On This Day

Friday, April 16, 1926

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 3 0 1.000 --
Senators 3 1 .750 0.5
Yankees 2 1 .667 1.0
Tigers 1 1 .500 1.5
Indians 1 1 .500 1.5
Red Sox 1 2 .333 2.0
Athletics 1 3 .250 2.5
Browns 0 3 .000 3.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 3 1 .750 --
Cardinals 3 1 .750 0.0
Giants 2 1 .667 0.5
Reds 2 1 .667 0.5
Cubs 1 2 .333 1.5
Robins 1 2 .333 1.5
Pirates 1 3 .250 2.0
Braves 1 3 .250 2.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Walt French 4
2 Dick Burrus 3
2 Ira Flagstead 3
2 Sam Rice 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jack Fournier 1
1 Freddy Leach 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tom Gulley 3
1 Harry Heilmann 3
3 Dave Bancroft 2
3 Dick Burrus 2
3 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 1
1 Mark Koenig 1
1 Freddy Leach 1
1 Heinie Mueller 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Sheehan 0.55
2 Augie Johns 0.50
3 Red Lucas 0.33
4 Bob Smith 0.29
5 Red Faber 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Faber 1
1 Augie Johns 1
1 Red Lucas 1
1 Herb Pennock 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Sheehan 6
2 Bob Smith 5
3 Augie Johns 3
4 Red Faber 2
4 5 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ira Flagstead .733
2 Zack Wheat .636
3 Rube Bressler .625
4 Pat Collins .500
4 3 others tied .500

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Freddy Leach 2
1 Cy Williams 2
3 Carson Bigbee 1
3 Jim Bottomley 1
3 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cy Williams 6
2 Jim Bottomley 5
2 Lou Gehrig 5
2 Tom Gulley 5
2 Freddy Leach 5

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Heinie Mueller 2
1 Sam Rice 2
1 Tommy Thevenow 2
4 Les Bell 1
4 15 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 4 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 22 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 9
2 Virgil Barnes 7
3 Tom Sheehan 6
4 Vic Aldridge 5
4 5 others tied 5

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .408
2 Harry Heilmann .391
3 Tris Speaker .386
4 Al Simmons .384
5 Jim Bottomley .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 39
2 Bob Meusel 32
3 Babe Ruth 25
4 Ken Williams 24
5 3 tied 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rogers Hornsby 146
2 Harry Heilmann 139
3 Jim Bottomley 134
3 Bob Meusel 134
5 Jack Fournier 133

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 46
2 Kiki Cuyler 41
3 Johnny Mostil 40
4 Sam Rice 29
5 Sparky Adams 27

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dolf Luque 2.71
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 134
3 Walter Johnson 117
4 Lefty Grove 115
5 Howard Ehmke 97

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 17
2 Jess Doyle 7
2 Rube Walberg 7
4 Sarge Connally 6
4 2 others tied 6