On This Day

Monday, September 27, 1926

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 91 63 .591 --
Indians 88 66 .571 3.0
Athletics 83 67 .553 6.0
Senators 81 69 .540 8.0
White Sox 81 72 .529 9.5
Tigers 79 75 .513 12.0
Browns 62 92 .403 29.0
Red Sox 46 107 .301 44.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 89 65 .578 --
Reds 87 67 .565 2.0
Pirates 84 69 .549 4.5
Cubs 82 72 .532 7.0
Giants 74 77 .490 13.5
Robins 71 82 .464 17.5
Braves 64 86 .427 23.0
Phillies 58 91 .389 28.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Burns 3
1 Jack Smith 3
3 Johnny Cooney 2
3 Jimmy Dykes 2
3 7 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Burns 4
2 Al Simmons 3
3 Bob Rice 2
3 Bob Smith 2
3 Cy Williams 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddy Spurgeon 1
1 Cy Williams 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Smith 0.62
2 George Uhle 0.55
3 Ed Baecht 0.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Baecht 1
1 George Uhle 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Uhle 6
2 Bob Smith 5
3 Sam Gray 3
4 Ed Baecht 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Manush .378
2 Babe Ruth .372
3 Harry Heilmann .367
4 George Burns .360
5 Goose Goslin .353

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 47
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 153
2 Jim Bottomley 120
3 Tony Lazzeri 117
4 George Burns 115
5 Al Simmons 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 35
1 Johnny Mostil 35
3 Sparky Adams 27
4 Taylor Douthit 26
5 Bill Hunnefield 25

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.52
2 Ray Kremer 2.61
3 Charlie Root 2.75
4 Rube Walberg 2.80
5 Guy Bush 2.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Uhle 27
2 Herb Pennock 23
3 Pete Donohue 20
3 Ray Kremer 20
3 2 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 197
2 George Uhle 162
3 Dazzy Vance 140
4 Tommy Thomas 128
5 Charlie Root 127

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 22
2 Hooks Dauss 9
3 Joe Pate 7
4 Chick Davies 6
4 Lefty Grove 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Bottomley .471
2 Paul Waner .453
3 Travis Jackson .439
4 Bucky Harris .404
5 Chuck Dressen .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 5
2 Jim Bottomley 3
2 Lou Gehrig 3
2 Jim Poole 3
5 9 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Bottomley 20
2 Jim Poole 16
3 Babe Ruth 13
3 Paul Waner 13
5 2 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Taylor Douthit 7
1 Johnny Mostil 7
3 Sparky Adams 5
3 Kiki Cuyler 5
5 Earl McNeely 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Foster Edwards 0.54
2 Doug McWeeny 0.60
3 Sloppy Thurston 0.61
4 Joe Genewich 0.64
5 Sheriff Blake 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Walberg 4
2 Sheriff Blake 3
2 Joe Genewich 3
2 Sam Gibson 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 25
2 George Uhle 22
3 Rube Walberg 14
4 Sam Gray 13
4 Jesse Petty 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 3
1 Joe Pate 3
3 Hooks Dauss 2
4 Virgil Barnes 1
4 12 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Manush .415
2 Cy Williams .410
3 Travis Jackson .398
4 Ray Morehart .397
5 Al Simmons .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 8
2 Cy Williams 7
3 Lou Gehrig 4
3 George Grantham 4
5 14 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 31
2 Jim Poole 24
3 Jim Bottomley 23
4 Les Bell 22
4 Al Simmons 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Mostil 13
2 Taylor Douthit 8
2 Earl McNeely 8
4 Kiki Cuyler 7
5 3 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Foster Edwards 0.72
2 Dutch Ulrich 1.08
3 Garland Buckeye 1.26
4 Sloppy Thurston 1.44
5 Pete Donohue 1.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Uhle 6
2 Pete Donohue 5
2 Howard Ehmke 5
2 Sam Gibson 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Uhle 38
2 Dazzy Vance 35
3 Tommy Thomas 30
4 Walter Johnson 28
5 Jesse Petty 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Pate 4
2 Sarge Connally 3
2 Firpo Marberry 3
4 Bullet Joe Bush 2
4 2 others tied 2