On This Day

Tuesday, May 11, 1926

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 15 9 .625 --
Indians 15 9 .625 0.0
Senators 17 11 .607 0.0
White Sox 16 11 .593 0.5
Athletics 14 12 .538 2.0
Tigers 11 13 .458 4.0
Red Sox 7 17 .292 8.0
Browns 7 20 .259 9.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Robins 16 8 .667 --
Reds 15 9 .625 1.0
Cubs 14 9 .609 1.5
Giants 11 13 .458 5.0
Pirates 11 13 .458 5.0
Cardinals 12 15 .444 5.5
Phillies 10 14 .417 6.0
Braves 8 16 .333 8.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rube Bressler 3
1 Eddie Collins 3
1 Kiki Cuyler 3
1 Chick Fewster 3
1 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Bottomley 1
1 Charlie Grimm 1
1 Billy Southworth 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Southworth 5
2 Jim Bottomley 3
2 Kiki Cuyler 3
2 Chick Galloway 3
5 8 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Dykes 1
1 Frank Emmer 1
1 Spence Harris 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Lefty Grove 0.85
2 Red Faber 0.43
3 Burleigh Grimes 0.40
4 Sheriff Blake 0.30
5 Ray Kremer 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burleigh Grimes 1
1 Lefty Grove 1
1 Ray Kremer 1
1 Dolf Luque 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 11
2 Burleigh Grimes 4
3 Ed Baecht 3
3 Sheriff Blake 3
3 3 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jesse Haines 1
1 Firpo Marberry 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Dugan .413
2 Goose Goslin .396
3 Babe Ruth .395
4 Bob Meusel .385
4 Al Simmons .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 8
2 Jim Bottomley 6
3 Jack Fournier 5
4 Ty Cobb 4
4 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 33
2 Goose Goslin 27
3 Jim Bottomley 26
3 Hack Wilson 26
5 Joe Dugan 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 7
1 Bob Meusel 7
3 Frankie Frisch 6
4 Heinie Mueller 5
4 Sam Rice 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jesse Petty 0.65
2 Jack Quinn 0.68
3 Johnny Morrison 1.74
4 Virgil Barnes 1.74
5 Red Lucas 1.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ted Blankenship 5
1 Walter Johnson 5
1 Herb Pennock 5
1 Jesse Petty 5
1 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 41
2 George Uhle 31
3 Charlie Root 27
4 Bob Shawkey 25
5 Earl Whitehill 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 6
2 Hooks Dauss 2
2 Waite Hoyt 2
2 Jack Knight 2
2 Sloppy Thurston 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Dugan .469
2 Al Simmons .460
3 Ty Cobb .438
4 Bucky Harris .424
5 Hack Wilson .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 5
2 Jim Bottomley 4
2 Ty Cobb 4
4 Jack Fournier 3
4 3 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 22
2 Goose Goslin 18
3 Joe Dugan 16
4 Bill Lamar 15
4 Babe Ruth 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 4
1 Bob Meusel 4
3 Sparky Adams 3
3 Ossie Bluege 3
3 4 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Quinn 0.67
2 Jesse Petty 1.04
3 Burleigh Grimes 1.33
4 Lee Meadows 1.50
4 Jesse Barnes 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burleigh Grimes 3
1 Lefty Grove 3
1 Walter Johnson 3
1 Bob McGraw 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 33
2 George Uhle 21
3 Bob Shawkey 16
4 Earl Whitehill 15
5 Herb Pennock 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 5
2 Hooks Dauss 2
2 Waite Hoyt 2
4 Guy Bush 1
4 9 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .391
2 Al Simmons .388
3 Harry Heilmann .376
4 Bill Lamar .360
5 Tris Speaker .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 35
2 Bob Meusel 34
3 Babe Ruth 33
4 Ken Williams 26
5 Jim Bottomley 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rogers Hornsby 144
2 Bob Meusel 140
3 Jim Bottomley 138
4 Harry Heilmann 137
5 Goose Goslin 126

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 46
2 Max Carey 44
3 Johnny Mostil 32
4 Sam Rice 30
5 Goose Goslin 27

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Stan Coveleski 2.65
2 Dolf Luque 2.79
3 Eppa Rixey 2.85
4 Pete Donohue 3.09
5 Virgil Barnes 3.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ted Lyons 23
2 Walter Johnson 22
3 Ted Blankenship 21
3 Pete Donohue 21
3 2 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 212
2 Lefty Grove 140
3 Dolf Luque 122
4 Walter Johnson 118
5 Howard Ehmke 112

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 21
2 Jess Doyle 8
2 Waite Hoyt 8
4 Rube Walberg 7
5 2 tied 6