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sam Gibson	3
1	Ray Kremer	3
1	Hugh McQuillan	3
1	George Mogridge	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Uhle	22
2	Tommy Thomas	19
3	Sam Gray	14
3	Eppa Rixey	14
3	Dazzy Vance	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	3
2	Hooks Dauss	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	.411
2	Cuckoo Christensen	.398
3	Al Simmons	.394
4	Harry Heilmann	.388
5	Ray Morehart	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	7
2	Babe Ruth	5
3	Les Bell	4
3	George Grantham	4
3	High Pockets Kelly	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rogers Hornsby	27
2	High Pockets Kelly	26
3	Les Bell	24
3	Joe Judge	24
5	Babe Ruth	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Mostil	14
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	Howard Ehmke	1.34
3	Guy Bush	1.57
4	Tom Zachary	1.73
5	George Uhle	1.79

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Uhle	39
2	Tommy Thomas	34
3	Walter Johnson	30
4	Lefty Grove	25
4	Jakie May	25

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.383
2	Babe Ruth	.367
3	Heinie Manush	.366
4	George Burns	.363
5	Goose Goslin	.357

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	49
2	Hack Wilson	21
3	Al Simmons	19
3	Cy Williams	19
5	3 tied	18

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	160
2	Harry Heilmann	120
3	Jim Bottomley	119
4	Tony Lazzeri	114
4	Al Simmons	114

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	37
1	Johnny Mostil	37
3	Sparky Adams	27
4	Bill Hunnefield	25
5	3 tied	24

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.57
2	Ray Kremer	2.75
3	Charlie Root	2.76
4	Guy Bush	2.78
5	George Uhle	2.79

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Uhle	26
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	154
3	Charlie Root	127
3	Tommy Thomas	127
5	Dazzy Vance	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