On This Day

Thursday, April 15, 1926

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 2 0 1.000 --
Indians 1 0 1.000 0.5
Senators 2 1 .667 0.5
Red Sox 1 1 .500 1.0
Yankees 1 1 .500 1.0
Athletics 1 2 .333 1.5
Tigers 0 1 .000 1.5
Browns 0 2 .000 2.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 3 0 1.000 --
Cardinals 2 1 .667 1.0
Giants 1 1 .500 1.5
Reds 1 1 .500 1.5
Cubs 1 1 .500 1.5
Robins 1 1 .500 1.5
Pirates 1 2 .333 2.0
Braves 0 3 .000 3.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Eddie Brown 3
1 Jimmy Dykes 3
1 Walt French 3
1 Goose Goslin 3
1 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Freddy Leach 1
1 Cy Williams 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cy Williams 4
2 Jimmy Dykes 2
2 Chick Galloway 2
2 Tom Gulley 2
2 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Heinie Mueller 1
1 Al Simmons 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Johnny Morrison 0.50
2 Ted Blankenship 0.36
3 George Mogridge 0.36
4 Vic Keen 0.25
5 Jack Knight 0.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ted Blankenship 1
1 Vic Keen 1
1 Jack Knight 1
1 Joe Pate 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Mogridge 5
2 Ted Blankenship 4
2 Johnny Morrison 4
4 Stew Bolen 2
4 3 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Zack Wheat .857
2 Ira Flagstead .727
3 Rogers Hornsby .600
4 Pat Collins .571
5 10 tied .500

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Williams 2
2 Carson Bigbee 1
2 Jim Bottomley 1
2 Pat Collins 1
2 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cy Williams 6
2 Jim Bottomley 4
2 Pat Collins 4
2 Kiki Cuyler 4
2 4 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Thevenow 2
2 Les Bell 1
2 Kiki Cuyler 1
2 Lou Gehrig 1
2 9 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 0.00
1 Stan Coveleski 0.00
1 Vic Keen 0.00
1 Jesse Petty 0.00
1 3 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ted Blankenship 1
1 Hal Carlson 1
1 Stan Coveleski 1
1 Wayland Dean 1
1 14 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 9
2 Virgil Barnes 7
3 Vic Aldridge 5
3 Wilbur Cooper 5
3 3 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sad Sam Jones 1
1 Ted Wingfield 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .410
2 Harry Heilmann .390
3 Tris Speaker .386
4 Al Simmons .386
5 Zack Wheat .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 39
2 Bob Meusel 32
3 Babe Ruth 25
4 Al Simmons 24
4 Ken Williams 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rogers Hornsby 146
2 Harry Heilmann 137
3 Bob Meusel 136
4 Jim Bottomley 134
5 Jack Fournier 132

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 46
2 Kiki Cuyler 43
3 Johnny Mostil 40
4 Sam Rice 28
5 Sparky Adams 27

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dolf Luque 2.66
2 Stan Coveleski 2.77
3 Walter Johnson 2.88
4 Eppa Rixey 2.88
5 Ted Blankenship 2.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ted Lyons 22
2 Stan Coveleski 21
2 Walter Johnson 21
2 Eppa Rixey 21
2 Dazzy Vance 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 213
2 Dolf Luque 140
3 Walter Johnson 117
4 Lefty Grove 115
5 Howard Ehmke 97

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 16
2 Sarge Connally 7
2 Jess Doyle 7
2 Rube Walberg 7
5 2 tied 6