On This Day

Wednesday, September 22, 1926

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	89	61	.593	--
Indians	87	63	.580	2.0
Athletics	80	66	.548	7.0
Senators	80	67	.544	7.5
White Sox	79	71	.527	10.0
Tigers	77	75	.507	13.0
Browns	60	90	.400	29.0
Red Sox	46	105	.305	43.5

Games

White Sox 2, Yankees 1

Indians 5, Red Sox 1

Senators 6, Browns 3

Athletics 8, Tigers 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	88	63	.583	--
Reds	85	65	.567	2.5
Pirates	83	67	.553	4.5
Cubs	81	70	.536	7.0
Giants	71	76	.483	15.0
Robins	69	81	.460	18.5
Braves	62	84	.425	23.5
Phillies	55	88	.385	29.0

Games

Cardinals 15, Robins 7

Cubs 3, Giants 2

Pirates 9, Phillies 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Les Bell	4
2	Bill Barrett	3
2	Jim Bottomley	3
2	Max Carey	3
2	8 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jim Bottomley	1
1	Gabby Hartnett	1
1	Wally Schang	1
1	Pete Scott	1
1	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Bottomley	4
1	Pie Traynor	4
3	Gus Felix	3
3	Paul Waner	3
5	10 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Freddy Spurgeon	2
2	Sparky Adams	1
2	Earle Combs	1
2	Gus Felix	1
2	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Rube Walberg	0.33
2	Sloppy Thurston	0.30
3	Earl Whitehill	0.25
4	Wayland Dean	0.24
5	George Murray	0.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Garland Buckeye	1
1	Carmen Hill	1
1	Percy Jones	1
1	George Murray	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Wayland Dean	4
2	Sloppy Thurston	3
2	Rube Walberg	3
4	Joe Giard	2
4	3 others tied	2

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Pate	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Heinie Manush	.372
2	Babe Ruth	.368
3	Harry Heilmann	.364
4	Goose Goslin	.361
5	George Burns	.358

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	44
2	Hack Wilson	21
3	Jim Bottomley	19
3	Al Simmons	19
5	2 tied	18

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	145
2	Jim Bottomley	119
3	Tony Lazzeri	114
4	George Burns	111
5	Goose Goslin	109

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Mostil	35
2	Kiki Cuyler	34
3	Sparky Adams	27
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
3	Joe Pate	6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Paul Waner	.442
2	Jim Bottomley	.415
3	Travis Jackson	.413
4	Rube Lutzke	.408
5	Bucky Harris	.389

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	5
2	George Grantham	4
3	Jim Bottomley	3
3	Babe Herman	3
3	2 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Bottomley	19
2	Paul Waner	18
3	Pie Traynor	15
4	George Burns	13
5	3 tied	12

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Shawkey	0.00
2	Foster Edwards	0.52
3	Sloppy Thurston	0.61
4	Myles Thomas	0.66
5	Sheriff Blake	0.90

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sam Gibson	3
1	Ray Kremer	3
1	Tommy Thomas	3
1	George Uhle	3
1	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	3
2	Hooks Dauss	2
2	Joe Pate	2
4	Virgil Barnes	1
4	13 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Freddy Leach	.411
2	Cuckoo Christensen	.398
3	Harry Heilmann	.393
4	Al Simmons	.388
5	Heinie Manush	.379

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	7
2	Babe Ruth	5
3	George Grantham	4
4	Les Bell	3
4	10 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rogers Hornsby	27
2	High Pockets Kelly	25
3	Jim Bottomley	24
4	Les Bell	23
4	3 others tied	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Mostil	14
2	Sparky Adams	11
3	Kiki Cuyler	8
4	Cliff Heathcote	7
4	Earl McNeely	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Garland Buckeye	0.86
2	Howard Ehmke	1.34
3	Sloppy Thurston	1.38
4	Stan Coveleski	1.56
5	Tom Zachary	1.73

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ray Kremer	6
1	George Uhle	6
3	Stan Coveleski	5
3	Howard Ehmke	5
3	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Uhle	38
2	Tommy Thomas	34
3	Walter Johnson	30
4	Dazzy Vance	24
5	Sarge Connally	22

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Sarge Connally	3
1	Firpo Marberry	3
1	Joe Pate	3
4	Hooks Dauss	2
4	3 others tied	2